Early in 2013, life was going great. My children were in 4th grade, 1st grade, morning preschool, and 18 months at home with me. I was happily running my child development home with a mix of full time and part time children from ages 6 weeks to 4 years in my care and volunteering with the local community theaters – on the board of directors, teaching drama classes for children, and venturing on stage to sing and act when our family schedules permitted. My husband had a great full time job at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City and was about to begin his online graduate program in Strategic Communications Management through USC. As a mom and woman constantly surrounded by children, I was finding my community through Facebook groups, especially co-ops, groups where the administrators host buys for quality products at wholesale pricing for the group members. In one group, a woman shared about Jamberry Nails. I realized that I had not done my nails since college and before children, also that I had never done my nails with my daughters – isn’t that what moms are supposed to do? These Jamberry Nails sounded a little too good to be true – pieces of a vinyl-type material that adhere to finger and toe nails with heat (from a hair dryer or the company’s mini heater) and pressure (press with your thumb, a wine cork, or the rubber-tipped cuticle pusher the company’s application kit includes) and they last up to two weeks on fingers, six weeks on toes with NO dry time, and they never chip. They had some for adults and for children, and I was really intrigued by the idea of “do it and forget it,” just enjoy the nail art on your nails.
There were so many fun designs to choose from! I think I got two for me and two for my girls. I also got the application kit – I can never seem to find my nail clippers anyway, and these nail tools came with a cute bag to store them. I received everything about three weeks later and watched the application video on the website to find out how to apply them. I used my hair dryer for all of us. It was SO loud, my cat would run wildly around the living room, hissing, and we couldn’t really talk to each other while we did our nails. Also, it was a bit cumbersome to navigate the hair dryer with the nail tools and wraps. But, the three of us got our nail wraps on and liked how they looked. We finally had fun nails and did quality mother daughter bonding!
Skip ahead a few months. Our family went through three major financial situations, and I was finding myself considering adding a part time job to help decrease our financial burden. I had waited tables all through college, but now with four children at home, plus my husband doing online coursework at night, I again realized that any work outside of our home would just pay for child care. I received a note in the mail from the Jamberry Nails lady with the company brochure about hosting and the business opportunity. Once more, I was intrigued. I had been wearing the wraps, and just the week before, four people at the grocery store had complimented me on my manicure. I thought, “I need a business card! I bet I could sell these!” Of course, I had sworn off direct sales. I’d had a negative experience years before when I tried another company, but I thought this might be the way to help us solve our money issues. I contacted her, asked many, many questions, liked many of the things I learned about the company, and decided to give it a try. At the very least, I was confident I could cover the cost of my own use. I joined in September 2013. I received the mini heater in my consultant kit, and cannot believe I never invested in that before then. It cut my application time and energy in half AND I can do my nails whenever because it is whisper quiet. TV time and a new manicure is my new Sunday evening self-care routine.
Much of my start was done online through Facebook parties. They were so easy! I just shared pictures and information that other Jamberry consultants had put together as scripts, and the hosts and their friends would interact and purchase on my website. I had solved our family dilemma of working without paying for child care. Many nights, after our children were in bed, my husband and I would look lovingly at one another over our lap tops as he did school work and I ran Jamberry Nails parties. It was going so well, that by May 2014, I was one of the first 600 Team Managers in the company of about 7,000 consultants. Now I am the one leading a team of 133 and growing in the company that is approaching 100,000 strong and helping new consultants with online party scripts, figuring out their strengths in this business, and how to obtain their personal and family financial and time freedoms.
Jamberry Nails has provided more income for our family than I had ever thought could be possible from these tiny vinyl wraps for my fingers and toes. We have been able to pay off quite a bit of the debt we had incurred in 2013 and give our family some of the things they had mentioned but had never done. I was also one of 114 who earned the 2015 incentive trip for one week in Cancun at an all-inclusive resort. My husband and I are going on our first ever vacation together in less than two weeks – all paid for by Jamberry Nails! The personal development I have experienced as I learned more about direct sales and network marketing, creating a vision for my business and life and helping to lead other women toward their own dreams and our team goals, and continuing to enjoy mother-daughter time with our fun nail art have been the things I have greatly enjoyed.
I still offer Facebook parties. Now that my husband is finished with his grad program, I have more time available to offer in person parties as well – ladies’ nights, birthday parties, bridal parties, and really fun theme parties, such as Mani’s and Margaritas, Coffee and Jam, Pajama Jam, just to name a few. I am also looking for more organizations and people to work with for fundraisers this year. If you have a cause that is near and dear to your heart, let’s talk about how Jamberry Nails can help you raise those needed funds.
I have discovered that getting together with a few friends to connect and spend some time chatting and doing our nails is really important. My goal is to provide an outlet for women in our area to realize that aspect of their lives.
This month is really exciting with Jamberry Nails – on February 28, over 100 designs are retiring to make way for the new Spring/Summer 2015 designs launching on March 1. I am hosting an online Mystery Host party on Facebook February 25-27, 2015. If anyone is interested in joining in on the fun, it is open to anyone without a current consultant. I would love to have you join our party group {HERE}.
I would be honored if you would show some WAHM love and follow my fan page to stay connected {HERE}~ post on the page and mention this blog article for a special gift! Or, shop, request a party of your own, or see more information about this amazing business opportunity at my website {HERE} ~ Let’s connect and find your signature style!
Dreams From The Heart And Home 