Sandie Tillotson and Steve Lund, Founders of Nu Skin in South Africa Team Elite Trip

I just remember when we hit 1 million meals and then 2 million meals and being so proud of those milestones and here we are, 900 million. And just, you know, give us maybe, I'd love to announce at the next convention in Japan that we are at 1 billion meals. So let's do our best to take that message back to our groups. So we're one decision away. And a long time ago, this beautiful lady came into my life. I got married to her son and I met for the first time a woman that had made herself a millionaire. To my young 19, 20 year old eyes that was awe-inspiring. And she did it through selling wigs. She sold wigs in the '60s and early '70s and created a wig empire. When I met her, she was selling the Cambridge Diet because she had lost 50 lbs. And I was in her wig shop working on the weekends and such and we were selling cans of product and all the meetings and then the company called her and they wanted her to become a network marketer. And she called me and said, "Sandy, quit your job. This is going to be it." Well, my job was a school teacher at $9,000 a year, so it wasn't a big wow, I can't do that. Okay, this sounds great. So, off we went. And when that company failed because of mismanagement, she went into some other programs and I started Nu Skin with Nedra and Bill. So, really, who is responsible for us all being here? My mentor. And before that, it was maybe someone in her family. My point being that there was our success with Cambridge, and Clara's success with Nu Skin, and there is the success with Nu Skin right there, because each and every one of you in this room is a leader. And that means you are a mentor. You're responsible in part for the success of the people that you share the products and opportunity with. It's not automatic. They need love and care like children until they learn how to mentor themselves. Think back in your life and who your mentor was and the attributes that they had. Because it all started with that or a group of that. And let's be the group for each other. Let's inspire each other. I love how we've become a Facebook and Instagram family because we can see the success, we can see the ideas that are working. Thank you for creating a community of love. And remember to always be motivated by love. Thank you.

We received the sad news that one of our family of distributors, Clara McDermott, has passed away. Clara was one of a kind. I don't think I've known anybody else like her. She helped a lot of people accomplish a lot of amazing things. In the course of history, it's always the leaders that you remember. Those individuals who had the courage to go first, whether as an adventurer exploring new territory, or in our case, signing up to be one of our first distributors, certainly one of our first great leaders. This woman set the standard for everyone because she demanded excellence. I mean demanded in both the products and our support for the distributor force. Please welcome the most successful woman in network marketing history, Clara McDermott.

My vision for Nu Skin is that people, both inside Nu Skin and outside, look at all of us and know that it's a business that is a group of people working ultimately with a greater goal to make the world a better place. My Nu Skin business has allowed me the power to leverage my efforts and have the freedom to be with my family, grandkids, great-grandchildren, and pursue other interests. It was the first time that no one had the influence to tell me as a woman what I could and could not do and how far I could reach. This is a people business. So we must like people more than money. Success is more than money; it's the kind of person we become. We serve our people to help them become leaders. That is the success of this business. Everyone has to know that they matter. When you are successful, remember that someone helped you get there. Remember people follow committed people. And so my advice to you is commit, but don't give up. Every time we heard from her, that was the message that she gave: to care from the heart, believe from the heart, and to embrace everyone who comes into Nu Skin. And we will be forever grateful to you. I bid you farewell and I express my love to her. Thank you. No matter what, do not quit.

Thank you. Thank you very much.