About Us

We are Daniel G. St-Jean, and Laurel R. Simmons—entrepreneurs to the core! Laurel has owned her own business for over 26 years, and Daniel for 27. Laurel is 51 and Daniel is 57. We met at a meeting of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (we were both members, but of different chapters) on March 8, 2003. We got married on September 26, 2003—after only 27 weeks! (We are people of action…who like to take advantage of a great opportunity when they see one!)

Laurel has been the owner of two successful consulting companies specializing in technical communications and software development, working with start-ups that employ half a dozen people to international giant corporations. She remembers the days when the Internet was just starting as a viable business vehicle and putting up a one-page information page was like magic! She is a professionally trained personal and business coach, and is the author of Your Career Is Your Business. Laurel is a sought-after trainer, speaker and facilitator who has given workshops and presentations at local and international events on communication and business issues. She has spent years working with her clients and colleagues to help them build their businesses. Like Daniel, she now focuses most of her time and energy on being an effective BizzBooster, eBizzBooster and Internet Marketing Advisor.

Daniel has been in “sales & marketing” in one form all of his adult life. And in the last 20 years, he has bought, started, or sold ten different businesses. He has been a professional photographer, a publisher of educational material, calendars and greeting cards, the owner of a framing shop & art gallery, a professional tour guide, an independent distributor of health products, a speaker, a trainer, and a teacher. He has also written two published books; his first one became a Canadian bestseller in 1992. The first printing of his second book—A First Serving of Milk & Cookies for Success—was released in September 2004 and is almost sold out. As well, he has contributed a chapter in the bestselling book 101 Great Ways To Improve Your Life (Volume 2) that featured many celebrity authors like Jack Canfield, John Gray, Richard Carlson, Bob Proctor and Alan Cohen.

Together—as Internet Marketing Advisors, Affiliate Marketers and Home Based Business Builders—we have generated millions of dollars of business, and we're very enthusiastic about sharing our insights with you.

And oh yes... we're the kind of people who are constantly trying new things, taking risks, and building the kind of life and business that we want. We believe in working smart and having fun... AND in sharing the wealth that we create.

Now, if you visited our two offices, you’d notice that the walls are covered with our favorite positive quotations and images. They represent our philosophy, and our guiding principles for our personal and professional life. We have eight—our lucky number. Here they are:

 “The dictionary is the only place where it is okay for business to come before people.”
–Daniel St-Jean

 “First you jump of the cliff, and you build your wings on the way down.”
–Ray Bradbury

 “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.”

 “Don’t do to others what you don’t like others doing to you.”

 “Grain by grain a loaf; stone by stone a castle.”
– Yugoslavian Proverb

 “You can get everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want.”
–Zig Ziglar

 “We will either find a way or make one.”
–Hannibal

 “When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail.
If you’re going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.”
–H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

 

On a Personal Note

We live in a beautiful, spacious townhouse in a very green area of Ottawa—the capital of Canada—near the Ottawa River and Britannia Beach where we like to walk to to witness the sun setting over the water. And the main bike paths. We love biking; it’s our favorite mode of exercise and pastime.

Our other pastimes include reading (Laurel is an avid reader—she read Harry Potter’s 7^th book in one day!), movies, music, walking, visiting, museums & art galleries, attending plays and concerts, cooking (especially on the BBQ), wine (studying, and savoring), and traveling, particularly on a cruise ship. (Over the years, Daniel has toured almost all of North America—he lived in the Yukon for 13 years—while Laurel has visited over 15 countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East).

We do not have children of our own, but we have lots of nieces, nephews, siblings and parents we love to visit  and spend quality time with every chance we get.

One of Daniel’s favorite activities is creating new words: business words like Connectworking, Communicaetiquette, BizzTool, BizzBuilder & BizzBlocker. And adjectives like awesomsational, splendelightful, and wonderFUNtastic.

Our favorite made-up word is Successerenity—attaining it is our ultimate goal in life. We define it this way:

It’s the peace of mind experienced by people who are comfortable
with the choices they’ve made,
and who are contentedly enjoying success,
with success defined as making their life what they want it to be,
their better life for THEM, the design they give it,
the dreams they accomplish.

That’s precisely what Laurel and I are experiencing at the moment. And because it feels so right, we try our very best to help as many people as we can experience that too.

To your personal and professional success—and successerenity!

Daniel & Laurel

P.S.: In Relation to MLM and Home Based Businesses…

We’ve been “connected” together and separately to MLM, Network Marketing, Direct Sales or the Home Based Business industry for a long time, either as customers or as business builders. We are currently involved in two Direct Sales businesses*.

One thing we’ve noticed during all these years of connectedness to the work-at-home industry is that few people actually really succeed (as in making a yearly six-figure income). There are many reasons for that sad state of affairs—most of them have to do with the people who get involved in the business, not the company, not the products, not the pay plan, and certainly not the industry.

For one thing, many of these would-be business builders think that all they have to do is sign their name on a dotted line, pay the sign-up fee, talk to a few friends and family members, and somehow money will start piling up in their bank account.

However, there are many others who are really serious about changing their life, who understand that work needs to be done—lots of work—and who are willing to roll up their sleeves and use some elbow grease to get the job done—for as long as it takes.

In many cases unfortunately—as was evidenced recently when we interviewed over 50 budding MLM & home based business builders—these well-intended people often lack the support and / or the training they need to succeed. Their intentions are good but their support stinks! Their sponsors are either too green to really be of assistance, or too busy to return phone calls.

Many of the interviewees admitted to being overwhelmed by all there is to learn if one wants to succeed to the max in the digital age of network marketing. They’re confused as to where to start, and what to do next. In total desperation, they throw their arms up in the air, pull out their credit card, and buy $200, $300, or $500 worth of (often deadbeat) leads that consume a lot of their time, energy, and in many cases, the last available credit on their card. Then, they quit. Who can blame them?

We heard the cry for help. And we’re coming to the rescue!

Every page of our “portal-type” website www.The-Best-Help-For-Home-Business-Success.com has been designed with them in mind. Our mission with that website—as well as with ALL of our special eReports—is to help the greatest possible number of MLM and home based business builders experience success (as in BUSINE$$SUCCE$$) regardless of the company they’re with, or their level (or lack) of expertise and experience. That’s our raison-d’etre!

We ourselves have created many success stories amongst the people in our downlines—at least those who DO want to work. One of the biggest reasons for that success—we have been told—is that we laid all the ingredients and the tools required to succeed right on their doorstep. And now we’ve decided to do the same for you.

You see, we are constantly on the Internet, looking, searching, reading, taking courses (teleclasses, webinars, etc.), buying software, acquiring tools, subscribing to ezines & newsletters, trying things out, testing, calling and asking questions. It’s what we do!

And when we find something—anything!—that can help the people in our downline to reduce their stress level, save time, save money and make money (the main reason they’re in business), we share the information with them. Because after all, the more THEY succeed, the more WE succeed!

And now, thanks to our portal-type website—and our series of special eReports—we’ll be able to do the same for you too. We are looking forward to being of service to you in anyway we can. You are welcome to contact us with your comments, questions and suggestions. See our contact information below for how to reach us.

[*In order to save you and us time and frustration, please note the following: Internet marketing is ONE of our businesses. The two direct sales businesses we run constitute OTHER entirely different businesses They are NOT interconnected. We even use different websites, mailing lists, and business names to run these businesses separately. We do NOT promote our direct sales businesses to our list of subscribers generated through this website. Ever. So please, do not contact us to ask about our direct sales businesses as we will NOT share that information with you, for any reason. It will end up being a waste of time and a frustrating endeavor for you and us. We thank you for your cooperation in this matter.]