Sports Marketing International, Sports Marketing Is Apart Of DS-MAX, Just Bad Newa!!!! An Employment Scam! Sherman Oaks, California

As an ex-owner (DS-Max speak, of course) of a Clearance Division (historical, of course) office, I can speak with complete credibility. I spent nearly 4 years in the field. I was told, eventually learned, and then spewed the lies that keep this company afloat. I cannot match or exceed the misery that can be found by reading any of the hundreds of tales of woe posted on this site, so I won't try. The churn them and burn them mentality of the parent company is built into their business model--a model that has alowed them to consistently make money, dispite the status of the national economy. Will I ever attempt to defend their tactics? No. Will I ever forgive them for the damage to my soul? Never.

That being said, if dispite all of the posted warnings you want to give this MLM a try, then go ahead, it is a free country.

For me, there was no six figure income, no palace in Malibu, or Porsche in the driveway. For my 4 years of 70+ hour weeks I received a life long lesson in dealing with adversity and strife. Say what you want about their atrocious ethics, but you will take something away that will last your entire life.

I am referring to the 5 and 8. Anyone who has been in the business know what I am describing. I can honestly say that I use the 5 and 8 everyday. You can't help it, it is a permanent part of your bones. I did not have them before DS-Max. I use them in corporate America to this day. They are the keys to success and advancement. They seem like common sense, but a strict adherence to them will give you a distinct advantage over everyone else.

Protect your attititude, be on time, be prepared, work a full day, it all comes so smoothly for me now, when it didn't before. I did not obtain the millionaire bank account that the company touts, instead I received a million dollar education.

There is always something good to take away from any experience. Be aware though, the company will suck out your soul if you let them.