Dr. Tei-Fu Chen, in addition to being the founder and chairman of the board of Sunrider International, is also the owner of three hotels in Asia, including the Sunworld Dynasty™ Hotel Taipei in Taiwan. Although Dr. Chen no longer lives in Taiwan, his deeply rooted connection to the country of his birth (and formative years) was evidenced recently after Typhoon Morakot wreaked havoc in Taiwan. This cataclysmic disaster spurred Dr. Chen to swiftly galvanize relief efforts at his hotel and channel contributions to foundations set up to aid the victims.
Typhoon Morakot, one of the deadliest typhoons to impact Taiwan in recorded history, formed early on August 2, 2009 as an unnamed tropical depression. The large system gradually intensified and was upgraded to a typhoon. Early on August 7, the storm attained its peak intensity and hit central Taiwan later that day. Typhoon Morakot caused terrible damage, leaving hundreds dead and forcing over a million people to evacuate their homes. The typhoon’s path of destruction left countless people in need of food, shelter, and medical attention.
Dr. Chen responded to the calamity by encouraging his staff at the Sunworld Dynasty™ Hotel Taipei to contribute funds to the Disaster Relief Foundations of two prominent satellite cable news television channels in Taiwan: TVBS News and FTV News. The Dr. Chen-initiated fund drive took place from August 15 through September 15, 2009.
In addition to the staff contribution drive, Dr. Chen has mandated that the service fees from the hotel’s food and beverage department be donated to the relief fund. It is Dr. Chen’s hope that the collective charitable contributions from the employees and hotel service fees will provide some measure of support to the disaster victims as they try to rebuild their lives.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
Bowers Museum Collectors’ Council Tours Chen Art Gallery, Visits Product Fair
Following a tour of the Chen Art Gallery, Bowers Museum Collectors’ Council members were welcomed to a special Product Fair created just for them.
Held in the Healthy Life Store, we demonstrated products from the Oi-Lin® Skin Care Set, Kandesn® Protective Foundation SPF 15, SunSmile® Herbal Toothpaste, and SunBreeze® Balm & Oil! After describing the power of our skin care and cosmetic products, Kandesn® Marketing Manager Julie McLewee had to run and get extra business cards to give to all those who wanted to schedule appointments in the Kandesn® Room!
Delicious VitaShake® Strawberry smoothie samples filled with strawberry and pineapple were doled out, and the amazing cleaning power of our SunSmile® Fruit & Vegetable Rinse was illustrated on waxy broccoli from the grocery store (it emerged gorgeously green!). We also provided FortuneDelight® Peach to sample, which was very well received! Numerous people asked how to purchase the products and mentioned how delicious the FortuneDelight® and VitaShake® smoothies were!
This was a wonderful step in spreading the word about Sunrider and a fabulous way to increase our exposure in the community.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
A Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge Round-Up With John Teng
On Saturday, August 8, 2009, I competed in my second Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge which was located in Seattle, WA. You may recall that my first experience with this amazing competition took place in Phoenix, AZ on March 14, 2009. So here is a performance comparison of these last two competitions:Event: 500 Yard Swim
Notes: Breast stroke/side stroke
March 14th: 10 minutes
August 8th: 9 minutes
Results: 10% Faster
Event: Push-ups
Notes: Consecutive in 2 minutes
March 14th: 90
August 8th: 105
Results: 17% Stronger
Event: Sit-ups
Notes: Consecutive in 2 minutes
March 14th: 47
August 8th: 74
Results: 57% Stronger
Event: Pull-ups
Notes: Consecutive no time limit
March 14th: 12
August 8th: 15
Results: 25% Stronger
Event: 1.5 Mile Run
Notes: Terrain varies by event
March 14th: 11:03
August 8th: 12:22
Results: 12% Slower *
* Compared to the Phoenix event on March 14, 2009, I drastically improved in four out of the five events in Seattle, WA. My swim time, push-ups, and pull-ups met SEALs competitive standards, and my sit ups met minimum standards. While the Los Angeles event at UCLA in 2008 appears to have provided a true rubber track for the running event, the track in Phoenix was a flat grass field, and the track for Seattle was a pot-holed grass field with a loose gravel path and a wooded hill portion! Expressing my frustration to Wendy that I had to complete the run in Seattle on a loose gravel hill, Wendy reminded me that in a real mission situation, Navy SEALs probably rarely face working environments better than what they had anticipated, so they have to be conditioned and ready for any surprises. Essentially what she said was “suck it up” and start training on hills so that if they make you run on a desert sand dune next time, you will have enough endurance to attain competitive level marks in all five events and collect the famed blue shirt! Sounds good to me!
For those of you interested in participating and/or competing in events that require high strength and high endurance, here is my “minimum list” of Sunrider® products I would recommend you take/use every day:
VitaShake®
NuPlus®
SunBar®
Fortune Delight®
Calli® Herbal Tea
Dr. Chen™ MetaBooster®
Tei-Fu™ MetaShaper®
Sunrise®
Electrosport®
SunBreeze® Oil
Please refer to the recommendations on the product labels for information on how to best utilize the power of these amazing products, and stay tuned for more of my training regimen updates as I prepare for my next competition using the best foods on the planet made by Sunrider!
To all of my motivated Sunriders out there, let me leave you with a cherished quote I keep in my personal dreams and goals book as follows: “If you’re physically strong that makes you mentally strong. If you’re mentally strong you can do anything.” -David Goggins, Petty Officer First Class, Navy SEAL Navy Athlete; Ultra Runner
John Teng
Sales Manager, North America
Sunrider's Alaska Cruise
Saturday night, July 25, marked the grand finale to an amazing week at the Sunrider Grand Convention that most, if not all, in attendance considered the best Grand Convention in 28 years! Retiring to our hotel after dancing and singing to a live Beatles cover band, my family hurried back to our hotel room to sleep for two hours and repack our luggage to tag along with Dr. and Mrs. Chen to the Authorized Business Owners Convention for ABOs from China, Taiwan, and Korea that was being held on a Celebrity Cruise ship, Mercury, from Sunday, July 26, to Sunday, August 1. Our first stop was at the small fishing
town of Sitka where everyone enjoyed a guided tour of the town, a Native American museum tour, and dance performance. The next stop was Juneau, the capital of Alaska. Wendy and I chartered a helicopter ride to a remote glacier for a dog sledding adventure and returned back in time to enjoy a catered baked salmon luncheon and a wonderful day of shopping in town. Ketchikan was our third stop where we got as close as possible to a glacier for pictures and another museum tour. The whole trip was intermingled with great food, comfortable accommodations for the onboard ABO meetings, breathtaking scenery, and even a view of a family of killer whales playing by the side of our ship!
In addition to all of the fun, I also spent a lot of time on board the ship sleeping and trying to recover from the rigors of planning and hosting Sunrider’s Grand Convention in Anaheim! Dr. and Mrs. Chen reminded me once again how hard they work for Sunrider. Drs. Chen didn’t get any more sleep than I did in preparation for this convention, and yet both of them stood on stage for hours during the Alaska cruise teaching and training the ABO leaders in attendance. I consider myself to be a very physically fit and hardworking person, but compared to the brutally long days that the Chens put in running and maintaining a worldwide family business, I feel like I am not doing nearly as much as I could to help them move Sunrider forward with greater success and momentum for the future. In my opinion, the best way for all of us to show our thanks to Drs. Chen for their superhuman commitment to improving the wellness and financial lifestyle for all of us and those to follow, is to commit ourselves to working a little bit harder and smarter to share “health and wealth” and Sunrider’s Philosophy of Regeneration™ to finally reach out to the 99.9% of the world that is still waiting to hear about us for the very first time! I am making that personal commitment, and I hope you all will, too.
John Teng
Sales Manager, North America
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The “Sunrider Brainstorm List” from the 2009 Grand Convention IBO Training Workshop
For those of you who attended Thursday morning’s IBO Training Workshop with featured speakers Mack Atkinson, Sandra Besemann, May Yee, and yours truly, you will remember that we created a brainstorm list of ideas from our audience regarding how to answer the question “What is Sunrider?” Several of you have asked that I reproduce this list, so I am posting it below so you can review it and consider ways to share similar ideas when answering this very important question!
What is Sunrider?
1. Sunrider helps give me a great way to eat myself to life.
2. Sunrider pays me to eat and talk.
3. Sunrider helps me to replace people’s products and to listen to their needs.
4. Sunrider® foods are helping me to reinvent my body.
5. Sunrider allows people to make money as they learn how to eat properly.
6. Sunrider provides me with the best foods on the planet.
7. Sunrider’s Philosophy of Regeneration™ helps me to live longer and stronger.
8. Sunrider helps me shop smarter.
9. Sunrider makes healthy fast-food.
10. Sunrider pays me to live healthy.
There you have it, and I hope that these ideas from your peers will help you consider your own unique way to sincerely and easily share your enthusiasm for “Health and Wealth” and Sunrider’s Philosophy of Regeneration™ with the 99.9% of North America still waiting to hear about us for the very first time!
Sincerely,
John Teng
Sales Manager, North America
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Ernie Wang is Sunrider’s July Employee of the Month!
Ernie Wang is an auditor in Sunrider’s Internal Audit department and has been with the company for two years. Ernie performs company audits locally and around the world, and is often gone for weeks visiting far away affiliates! He meticulously sorts through records and procedures, and makes suggestions for improvements.
Ernie showed remarkable efforts in leading the Promo Sales area at headquarters during the recent Convention. Ernie didn’t stop until 1:00 am for three straight days the weekend before convention officially began, and the following Wednesday, he worked the entire night without sleep to close out in Torrance, and get ready to start in Anaheim the next day.
Ernie is a caring, sincere, and exceptional person—we are lucky to have him! Congratulations, Ernie, on your Employee of the Month achievement, and thank you for your amazing attitude and efforts during Convention!
I asked Ernie a few questions so we could get to know him better.
Q1: What is the best thing about being a SR employee?
A1: Sunrider is a great company to work for. I have a terrific boss who treats me with dignity, respect, and is always willing to coach me. The company offers competitive wages, excellent benefits, and provides a healthy work environment. My colleagues are helpful, collaborative, and friendly. I feel deep in my heart that Sunrider is simply the best!
Q2: What’s your best memory of SR?
A2: The most memorable one was when I got the support I needed most during the last Grand Convention, i.e., while I was severely short on “pickers” at the Product Sales operation. Janene, our Human Resources Director, provided the leadership and initiative to send additional staff in time to ensure Product Sales was a success. I was so moved that I truly could not thank her enough.
Q3: What do you like most about your job?
A3: The fundamental responsibility of my job is to assist members of Sunrider in the effective discharge of their responsibilities by testing internal controls over all areas of operations. In a nutshell, my job is to ensure that Sunrider businesses are run effectively and efficiently. However, technology is rapidly changing the nature of most internal auditors’ work. With this ever-evolving business world, internal auditors are facing challenges in replacing the “control activities” with an internal control structure consisting of five elements: control environment, risk assessment, control activities, communication and information, and monitoring. To confront these challenges head on and ascertain that the results of operations are consistent with established objectives is what I love most about my job.
Q4: What’s your favorite color?
A4: I love red, blue, and white. That was the very reason that some 30 years ago I came to this country, which I love so dearly. However, blue would be my most favorite color if I had to pick one of the three.
Q5: Do you have any pets?
A5: No, I do not for the time being. Nevertheless, I am looking forward to adopting a few lovely birds in the near future.
Ernie, congratulations on your achievement!
Fanatics for Fitness! Sunrider Networks at Bally’s Expo
Sunrider has plenty of products ideally suited to support a workout routine, so it’s no surprise we hosted a booth at a recent Bally’s Expo. We served Fortune Delight® and demonstrated several products, including SunSmile® Fruit & Vegetable Rinse, SunBreeze® Oil and Balm, and the Oi-Lin® Skin Care Set.
North American Sales Manager, John Teng, an avid gym-goer, connected with multiple people who want to build muscle and strength, and discussed how some of our products, such as the SunSport® Pack, can help achieve those goals…some fitness tips were swapped, too!
Julie McLewee, our Kandesn® Marketing Manager, told passersby about the Kandesn® cosmetic line and Oi-Lin® skin care line. Ladies stopped to learn about the uniqueness of our make-up and skin care products and even made appointments to visit the Kandesn® room next week!
IBOs Debbie Clydesdale, Juan Flores, and Mary and Tim Young helped man the booth and support our presence at the expo. Mary, Tim, and Debbie helped explain the benefits of our foods and supplements, while Juan Flores was able to connect with the large Hispanic community there getting fit and healthy! Many business cards changed hands and the Sunrider brand will be recognized more because of our attendance!
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