John and Laurie are currently Triple Diamond Pearl - Black Pearl Club Marquesas living in Orange City, California. Listen to their story below!

John Bentley arrived at the meeting ducked down in his seat with his coat over his head. The car pulled into the warehouse, and the door closed behind him. It wasn't a secret FBI or Mafia meeting, but a TNI meeting!

At the time, John was heavily involved in another network marketing company. "I was so paranoid that someone would see me and call the other company," he said. "I put the jacket on my head-it was a cloak and dagger thing."

Take It To the World

What John found in that warehouse back in 1996 was a whole lot of TAHITIAN NONI® Juice. "Do you think you'll sell all this?" he asked Morinda president Kerry Asay. "We're going to take it to the world," came the reply. As the years have passed, that's exactly what's happened.

Still, the beginnings were humble. "I came back with cases of juice and started getting it out," John said. "There were no tapes or literature, just some copies of papers that talked about the islands and how the fruit grew, plus a little bit of stuff from Dr. Heinicke."

That didn't stop John! "John has a gift of seeing good in just about anything," said wife Laurie. "He was excited and wanted to work the TNI business. I told him to go for it!"

John found himself relying on the results people experienced from the juice. "I had to listen to people who were using the product," he said, "I started getting phone calls and was just amazed at what the juice was doing for people." He continued, "It encouraged me to put more and more juice out."

Selling Points

What John loves best about being a distributor is the presence and availability of the founders."At a lot of companies you never see the executives. But at TNI, they're such inspiring people. There's so much rapport and camaraderie."

That's one of the things he tells his prospects about when he's recruiting. "It's one of my best selling points," he said. It also helps that John loves to tell people about TAHITIAN NONI® Juice. "The thing that really drives our business and me is knowing that we'll meet new people and be able to help them with the product." At John's age many people retire, but John continues to share the miracles of TAHITIAN NONI® Juice."I'm inspired," he said. One of his recent inspirations came on a cruise he took with Laurie. "I talked to 25 couples who had never heard of TAHITIAN NONI® Juice, and now I have 11 I'm sending product to and another 8 or 9 signing up as distributors."

It's a Family Business

TNI and TAHITIAN NONI® Juice have literally changed John's and Laurie's lives. "We've found a great wealth of people that have become friends," he said. "The biggest change has been our income. We're remodeling our house. With TNI," he said, "Laurie and I can share with and help others."

John and Laurie have three daughters, who are all in the TNI business. "Our oldest, Julie, is a Diamond Pearl," said John. "She works with me every day." Daughter Lisa is married to a Marine and stationed in San Diego, where she manages a restaurant and is a Jade in the TNI business. And the youngest, Kim, is married to a policeman and lives in San Jose. She is also a Jade and works at a newspaper.

Antiques

In his spare time John loves to collect electric trains and antiques. He's also an auctioneer. "We have two antique stores, and they feature a lot of trains," he said. In addition to his trains, John has collected close to 500 dolls and 2,000 toys. "The world of antiques is fun to be around," he said. Laurie collects Hallmark Christmas ornaments she has over 3,000 that are displayed year-round in antique cabinets.

Try Not-Do!

"John is a doer. The word 'try' is not in his vocabulary," said Laurie. "He made the business a success by working hard and believing in the product, the company, and our fantastic support system our distributors." "Without each and every one of them," said John, "we wouldn't be where we are today."

Laurie added, "I am here to encourage him, to listen to him, to make him laugh. But we do operate the business fifty-fifty. He makes the money, and I spend it!"

Good thing there's enough to go around! From hiding under his jacket to becoming a millionaire, John has come a long way. At least now he doesn't have to sneak around!