I am a certified Mars Venus Success Coach. If you would like to speak with me, just ask Rich Bernstein or Jim Taylor. Both know me, and both coach me on a weekly basis. Either can give you my contact info. Prospective franchisees who are serious about adding value to the lives of others should demand to hear the truth from actual coaches.
I have been a Mars Venus coach for about one year. Before joining, I had qualms about the Mars Venus Coaching franchise based on information posted on sites like this one
Nonetheless, I was definitely going to investigate the opportunity to be involved with John Gray’s organization before making a decision. Not taking the steps to learn about the Mars Venus franchise because a few salacious posts throw mud at the organization would be like deciding to never travel to great cities like New York City or Rio de Janeiro because some guide books tell you to be careful of criminal activity there.
What did I do? I went through the process and held off on making any decision until I met Rich. I wanted to see for myself what the organization was. And I didn’t shy away from the issue. I asked Rich point blank about these allegations, and his responses were more than satisfactory. I also spoke with several Mars Venus coaches about their experience. If you are serious about buying a business, and as a prospective franchisee, this is the minimum due diligence you should be doing.
It’s important to investigate the statements and promises made by the franchisor. It’s equally important to have a critical eye when reading anything on the web.
In our new internet world, anyone who has had a bad business experience with a company has the ability to say whatever they want to the whole world. Shared experiences could help you avoid doing business with a bad company, but placing excessive reliance on someone else’s opinions may be imprudent as well. Suppose one customer posts a bad experience at a well-known restaurant that others rave about. Do you try the place out or avoid it altogether?
The comments posted here need as much as scrutiny as the investment opportunity.
Back to my experience. Mars Venus coaching has changed my life, and I am not only a much better person and better coach as a result, I run my own company far more efficiently. I teach successful professionals and CEOs on the very concepts that Rich has been teaching me…EACH WEEK for the past one year.
There are statements made by people who claim they were wronged by the Mars Venus organization in Australia prior to 2009. Whether those are true or not, I cannot say. I have heard, however, that there were leadership issues, and the dilution of the Mars Venus image and mark was one of the reasons for bringing in a new CEO and moving the operations to the United States.
From my point of view as current Mars Venus coach, whatever people may have done in Australia several years ago has NOTHING whatsoever to do with the coaching services I deliver to my clients nor the value I get week after week from the coaching I receive from my Mars Venus coaches.
That leaves the person who uses the screen name "ex-employee" on this site and "Veronica James" on other sites. As to the substance, here are some questions you may consider asking yourself when you read her posts:
<!--[if !supportLists]-->- What exactly is the scam here?
- Ms. James uses a screen name of "Ex-Employee," but claims she was a franchisee. It's unlikely that she was both. Which one was she, if either?
<!--[if !supportLists]-->- It’s your choice to rely on Ms. James’s bald assertions or ask Rich for the all important Disclose Document, also called a UFOC. Want to read more on that subject? Check out the Federal Trade Commission website for investigating franchises: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/invest/inv05.shtm#5
<!--[if !supportLists]-->- Not getting value for your franchise fee is one thing. Saying that the franchisee took all your money is plain silly. (If you only have about $20,000 to your name, as Ms. James seems to, buying a business that requires you to develop the clients yourself is probably not a smart bet. It’s not too different than having an architectural degree, law degree, or even a medical degree. People don’t start coming to you just because you have a degree or a certification. You need to get out there to let people know who you are and how you can benefit them.)
<!--[if !supportLists]-->- And why would she have given the money without receiving the requisite disclosures? FTC laws prohibit that practice. See the link above.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->- Of course you would. That’s the franchise. How is that Ms. James bought a franchise and didn’t own a business of her own? Think about it. That makes zero sense.
At the end of the day, one is left to wonder whether Ms. James was ever a part of the Mars Venus organization or if she is simply someone looking to propagate a smear campaign. If Ms. James wants us to trust her, she should provide her contact information and share details as to when she became a franchisee.
As a prospective franchisee and business owner, you will be faced with the daily challenge of deciding fact from fiction. That process starts now.
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