When George Ruiz first shared USANA with his friend Jimmy Smith, he was met with a barrage of skeptical remarks. "How could you get involved with another network marketing company?" Smith blasted.

Ruiz, who emigrated from Venezuela in search of the "American Dream," selling his color TV and microwave oven to start in network marketing, continued to inform and educate his friend. Today both Ruiz and Smith (featured in accompanying article) enjoy above-average, consistent weekly incomes from their USANA businesses.