An embarrassing incident on the job gave Beau Swope the motivation to try the THRIVE Experience – and transform his life
It was one of the most humiliating days of Beau Swope’s life. On an early summer day in 2019, Swope, who worked as a foreman for an electrical contractor, was at a safety fair where he met a woman who was selling therapeutic insoles for work boots and he wanted to try the product to help with his general discomfort. “I’d always used my hands and feet to provide for my family, so I needed to figure something out,” says Swope, who regularly put in 50 to 60 hours a week on the job.
But as Swope bent over to take off his boot, “I almost fell over,” he says. Standing at 5 foot 4½ inches and weighing in at 250 pounds, the simple act of taking off his shoe was a struggle, and the woman who was helping him began to laugh.
“That was the final straw,” says Swope. A friend of his wife’s had been suggesting the couple try the THRIVE Experience to help with weight management, and that June, they placed their first order.
“On Day 1, I was on fire,” remembers Swope, who sauntered in to work “bubbling over with energy.”
A week into his THRIVE Experience, Swope noticed that his appetite for junk food had decreased and his clothes felt a little less tight.
By Day 10, Swope says he continued to have so much energy that his manager was concerned and questioned him as to what he was taking. “I told him that I was perfectly fine – and that my vitamins were working!”
His coworkers began pressing him for more information about THRIVE. “I realized I would be doing a disservice to all of these people if I didn’t share my story,” he says. Swope reached out to his Promoter friend, who showed him how he could THRIVE for free by referring two people – and earn commissions as a THRIVE Promoter.
He hit the Promoter button, and within 30 days, more than 30 people on his job site were THRIVING with him.
“I realized I would be doing a disservice to all of these people if I didn’t share my story.”
While maintaining his busy work schedule, Swope found time to reach out to potential THRIVERS and share his story during every spare moment in his day. During his 50-minute commute to and from work, he filled his time with reach-outs to potential THRIVERS. In the evenings, he logged into his team’s Zooms to participate in coaching and work sessions.
Promoting THRIVE became a family affair. His wife joined on as a Promoter, as well as his mom, one of his brothers and his adult son. His second son, who just turned 18, is excited to get into the business, too.
Swope continued his weight-loss journey well beyond that initial week; with the help of the THRIVE Experience and a healthy eating plan, he’s shed 70 pounds.
And he is anticipating reaching the 200K VIP rank this spring.
He hopes to soon get more control of his time so that he and his wife can travel North America in their RV, sharing the THRIVE Experience at Le-Vel Locals and other events throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Looking back, Swope says he’d like to thank the woman at the safety fair who laughed when he had trouble taking off his boot.
“That was the kick in the pants I needed to change my life,” he says.
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