cover story - Christina Perry

Cover STORY
BY Kelly L. Watson
Everything
you could Ever ask for
A Nexagen home business gave
Christina Perry and her family the
time, income, and lifestyle they
always wanted.
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marketing company that distributes weight-loss
patches and other health products.
Christina says she will never forget when she
joined Nexagen. “It was right after we got married,
and I still had a credit card that was in my name.”
After a short time with the company, she
had lost 18 pounds on the patch and was making
$50,000 selling it part time.
When she heard of Nexagen, Christina was
still making a living in sales and marketing and
was considering a vice-president position with a
technology firm. At times, she felt like she couldn’t
breathe—many of her 12- to 14-hour workdays
started at 4 a.m. when she got up to attend streaming
video conferences with clients across the world.
Meanwhile, Todd was informed he needed a
kidney transplant due to an autoimmune disorder,
and Christina faced the possibility of losing yet
another person she loved. To make matters tougher,
Todd’s kidney dialysis was making it difficult
to conceive—something the couple desperately
Photo Credit: Tim Talley, Tim Talley Photography Inc.
hristina Perry has been hit with more than
her fair share of life’s problems, but for her,
it’s never been a reason to give up. It all
began with the death of her mother when Christina
was just five years old. After a string of bad decisions,
a broken marriage, and the birth of a daughter,
Christina wanted to understand the issues clouding
her life choices.
As a single mother, Christina made a living in
sales and marketing. She continued to grow in her
personal life and in her faith. She also continued to
seek out a person with similar qualities and beliefs to
become her life partner. In 2003, Christina married
the man of her dreams. With her husband, Todd,
Christina is now a mother of three. Together, they
have faced the challenges of blending two families,
serious illness for Todd, and a high-risk pregnancy.
But looking back on her life, Christina feels
nothing short of gratitude. The secret to her positive
outlook? Helping others while helping yourself. It’s
a philosophy she learned from Nexagen, a network
Everything
you could Ever ask for
wanted. Despite the couple’s many setbacks, Christina
found out she was pregnant in February, 2004.
pictures can strike up conversations with “Fat Patch”
buttons, car signs, or just by wearing the patch in a
visible location.
“This is one of the simplest businesses out there,”
Christina says. “I’ve never had to push this on anyone.
CHEERS: Christina and Todd Perry enjoy the freedom and success their Nexagen home business provides.
If you’re passionate and happy about what you’re doing,
people are going to see that.”
Christina’s happiness recently caught the
attention of the creators of an inspirational book
series called Thank God I…, due in stores January,
2008. She has become one of book’s 20 contributing
authors and also plans to contribute to the books
Thank God I’m a Network Marketer and Thank God I
Have a Home-Based Business.
Despite her optimism, Christina still faces
challenges: Todd was just laid off from a job he’s held
for the past 13 years. She admits that the news hit
them hard at first. But during one of her NexEurope
conference calls, Todd got on the line and shared his
story. He spoke of his initial hesitations about network
marketing, the loss of his job, and how Nexagen
ultimately changed both of their lives.
“I never once stopped talking to people about
Nexagen and the benefits of having a home-based
business during the trials and tribulations of the past four
years,” Christina says. “If it weren’t for Nexagen, we would
be destitute right now with the loss of Todd’s job.”
“Together, Todd and I are building this business,
taking it global, and developing a multiple six-figure
income,” she adds. “We have never been more excited
about our future with Nexagen and NexEurope. The
company is always looking for ways to strengthen
the opportunity, and we feel as though we are just
scratching the surface regarding this home business.
The one thing is for sure: we’ve definitely found a
home here with Nexagen.” n
For more information about starting a homebased business with Nexagen, call 888.208.7535
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Photo Credit: Tim Talley, Tim Talley Photography Inc.
“We were ecstatic,” she explains, “but Todd was sick.”
Just a few months into Christina’s pregnancy, Todd
received a donated kidney from his sister, Jill, but his body
had difficulty accepting the transplant. “He would try to
get back to work, but would just end up going back to the
hospital,” Christina remembers.
In addition to her husband’s illness, their son,
Christopher, suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome, a mild
form of autism. Christina had to balance two careers
while caring for her husband and family, all while dealing
with the fatigue and risk of having a baby at the age of 40.
“It was very stressful, as you could imagine,” she says.
In September 2004, Christina gave birth to a
healthy baby boy named Parker…but also had 40
pounds of post-baby weight to prove it. “I was pretty
scared I wasn’t going to be able to lose it,” she says. Two
weeks after delivery, Christina got the go-ahead from
her doctor to start wearing Nexagen’s Power Patch, and
within five months was able to lose all 40 pounds.
Within a few months, she realized Nexagen gave
her all she could ask for in a career: time, flexibility, and
a lifestyle she could share with others. So she decided to
leave the corporate world behind, and it has paid off for
Christina both financially and personally. Since making
the move to her home business full time in 2005, she
has quickly risen to become the third-highest in status
rankings within the company. She was also a catalyst for
the 2007 opening of Nexagen’s European branch, now
called NexEurope.
“July 16, 2007, was my four-year anniversary
with the company,” Christina says, “and I become more
passionate about it every day because of the people we
are able to help in both health and wealth.”
Her before-and-after pictures are striking—so
striking that Christina has put them on shirts and
started wearing them around town.
Five years ago, she never would have done such a
thing. But today she knows the more fun she has with
the business, the more money she makes. People who
aren’t comfortable wearing their own before-and-after