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Dan Gaub – Network
Marketing, Investing
Personal
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Name: Dan Gaub (46)
http://www.dangaub.com/
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Education: High School plus numerous college courses
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Family: Wife Dawndee, sons Jourdan (19), Joshua (17)
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Business: Investor, Networker, Entrepreneur
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Hobbies: Motorcycles, Golf, Collecting
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Home church: Stone Church in Yakima
How
it started: Dan's father was a traveling evangelist and Dan
and his brother and sister grew up on the road and were home schooled
through High School. Dan helped with the ministry and for 20 years
played in a band that reached many people for the Kingdom. They often
stayed in the homes of wealthy people. He noticed that million dollar
homes always had a library and those people were interested in being
educated. When they would stay in average homes the library was usually
replaced by a room with a big screen TV. As he listened to the stories
of millionaires he realized they all had a thirst for knowledge and the
freedom to pursue new ideas. Many had a fascination with discerning the
"next big thing." At the age of 16 Dan made it his goal to pursue the
model he had seen many times in those homes. He overcame a reading
disability, became an avid reader, because he knew that the knowledge he
was looking for was in those libraries. He is working on becoming a
writer as well.
Dan's father was in Amway
three different times. It helped Dan realize that, even though his
Father was a talented motivational speaker, he was struggling to make it
work. Dan liked the idea of Networking so he spent 5 years researching
over 60 direct sales companies. After nearly giving up, he discovered
Market America through a friend. By 2000 he and Dawndee had worked
themselves out of debt and had $90K in the bank. By seeking out wise
counsel from millionaires (as opposed to salaried investment advisors),
they turned that 90K and additional profits from Market America into
millions. They hit an IPO just right in one of their first investments
and hit another high multiplier soon after that. They have since
diversified in a variety of investments and real estate. He continues to
value financial mentors.
Personal Passion: Dan has two passions: 1) Jesus, and 2) the
concept of family - not just his immediate family but the concept of
being relationally connected or networked into a discipleship process.
His vision for discipleship goes beyond spiritual things to include
every aspect of life (vocational, financial, emotional, etc.)
Personal Benefit: Dan enjoys being able to help others as
opportunities arise. He loves seeing people mentored until they excel in
what God has called them to do.
Value
to others: Dan wasn't cut out for a 9-5 job. His upbringing
was less structured than most because of all the traveling. His father
is a motivational speaker and although Dan is packaged in a calmer
personality, he loves to bring excitement and the enthusiasm of new
possibilities to others. He resists the pace of the average person;
loving both the peaks and the valleys more than the status quo of the
average wage earner.
Business Potential (upside): Direct sales, network marketing,
and mentoring managers is a forum for Dan to help people reach their
potential. He loves the interchange of face-to-face meetings and the
dynamics of meeting new people. Network marketing and Christian
discipleship are both forums to change people. You can change the world
by changing 10 people. There is a Biblical multiplication effect when
two disciples each make two more... Spiritual and financial
grandchildren are the real fruit of discipleship in Christianity and
business.
Complexities, failures (downside): Network marketing is an
emotional roller coaster with highs and lows. Market America teaches a 2
to 3 year plan to help people realistically "count the cost" of
involvement. Offering people opportunities requires a willingness to
invest emotionally in people and it can be both tiring and rewarding at
the same time.
Vision for the Kingdom: Dan's vision for the Kingdom is
helping others connect with their vision. He was instrumental in helping
Steve Brown get "The
Network" started. He helped with the financing and the organization
of the ministry. More recently he helped start a culinary school for
people just released from prison. Dan's real vision is to tap the
network of God's people and the opportunities they are called to pursue
in both ministry and business.
Impact from Releasing Kings: Dan read
Releasing Kings For Ministry in the Marketplace twice. The book
expanded his understanding of the Kingdom in several areas and helped
him put often-quoted verses in the larger context of their true meaning.
Personal Note: I (John) met Dan this summer and asked him to
show me his network marketing business. My belief, right or wrong was,
that legitimate Christians in a legitimate expression of this field were
hard to find. After meeting him and chatting with others who know him I
found out Dan is the real thing. His business is also real and Sue and I
decided to participate in it as well. (www.johnsue.unfranchise.com).
I personally wanted to become much more entrepreneurial and develop the
marketing skills under his mentoring. I'm beginning to see the concept
of discipleship "cross over" into the marketplace. A healthy concept of
sales is really evangelism... something I've grown away from in my
church experience and long to return to.
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