#11, Senior Diamond Director

#11 India - Sufala Banerjee

Senior Diamond Director, 2013 - 14

Name : Sufala Banerjee     Born : Kolkata     Favourite Oriflame Product : Aloe Face wash     Years In Oriflame: : 14 years

Success is all about being in the process of joyfully creating a life that reflects your higher values, your deepest belief and your greatest strength…this is all about me and I follow this throughout my life.  …. Secret mantras of my success

‘Every human has four endowments: Self Awarness, Conscience, Indepenent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate freedom—the power to choose, to respond, to change’-Stephen Covey.

My journey in Oriflame for the last 12 years can be very well described or understood from the above words. I am very grateful to my elder sister Ranjana Ganguly (my upline) for getting me involved into such unique opportunity. At that point of time my life was in a complete mess and under huge financial liabailities.So I embraced this opportunity with all my potentials. Within a short span of time I could realize that this opportunity might be turning and get my life out of the misery. Today Oriflame has given me a life free from all past liabilities.

“There are those who dream and wish and there are those who dream and work”-Jenne E McIntyre.

In Oriflame I had a dream of creating such a platform where thousands of people would come, get trained and build up own independent careers and enjoy their lives. Today my dream is fulfilled and the name of that platform is ‘RISING’. I have devoted lots of my time to the training and its modules, events and activities thereof of RISING. I do believe in the strength of Multi Level Marketing and so have been putting all my efforts in last few years to implement this MLM in my group in the true spirit and in a systematic way. I have not limited myself to selling product and recruiting only but also developed lots of thing with creative imagination for the development of business for my group.

To me, success is what I am leaving behind. And I like to leave behind a strong legacy- RISING. I would like to conclude by saying few words for upcoming Leaders in the country:

“All successful people, men and women, are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect and they work everyday towards their distant vision, that goal or purpose”—Brian Tracy

#4 Executive Director, India

#4 India - Sangeeta Aggarwal
Executive Director, 2013 - 14

Name : Sangeeta Aggarwal     Born : 14th July 1971 in Jaipur     Family : My Husband, Sanjay Aggarwal and my Son Divyan     Favourite Oriflame Product : Nutricalm day & night cream     Hobbies: : My hobbies are listening to music, dancing and cooking     Likes: : I like to make new friends and the jungles with its diverse beings entices me     Dislikes: : I hate dishonesty, untruthfulness and when someone does not meet their commitment     Years In Oriflame: : I Joined Oriflame 16 years back in December 1995     Who inspires you and why : I get inspired by a common person who has lot of aspirations; he fulfills them even after facing so many challenges. My inspiration is Barak Obama, because being a very common person he aspired and have reached to the top.     My Greatest Acheivement: : When I became the part of Top 15 in Oriflame India.

Before Oriflame: Before Oriflame I was a responsible home maker, a wife, a daughter in law, a daughter, a sister, a sister in law and a mom. But I was searching for my identity, my place on Earth as Sangeeta. How could I contribute more to the family, society and the country? I was trying hard and living with this dream and strong wish...and God answered it...

Oriflame Story: At that point in time, the founder members of Oriflame, Mr Robert af Jochnick and Jonas af Jochnick were making a key decision whether to launch Oriflame in China or India in 1995 but as they say certain things are just meant to be and they chose India.

Now here's how we got to know about Oriflame. Once my husband was coming from Jaipur by train to Delhi he bought a magazine which had an article that mentioned about the opportunity for females by direct selling in India and there was an advertisement of Oriflame being called 2nd best opportunity on the Earth. He showed that advertisement to me and it impressed me.

Joining Oriflame: Next day I went to the mentioned address and I got lured by the office set up there and immediately joined in and on my way back home I made my first two customers. From then on I never looked back, and in a span of 10 days only I completed my 9% level with the help of my relatives, friends and neighbors who became my customers. I was among those who attended the first training conducted by Oriflame India. After that I went through the Success Plan and realized that the key lies in making a strong network with skillful leaders. I focused on that and recruited few people and with the help of around 15 people and achieved a 15% level. My levels as well as my earnings were on the rise. I became a Senior Manager in the third month of joining and in the same year I became a Director and then a Gold Director. Within one year of joining Oriflame, my earnings were more than a Lakh per month. In the meanwhile, Oriflame expanded its operations to a national scale and so I started growing my business in different cities like Mumbai, Jaipur, Bhopal, Nagpur, Ludhiana, Moradabad and Faridabad. With this expansion, I became a Sapphire Director and then a Diamond Director within 2yrs and 4 months of joining. This meant that I was the youngest Oriflame member to become a Diamond Director at that time in the Country. All this was followed by my first trip abroad to Bangkok which also made me the first one from my family to ever visit a foreign country and till today I have taken 22 trips to different countries from Oriflame.

Dreams that you have fulfilled with Oriflame: Today I have 12 Diamond Directors in my group, leading a team of 55000 Oriflame members across the Country. I clearly remember that day when I held my first PD cheque of Rs 1942, and when I contrast that with my PD cheque today I realize that Oriflame has been like a Godsend for me. The earnings of our groups in every month is in Crores. Now we are very dense in states like Maharashtra, M.P, Rajasthan, Gujrat, A.P, Punjab, Jharkhand, Delhi, U.P, Uttarakhand & Haryana. Through this opportunity in our network many women have become independent and self reliant due to their association with Oriflame. Through this business we have effectively put into use the vast and hidden potential of many housewives, they have not only been able to upgrade their own profile but also of the people around them.

Dreams you wish to fulfill with Oriflame: After achieving so many dreams of having car ,my own house, now I want to own a farm house and I want to send my son for his education in one of the top universities of the world, and I'm sure Oriflame, as ever will play a helping hand in order to achieve this.


Advice/Tips for success for leaders:
1.   I would like to say one should always remember
2.  Consult not your fears but your hopes and dreams
3.  Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential.
4.  Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but what it is still possible for you to do

"All of our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them."

#3 Executive Director, India

#3 India - Aloke Mookerjea

Executive Director, 2013 - 2014

Name : Aloke and Mitali Mookerjea     Born : 1946 & 1954     Family : Husband & Wife, Daughter who studies Abroad     Favourite Oriflame Product : Diamond Cellular     Hobbies: : Music [Tagore songs & Classical]     Likes: : Straightforwardness & Conscientious     Dislikes: : Hypocrisy & Dishonesty     Years In Oriflame: : 13 years     Who inspires you and why : Parents, Because Of Primary Lessons Of Ethical Values, In A Man's Life.     My Greatest Acheivement: : Leading Life with Values & Developing a Great Team, Thoroughly Integrated one, In Oriflame.

Life is an eternal process.  And in that eternity, as we look back to our last 13 years in Oriflame, we really amaze ourselves, as to how our course of life and action has really changed.
Normally, a successful Govt of India executive in full command of his job, and then a corporate executive, equally successful, in Aloke and a successful entrepreneur in her own business with a boutique of saris in Mitali, would not have come to the arena of a network, absolutely uncertain of future of network in India, 13 years back, when it was just introduced in the country. But, our self confidence in ourselves could not deter us to jump into the fray, and take it as a thorough challenge after reading about networking methods from eminent writers abroad, and its phenomenal success, thereto.
Journey in Oriflame: We decided for one to be successful in this game too, and change our life along with many others, with us, who care to dream of changing their own lives.
In this journey of ours, we never did away with our hobbies, remaining as music, at leisure hours, as a food for our thought. We have very strong likes and dislikes as well. Straightforwardness and being conscientious is a must for anyone in life, we believe. We also believe hypocrisy and dishonesty are to be shunned for anyone to rise in life.
And in all these beliefs and practises, of ours, prevail the inspiration of both our parents, from whom we had the primary lessons of ethical values, in life.
Achievement: In  all humility, our greatest achievement if at all, is to present ourselves as leaders who did not succumb to despair, frustration, or hopelessness, but emerge victorious from them all and build up a great team of consultants, who are proud of their individuality, personality and own style of work, with we two remaining as their mentors.  
Our Oriflame story, in a word, is about fulfilment of dreams extraordinary, into reality. Not only for ourselves, but of many, in our team and that is the real success story not only of we two or our team leaders, but of each and every leader of the world.
Our journey is an ongoing process but summary is keep focus, create new dreams, chase it, never ever give up and the ultimate victory is yours.

Before Oriflame: Class 1 Officer in Govt of India (in the beginning), then a Corporate Executive (in a MNC) and finally started own business of Engineering. Mitali was a successful entrepreneur, in form of a Boutique Shop Owner.
Oriflame Story: Fulfilment of Dreams Extraordinary, Into Reality.
Dreams That You Aim to Fulfil with Oriflame: Be a leader worth the name and achieve higher titles & levels gradually.
Advice / Tips for Success of Leaders:  Remain focussed to job, have perseverance, and never let go your dreams, maintain a never give up attitude, even in extreme despair & ultimate victory is yours.

#2 Executive Director, India

#2 India - Megha Sunil Gandhi
Executive Director, 2013 - 14

Name : Megha Sunil Gandhi     Born : Megha -17th April Sunil – 2nd April at Aland, Karnataka     Family : Megha, Sunil (husband), Vanmala (Mother-in- law) & Pratik (son)     Favourite Oriflame Product : Ecollogen Whitening Day & Night Cream     Hobbies: : Megha- Painting & Art Sunil– Singing     Likes: : Working Passionately     Dislikes: : Lies     Years In Oriflame: : 11 years     Who inspires you and why : Megha – Smita Bangera, for her communication, patience & Virtue Sunil - Sucess Plan, New Titles, Cashawards & Cars     My Greatest Acheivement: : Reaching the Double Diamond Title

Before Oriflame: I Used to like painting & art and was running classes for the Girls almost with attendance of 200 +. I  was always lost in it since it was always very interesting and creative.

Oriflame story: Our cousin approached us to join Oriflame but we was not interested at that time, but we were again approached by our Up line and were convinced to join. Megha did everything alone.   Our first cheque was of Rs 500/- and then started getting support from Husband.

 Dreams that you fulfilled with Oriflame: Foreign Trip – We saw 10 countries, now we don’t have to think twice before shopping and living with satisfaction of completeness.

Dreams that you aim to fulfil with oriflame in future: Owning a bungalow in Pune, a 5 BHK

Advice/Tips for success for leaders: Consistency, patience, passion, keep focus on the vision, be active on field and always be positive in difficult times.

Executive Diamond Director

#1 India - Kamini Jha
Diamond Executive Director, 2013 - 14

Name : Kamini & PN Jha     Born In : Kamina Jha - 10/9/1963, Patna PN Jha - 27/06/53, Darbhanga Bihar     Family : Both of us, one son and a duaghter.     Favourite Oriflame Product : Kamini Jha - Unique Success Plan PN Jha - Tender Care     Hobbies: : Kamini Jha - Achievements PN Jha - Learning and Teaching     Likes: : Kamini Jha - Nice dresses and a very good lifestyle PN Jha - Honest & Open hearted people     Dislikes: : Kamini Jha - Sitting idle and doing nothing PN Jha - Dishonest & scheming people     Years In Oriflame: : 15 memorable years     My Greatest Acheivement: : Kamini Jha - When I became a mother PN Jha - To be happy all the times

Champions are not made in the gyms and on running tracks….They are made from something they have deep inside them- a dream, a desire , a vision –Muhammad Ali, World Boxing Champion.

It was our deep desire, acute hunger to be successful, to be wealthy and famous, to rise above our environment that has brought us here – No 1 leader in Oriflame India for last 6 years – Imagine, It is possible.

Born and brought up in a small town Patna with  middle class upbringing – we always dreamt Big. Very Big. We dreamt of a life of abundance, luxurious homes, fleet of cars, foreign vacations, but most we dreamt of our children receiving world class education in Stanford and Harvard. All our dreams of yesterday have become a reality today. Imagine . It is Possible.

Last 15 years with Oriflame has been a roller coaster life – with many ups and fewer downs and today we are Sapphire Executive Director – highest title ever achieved in India. WE have not only changed our life but of thousands of people in our Team. Many of them are earning amounts beyond their imagination. Thanks to Oriflame Success Plan.

Our heroes are the ordinary people who achieved extra ordinary Success- a Lincoln, a Gandhi, and an Ambani – through hard work vision and perseverance. We like people who walk the extra mile to fulfill their dreams. We dislike an unfinished and abandoned task, unfulfilled dreams.

Our favorite Product – Tender Care – has taught us to be multi talented, be tender with all new members, and take care of all people.

Looking ahead we wish to be remembered as persons who helped thousands fulful their dreams.

“So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable and then when we summon the will to do they soon become inevitable”

80 Years Young

80 years young and Janice is still as loyal to Oriflame as she was when she first joined 42 years ago. We asked Janice for her story and how Oriflame has changed her life.

40 years ago Janice had her own modelling school and regularly taught beauty at her local college in Eastbourne. Janice hadn’t heard of Oriflame, until a friend showed her an article by Jean Taylor (Oriflame Sales Manager) in a magazine.
"It was an empowering article at the time and I remember thinking if she can do it - then
so can I".

This was the perfect opportunity for Janice, not only could she use Oriflame products in her beauty school but she could make money selling them too.
"I went for an interview, purchased a beauty case and never looked back".
Janice started her business by inviting people over for coffee and demonstrations
"I just told them I was starting something new and needed people for demos. The women loved coming, of course in those days, not many women worked so it was something to fill their time".
Janice says, "The products sell themselves" so it was through the demo's that Janice started recruiting.
"Oriflame was just made for me".
It wasn't long before Janice became a very successful, active Consultant and had soon built an award-winning team. Janice started focusing fully on her career in Oriflame and soon began to reap the rewards.
"Not only was I earning a great income but I’ve won holidays every year and even a computer, which kept my husband entertained".
Janice Cridland, wife, mother of 4, grandmother of 6 and successful business woman says it hasn't been easy.
"My children and husband always came first, and that’s what is great about Oriflame, it works around me and my family". Recruiting Consultants in the day whilst her children were at school meant Janice could have both a career in Oriflame and time for her husband and children's activities.
Janice had full support from her friends & family. Her husband Rodney was a successful hair stylist so they used to work together in the early days.
"I used to teach the make-up classes whilst Rodney did the hair, we were a great team in the salon".
However, in 2001, after a long battle with cancer, Rodney passed away.
"I eased up a little when Rodney got sick, but I never stopped selling Oriflame. Rodney told me to never give up and that’s been my motto ever since".
Janice tells us, "like anything, recruiting isn’t easy, you have to work at it, but I never give up. I look in the mirror every morning and tell myself I look great, I put on my Oriflame smile and that's it".
With her 42 year's experience we asked Janice what advice she would give for anyone starting now.
"Oriflame has been a fabulous thing in my life, I live in a town where everyone knows me. I keep my customers and recruit Consultants I can trust. I have a brilliant team who are loyal, some of my Consultants have been with me for 35 years or more. The products are lovely and they sell themselves but you must do your research, know the products and know your customers. Always be truthful and look out for your customers as your customers soon become your friends".

"Oriflame has done so much for me and made a huge difference to my life, I just love it and can’t imagine my life without Oriflame".

Diamond Director

“Before Oriflame , I was just a simple School Teacher in a remote, small town of Senapati in Manipur and my life was mundane, monotonous and people knew me as somebody’s wife, somebody’s mother! But now everything has changed. People recognize me wherever I go. People know me by name. Everyone looks up to me and wants to be in my shoes!”

A Kipei Pungdina’s life has indeed changed from being ordinary to extra-ordinary. As she puts it, “ I am more of a role-model for my people now. They look at me as a celebrity of sorts, someone who is very independent and very successful.” “This all happened because of Oriflame!!” adds this ever generous leader who believes in the old adage ‘The more you give, the more you get’. “I teach all my people to give more in Oriflame. Because, if you give more opportunities to more people, your success is more. That’s my Success Mantra”

“March 31^st 2005. That’s the day I joined Oriflame. Thanks to my upline, Wabang Naro Aier Sooting, who introduced me to this wonderful Company. I remember very vividly that they had joined Oriflame on the same month and they were very excited about it. At the time, I was a tenant in their house in Shillong with my children for their education. One evening, Wabang Naro told me about Oriflame over a cup of tea and I decided to join because the products attracted me and I thought I have nothing to lose. Later, as I became more and more active, I realized the potential that Oriflame could give me. After that, there’s no looking back. That very same year I became a New Senior Manager, then a Director. Then in 2008 I became a Gold & Senior Gold Director, in 2009 a Sapphire Director and now in 2012, I am a proud Diamond Director!

“My journey in Oriflame has not been easy but at the same time, it was never too difficult. Just as we have ups & downs in life, you will face the same situation in Oriflame or any other profession. But if one has positive attitude and consistent approach, one can overcome all hurdles. And that’s what exactly I did. I never give up.”

Dreams fulfilled with oriflame: “well, I think I have lost count by now!! There are many dreams that I have been able to fulfill with Oriflame. Now I have a house, and independent business, good life, luxury, good education for my children, foreign trips to name a few! And I have more dreams to fulfill in the years to come, one of them is to take my entire family for a long vacation abroad every year!!”