A side gig Promoting The THRIVE experience turned into so much more for Rianne and Marc Van Gorden
Just over two years ago, Rianne and Marc Van Gorden found themselves in a challenging situation. Rianne was teaching preschool full time and Marc was working seven days a week on a grass farm.
Although both were working long hours, they “were just barely making ends meet,” Rianne says, and they were stressed about being able to afford their upcoming nuptials.
“One night, Marc came home and said, ‘We need a side gig,’” Rianne remembers. Fortunately, she knew of someone who was having success as a THRIVE Promoter, so they both tried the THRIVE Experience and instantly saw the value in the product.
“For me, THRIVE changed how I thought about weight loss,” says Rianne, who had tried to lose weight a number of different ways, including intermittent fasting. “The mentality I had was always restrict, restrict, restrict,” she says. “I didn’t think to add premium nutrition instead.”
While THRIVE gave Rianne the jumpstart she needed to start a healthy eating regimen and eventually lose 20 pounds, it gave Marc the energy boost to work his farm job without drinking double shot espressos and caffeine-laden sodas throughout the day.
The couple signed up as Promoters in February 2019 and shared their THRIVE Experiences with their friends and co-workers. “THRIVE blew away every expectation,” Rianne says. The couple earned a number of new Promoter bonuses and each achieved the 40K VIP rank three months later.
Even better, they were able to plan their wedding without financial stress and qualified for a Le-Vel Lifestyle Getaway to Jamaica that October that doubled as their honeymoon.
“It was an incredible experience,” says Rianne of the trip. “We got treated like royalty.”
When the two returned home, “we started seeing so much more potential” in THRIVE, Marc says. “We knew we wanted to start a family but on the income we had from our full-time jobs, that wasn’t really going to be in the cards for us financially.”
So, Rianne decided to leave her preschool job and focus on THRIVE full time. She worked the business at home all day, and the two would strategize every night when Marc got home from work, discussing giveaways and retreats for their team. “It’s great to be able to bounce ideas off each other,” Marc says.
The duo share a strong work ethic and balance one another out. “I’m more laid back and look at the bigger picture,” says Marc, “while she’s the go-getter, working social media and executing a lot of our plans,” including co-hosting a business podcast, Tea for Two, with Promoter friend Kaleigh Croley.
The team approach clearly works: The duo achieved the 80K rank in October of 2019 and went on to reach the 200K milestone in April of 2020.
Earlier this year, Marc switched jobs to a nine-to-five position, and the timing couldn’t be better: The couple is expecting their first child, a son, in May. “Marc’s working ‘Dad hours’ now, which will be great for our family,” Rianne says. A goal they’ve set for 2021 is to help five members of their team achieve the 200K rank.
Looking back, the Van Gordens can’t believe how much THRIVE has impacted their lives. “The financial freedom and time freedom we have is awesome,” Marc says. “THRIVE has been a game changer for us.”
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