Carbon Copy Pro 3.0 Live Event In Las Vegas

The Carbon Copy Pro Event Live In Las Vegas

It’s been a little over a week now since my first Carbon Copy Pro event in Las Vegas, and man what an experience that was. It all started with a rush to get the premium front seats once the doors opened to start the event, as everyone took there seats the roar of beating drums could be heard in the background. I still don’t know who this group of drummers was but it was pretty evident as they made their way down the aisle and ultimately to the stage that there precision drumming techniques were second to none, wow what an opening.

Traffic Geyser

They started us off with Mike Koenigs founder of Traffic Geyser, for all of you who might be looking for a web 2.0 syndication service that distributes to over a million video platforms per week and generates web traffic, leads and top ranking to search engines by sending video content to over 70 video sites social media, blog and podcasting directories as well as bookmarking sites, no one does it better than Traffic Geyser. I’ve had the program for a little over a year and it has done wonders for my video marketing efforts.

Beating the Odds

Next we were introduced to Karen Teresa head of sales and customer support as well as the customer support team that works with her, these guys do a fabulous job of getting everyone’s questions and concerns taken care of in our Carbon Copy Pro back offices. Karen shared a truly inspiring story of her son who over came a hearing impediment to become founder and CEO of his own company TekTegrity a regional provider of information technology on the central coast of California. Talk about beating the odds Karen’s son Russ Levenway is a wonderful inspiration for us all.

The Power of the Spouse

For those of you who have been on any of the CCPRO daily wakeup calls I’m sure you know the name John Jackson vice president of leadership development, JJ or BIG JOHN as he is affectingly known. John is one of those guys who can invite over for a cookout not even know him and fell right at home with his presence. In staying with his principles of passionate leadership Big John moderated this session of The Power of the Spouse, we were introduced to Liz Parkinson wife of Aaron Parkinson and Sophia Rashkin wife of Aaron Rashkin. They spoke about how important it is for the spouse of an entrepreneur to have understanding and commitment to the dreams of one day having a successful business.

This one really hit home for me, I can remember over 20 years ago now how much of a struggle it was when first starting my building maintenance company. My wife at the time didn’t understand the realties of sacrifice that it took to make one’s dreams come true, my marriage ultimately ended up in divorce it was hard but I got over it. Quitting was never an option for me, and I made a commitment to myself and my son’s that nothing would get in my way of making my dreams come true. It’s so important for a husband and wife to work together as a team, and Liz and Sophia provided perfect examples of The Power of the Spouse, I’m sure this one left some tears in the eyes for many of us in the audience I know it did for me.

The Urban Cowgirl

You want to see what personal branding will do for you? Well then you’ve got to check out Cherie Yvette aka The Urban Cowgirl. Cherie is founder of The Urban Cowgirl and Wild West Media, both companies are geared towards helping today’s entrepreneur navigate the world of online marketing specifically Google Adwords/Pay Per Click. Cherie has been responsible for helping 100’s of small business owners gain top search engine rankings, leads and continuous traffic for there websites and blogs. She also has been responsible for managing Adwords campaigns for many of the top producers with the network marketing industry.

It’s obvious that Cherie knows her stuff, but the one thing I’ve so interesting about her is the way she markets her business. The whole theme around both her companies revolves around the concept of the Wild Wild West. I mean everything from her marketing materials to her slide presentations to her websites in some way or another relates to gun slinging cowboys/cowgirls back in the Wild Wild West.  This is what I mean when I say she’s done a fantastic job of personal branding, when ever anybody mentions Cherie Yvette’s name you automatically get this picture in your mind of a cowgirl complete with cowgirl boots, blue jeans and a cowgirl hat. So if you’re looking for an expert on Google Adwords look no further than the The Urban Cowgirl.

Wealth Masters International

We where than introduced to Wealth Masters founders Kip Herriage and Karl Bessey, who gave us in inside look at where Wealth Masters is going as a company and the new opportunities they have planed for the future. Kip has over 15 years as vice president, financial planner, and money manager for one of the largest investment firms in the world, having managed over 70 million dollars in assets. Karl comes from the blue collar arena having spent over 22 years as an underground coal miner in Utah and ultimately becoming a million dollar producer in the direct sells industry.

After meeting each other at a network marketing seminar both of them decided to do something that would help other entrepreneurs in the areas of Health, Wealth and financial education. You could definitely tell that both of these guys are passionate about what they’ve created with Wealth Masters as a company and are truly dedicated to helping people pursue there dreams.

Step by Step to Seven Figures

Andrew Cass or as I heard many people call The MC extraordinaire presented his Step by Step to Seven figures. Andrew was the first member of Carbon Copy Pro, and was number 1 in sales in 2008 he give us a brief overview of his history in the financial services industry and his rise to become a top earner within the Carbon Copy Pro system. Andrew is now senior vice president of marketing for Carbon Copy Pro as well as Vice President of Business Development for Wealth Masters and sits on the company’s board of directors. If you’re looking for a model to follow and a Step by Step to Seven figures Andrew Cass is it, he’s also a great MC as well.

The Millionaire Roundtable

Aaron Parkinson co-founder of Carbon Copy Pro treated us to a million dollar roundtable session with four of the top earners within the Carbon Copy Pro system. It was interesting to see how well these guys interacted with each other, it was obvious that they were all friends but there was definitely a feeling of competition among them.  It’s always good to see from a personal perspective how different people are doing business wise within the company, Michael Force along with Andrew Cass give us some really enlightening information on how they were able to move up through the ranks and obtain top earner status.

Aaron Parkinson asked the right questions and I know myself as well as many others truly benefited from the answers received. Aaron has a pretty interesting history himself, having been a seven time top producer in several direct sells organizations. I also found out that he fought as a mixed martial artists for over 10 years, being a long time martial artist myself I could relate. We really enjoyed the great information we received from this million dollar roundtable, as it was the topic of discussion during the break.

Carbon Copy Pro 3.0

Kevin Thomas and Ferny Ceballos Carbon Copy Pro Live Las Vegas 2009

Ok last but not least Jay Kubassek took to the stage with an energetic presentation into the future of Carbon Copy Pro 3.0. Most of us know the story of Jay from his humble beginnings as a Midas muffler salesman to launching Carbon Copy Pro in 2004. But not too many know about his philanthropic associations and his love for the arts, he’s produced several independent films and even has his own movie production company (Aliquot Media). I’ve seen some of his work, and just like everything else Jays does his films are top notch and could rival any movie production company out there.

We also got a glimpse into the new Inside Out DVD and also the new business in a box or what it is now affectionately known as the BlackBox, the second generation of the BIB. Jay talked about the importance of keeping up with the training in the Carbon Copy Pro Back office as well as networking and staying engaged with Carbon Copy Pro community members.

Well after the awards ceremony which was dominated by Michael Force, man talk about a go-getter the event winded down for the day. As we made our way out of the meeting room in to the lobby and hallway everyone was a buzz with conversations about how to take there marketing to the next level.

I’m really glad that I attended this event because lets be honest, being an online entrepreneur locked up in your office in front of a computer all day can be a little lonely at times. And being able to see real people, connecting names with faces I’m sure was a huge boost for us all to get back home and take building our businesses and marketing efforts to a whole nother level.  I had a chance to meet people from all over world and made quite a few networking connections many of whom I’ve spoken with since the event. Carbon Copy Pro has everything you’re looking for in an internet marketing company, and I as well as many others look forward to being a part of the evolution and growth of Carbon Copy Pro.