Age: 23

Highest Education: Bachelor's degree in theology

Year Started Business: 1999

Type Of Business: MLM advertising/marketing solutions–"I'm just starting out and see this only as the beginning. I am always open, and who knows what will happen in the next year? I focus primarily on information and marketing services. In a nutshell, I help companies develop marketing and lead solutions for their products/opportunity.

Market: "I will work with anyone who is serious about reaching their goals. Personally, I focus on people who are honest in their desire to work hard and achieve the goals they have set for themselves."

Number Of Employees: None, but many, many key relationships

Best Month (Gross Revenues): $30,000

Hours Worked Per Week During Start-Up: 40+

Hours Worked Per Week Now: 40+ –"I absolutely love what I do!"

Favorite Business Magazines: Forbes and Business Weekly

Favorite Business Books Or Authors: "Many books have added to my knowledge, I read the executive summaries to get a good grasp of almost every business book that is printed. However, if I had to choose my favorite, it would be Anointed for Business, by Ed Silvoso."

Relaxes By: "I absolutely love playing sports of any kind, but just spending a day with Naomi (my wife) is incredibly refreshing! Quite often I also have classical music playing in the background while I work, and that always makes for a less stressful day."

Keeps In Shape By: Making sure he receives all the nutrients his body needs, playing hockey and other sports

Favorite Part Of The Job: Starting and creating new marketing tools and systems that help people reach their goals, being able to work from home, and being able to offer his family a wide variety of "life" choices–"Best of all are all the key relationships I have made and the mutual friendships that have started because of just helping people."

Least Favorite Part Of The Job: Spending time with people who can't see the potential of this industry

Companies Admired: Wal-mart

Favorite Quotes: Here lies a man who was smart enough to surround himself with men who were smarter. -Epitaph on Andrew Carnegie's tomb; Essence of Leadership: The courage to make tough decisions and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. Leaders do not set out to become leaders, but they become one by the quality of their actions and the integrity of their intent. -Unknown–"I try and live my life by following the examples/characteristics in these two quotes."

The Person Who Most Influenced His Life: "My father has been an incredible support and source of knowledge that I could always lean and rely on. Without his past experience and business aptitude, I would never be where I am right now. In every 'success' story is one person who had an incredible impact on one's life. I'm just super blessed that my dad was that person."

Heroes: His father because of the direct impact he had and has on his life

Special Accomplishments: Volume Producer of the Year–Life Force International 2003; Rising Star of the Year–Life Force International 2003; strategic software provider/partner for multi-million and billion dollar companies; founder of PinnacleGold.com (http://www.founder.pinnaclegold.com)

Months Before Achieving A Profit: "During the first couple years, it was a lot of work. I made a profit within the first three months, but most, if not all, of my profit in the beginning went straight back into my business.

Contact Darren At: (780) 432-4953 or Darren@herbolds.com.