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Senior Executive Field Vice President
Frank Keefer | Frank and Gingie Keefer had a dream. Accomplishing that dream became their life goal. They were fueled by a passion to succeed and the self-confidence of knowing they would. Their dream wasn't about a beautiful home or an exotic vacation. Nor was it about fancy cars or boats. It wasn't about fame or fortune. It was simply to be together.
Frank had been financially successful. He and Gingie had traveled the world. They lived in a historic mansion. They had nice cars. But the cost of that lifestyle had been time away from each other. They came to the realization that "stuff" could always be acquired, but time, once lost, was lost forever.
They had made a very expensive real estate purchase based on commissions owed Frank. When the company that Frank worked for, a Fortune 500 corporation, reneged on paying the commissions, over a million dollars, the Keefers were stuck with enormous debt. Satisfying that debt over the next two years cost them their life savings. They were very near declaring bankruptcy when, fortunately, they were able to sell the property. But, they had no cash left. Financially, the only way they could continue to live comfortably, without eventually losing everything they had worked for their entire lives, was for Frank to continue as an executive in the corporate world. The price was too high.
The Keefers stumbled onto Market America in late 1993. It was a fledgling company. While it was short on products and track record, it was based on the unbelievable concept that the average person who made the decision to rise above mediocrity had the opportunity to earn an ongoing, six-figure income.
They saw the opportunity to not only maintain their lifestyles, but to be together. They made the decision to put everything on the line and go for it. Frank vowed he'd live in a tree house before going back to corporate America. Failure was not an option. So, at nearly 50 years of age, Frank and Gingie rolled up their sleeves and went to work. The rest is history.
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