Thursday, January 10, 2008
EcoQuest International Family Business Testimony
Scott Mathieu was 18 years old when his father died tragically and unexpectedly. Though devastated, he was in line to inherit his father’s very successful investment business. Unfortunately, an unscrupulous employee stole the client base.
“We lost our family business,” says Scott. “Instead of a very bright future, I was faced with a situation where I had no economic prospects and was forced to go to work right away.”
Scott wanted to go to college, but couldn’t afford it. He met his wife, Amanda, while she was attending a private college. When they married, Scott took the first job the temporary agency offered him - working on the maintenance crew - and stayed there for 10 years.
“In that time, I worked as hard and as smart as I could, but I could never break out of the maintenance department because I didn’t have a degree,” he says.
In that 10 years, the Mathieu family grew, and their stack of bills grew taller. They had six children, and they were struggling.
One day the young couple noticed that their pastor and his wife—Dan and Debbie Gibson—were living more comfortably than a church salary could afford. They found out that the Gibsons had an EcoQuest business.
Building their own business wasn’t fast or easy. Scott maintained his full-time job for another year while building his business.
In time, they traded in their rundown station wagon with its saggy roof-lining for a Suburban. Since then, they have obtained several large cars. Now they live in a big house with a swimming pool and a huge yard. Their lives have been totally transformed by their home business. Scott is an innovator, using new media technologies to reach more prospects and share EcoQuest.
But, the biggest moment in Scott’s EcoQuest story is when his son Michael, now 18 years old, joined the company with him. Scott has been able to give his son something he was denied—a business legacy.
“Michael just earned his bonus car,” says Scott. “He is building his own business unit, and he’s doing fantastic. I can’t tell you how it made me feel when he decided to join our family business. Fathers and sons used to work together in business in times past. I was denied that, but now my son and I are working together.”
“We lost our family business,” says Scott. “Instead of a very bright future, I was faced with a situation where I had no economic prospects and was forced to go to work right away.”
Scott wanted to go to college, but couldn’t afford it. He met his wife, Amanda, while she was attending a private college. When they married, Scott took the first job the temporary agency offered him - working on the maintenance crew - and stayed there for 10 years.
“In that time, I worked as hard and as smart as I could, but I could never break out of the maintenance department because I didn’t have a degree,” he says.
In that 10 years, the Mathieu family grew, and their stack of bills grew taller. They had six children, and they were struggling.
One day the young couple noticed that their pastor and his wife—Dan and Debbie Gibson—were living more comfortably than a church salary could afford. They found out that the Gibsons had an EcoQuest business.
Building their own business wasn’t fast or easy. Scott maintained his full-time job for another year while building his business.
In time, they traded in their rundown station wagon with its saggy roof-lining for a Suburban. Since then, they have obtained several large cars. Now they live in a big house with a swimming pool and a huge yard. Their lives have been totally transformed by their home business. Scott is an innovator, using new media technologies to reach more prospects and share EcoQuest.
But, the biggest moment in Scott’s EcoQuest story is when his son Michael, now 18 years old, joined the company with him. Scott has been able to give his son something he was denied—a business legacy.
“Michael just earned his bonus car,” says Scott. “He is building his own business unit, and he’s doing fantastic. I can’t tell you how it made me feel when he decided to join our family business. Fathers and sons used to work together in business in times past. I was denied that, but now my son and I are working together.”
# posted by John E. Quest @ 9:28 PM 
