ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Mark Yarnell is the author of 11 books, including the international best-seller Your First Year in Network Marketing. As a network marketing leader, he has built an organization of 300,000 people in 21 countries.

Along with Dr. Charles King of Harvard University, Mark created the first certification course in network marketing, which has been taught at the University of Illinois, Chicago, and in Seoul, Korea, since 1993.

Mark was named Philanthropist of the Year by the Washington Times, honored with The American Dream Award from The Howard Ruff Company, named The Greatest Networker in the World by Upline, and inducted into the Network Marketing Hall of Fame.

Valerie Bates has over 25 years of business experience; she has enjoyed successful careers in teaching, management consulting, and network marketing. But it is thanks to network marketing that Valerie was able to be a work-from-home mom when her children were young.