VP Sathi Senathirajah

VP Sathi Senathirajah

Biography

Before QNet, VP Sathi was working a 9-5 dead-end job in an Electronic Engineering company in Malaysia with no big dreams and virtually zero chance of financial freedom. Eager as ever, he decided that QNet could possibly be the big break that he needed to finally make something of himself.

Hailing as a middle child from a close-knit loving family of his mother and 2 brothers – VP Kuna and V Managing Director Pathman – VP Sathi is known for his silent yet significant ways. Ever a place of love and solace, the Senathirajah household was always a welcoming one as made sure by his late mother Madam Pathmavathi Kandiah – and there is much to show for it in the success and heart of her sons.

When asked about the toughest moments he has faced in QNet so far, he says that the tough moments are definitely many but some of the most challenging roadblocks are certainly sustaining and keeping the networks on the ground switched-on during crisis situations.

Although VP Sathi is an overachiever in nature, the moment that he is most proud of thus far is definitely when he was named a V Partner in 2009. “Also, every time I saw the light in my mother’s eyes and the warmth in her smile, those were always the most rewarding moments -- especially knowing that my brothers and I put it there,” he quips.

VP Sathi identifies ‘Consistency’ as his key to success. He says ‘From the time you wake up from the time you go to sleep. Don’t eat, don’t sleep until you accomplish your goals.’

In his leisure time, VP Sathi enjoys simple pleasures like playing a few rounds of poker or billiards or simply spending time at home.

He looks up to his mother, first and foremost, whom he affirms was his ‘purpose’ from the very beginning. VP Sathi also draws inspiration from the likes of Nelson Mandela and Sir Richard Branson.

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QNET Scam - A MYTH or REAL FACT ???

QNET Scam - A MYTH or REAL FACT ???

Well as we all know a Scam is defined as ‘a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation’ or  ‘an illegal plan for making money, especially one that involves tricking people’.

In essence, this would mean that if a company or an enterprise is called a scam, such a company or an enterprise has been found to project a false image of legitimacy while fraudulently obtaining money from the public. It would be an enterprise built on lies.

So why is QNET being called a scam in the media?

Before we answer that, let’s examine some of the factors that are taken into consideration to establish the legitimacy of a business, i.e., the things that separate the genuine companies from the scam ones.

Longevity of the Company 

 Various research studies have shown that 90% of new businesses fail within the first 5 years. In India, more than 80% of new businesses die within the first three years. There are multiple reasons for this failure. Inability to scale, poor management, inadequate funding or capital to operate, poor marketing, legal challenges, not having the right team, are some of the reasons.

These reasons also apply to direct selling companies that fold up within a few years.

QNET has been in business for 18 years and shows no signs of slowing down. From its humble beginnings in South East Asia nearly two decades ago, it has today grown into a global powerhouse in the direct selling business, empowering entrepreneurs around the world.

Credibility of the Company 

Just as you wouldn’t do business with a person who is not credible, customers wouldn’t do business with a company known for being dodgy or unethical. In order to establish a long-term relationship, the credibility of the company is very important. You have to know and understand what kind of company you are dealing with in order to develop trust.

Here are some questions that you should ask in order to establish the credibility of a company — Is the company legally registered? Are its founders and management team well-known, well-respected people? Does the Company undertake any business that is explicitly prohibited under law? Has it been recognised by any industry bodies? Is it a member of a trade association and abides by its rules? Has it received any awards? What kind of partnerships does the company have? How has the company contributed into society?

Here are some facts about QNET:

• QNET is registered as a legal business in more than 20 countries around the world. In India, QNET operates its business through Vihaan Direct Selling (India) Pvt. Ltd, the sole sub-franchisee of QNET in India.
• The company’s founders are well-known business leaders who have since gone on to successfully build a global conglomerate that includes a full-fledged University in Malaysia, a chain of hotels and resorts in different parts of the world, and a historic Swiss watch brand.
• Read here about the History of QNET
• QNET is a member of the Direct Selling Association in Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Indonesia. DSAs act as self-regulating bodies for its members and ensure that all members adhere to a strict code of conduct. These DSAs are all members of the World Federation of Direct Selling Associations (WFDSA).
• QNET has been recognised for its achievements in different parts of the world. 
• See our Honour Roll here

• QNET has partnered with leading sports teams such as Marussia F1, Manchester City Football Club and counts Tennis star Martina Hingis as a brand ambassador.
• QNET has been an active contributor to the community through a number of charitable projects in different parts of the world. In India QNET has partnered with the Lion’s Club and has been involved in a number of initiatives supporting the underprivileged. 
• Read about QNET’s contributions in India here
• Read here about the activities of QNET’s global Corporate Foundation RYTHM Foundation.

Size and Growth of the Company 

Knowing how big and how old the company is, gives you an indication of its growth pattern. Some of the things you should be looking for — How many offices does the company have? How many employees? How many countries do they do business in? How many customers do they have? In the case of a network marketing company, how many distributors do they have? How fast has the company grown? All of this information helps you understand how stable the company is.

• QNET has offices and agency representations in 25 countries around the world.
• The company employs approximately 1,000 employees directly and indirectly.
• QNET’s products are shipped to more than 100 countries globally.
• Globally, more than 5 million customers have purchased products from QNET in the last 18 years. In India, QNET has approximately 60,000 customers and independent representatives.

Products 

This is the single most important aspect of what separates a legitimate direct selling company from one that is not. Direct Selling is all about having a large group of distributors promoting and marketing a product to the marketplace and sharing the profits from the sale of those products. It’s important for the company to offer high-quality products and services, preferably with a USP that sets it apart from the competition.

The recently released global statistics report by WFDSA shows that the top performing product categories in direct sales were as follows:

1. Health and Wellness Products
2. Beauty and Personal Care
3. Household Goods and Durables

The report showed that in India the market share for products sold through direct sales were 42% for Health and Wellness, 34% for Cosmetics and 7% for Household Goods and Durables.

QNET’s top selling products in India include the nutrition range of products called Nutriplus, the SHARP-QNET Plasmacluster Air Purifier among Home Appliances, and the Physio Radiance Skincare range.

Compensation Plan 

What sets direct selling companies apart from traditional businesses is their business model. People get into this business in order to supplement their existing income or are working towards long-term financial independence. Hence, it is important to be a part of a company that has a sustainable compensation plan that rewards you for your efforts, gives you performance incentives and will allow you to eventually earn a residual income in a few years.

QNET has one of the most exciting and robust compensation plans in the industry with very competitive commission rates. Not only do you get to enjoy a high-quality product that helps you live a better life, you also get paid for sharing its benefits with others.

To make sure that all Independent Representatives understand the business model and the policies and procedures involved, QNET provides all the information in writing to prospective customers. All documents related to the business are easily available through our website to anyone interested in understanding the company and the business model before signing up

Training 

It is said that the best business trainings are found in network marketing companies and not in an MBA programme. It doesn’t matter how well you did in your earlier profession, what your experiences in life are, or how successful you have been elsewhere if you are not open to constantly learning and growing.

All good network marketing companies provide multiple levels of training starting with a Basic Training programme for newcomers to educate them about the company, its products and services, the compensation plan and knowledge about the industry. Other levels of training include goal setting, planning, presentation, public speaking, leadership development and teaching others.

QNET provides regular training programmes at all levels to independent representatives around the world. From small training events for a group of 20-30 people to large conventions involving thousands from around the world, where participants learn from the best in the business not just in their country, but from other countries as well.

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KAVITA SUGANDH : New Age Women Entrepreneur

Rise of the New Age Women Entrepreneur: KAVITA SUGANDH 

Tell us about your journey from a small time job to that entrepreneurship

I was born in Raipur, Chattisgarh, studied from Nagpur and hail from an average middle class family. My father encouraged me to start earning from a very early age. Hence, I have been working since the age of 14. I started by setting up a plant nursery while I was still studying in school.

After my graduation, I joined Hutchison Max (Now Vodafone), then I joined Aditya Birla Insurance and finally Kotak Mahindra Bank. Since I come from a traditional business family I was never comfortable with working for someone else and always knew I wanted to do something on my own. However, I never had enough capital to get started.

Around 2006, I decided to quit my job and started an HR consultancy business, which was my first major stint at entrepreneurship.  I was the CEO, administrator, the clerk and the only employee, since I couldn’t afford to hire people. With hard work and determination, eventually I was able to grow this business and establish multiple offices. This experience also taught me that running a business is not easy. I was very hands-on and my company was centred around me and that meant I could not afford to fall sick or go on vacation since a lot of money was at stake. Also, all the profits seemed to only appear on paper and never in the bank!

Two years later, I discovered direct selling through QNet and since then my journey as an entrepreneur has completely transformed.

So how did you come across Direct Selling and why were you attracted to it?

By the year 2008 I had already been working with some of the top brand names in India for 8 years. Then one day, QNet came into our lives through a family friend. My husband Sachin Gupta was the first one to realise the potential of the direct selling business and immediately took it up. I was initially reluctant since I was still focussing on making a success of my HR consultancy business, but decided to give it a shot, though not wholeheartedly.

It took me about a year before I realised the power of the direct selling business to impact sustainable change. I had gone for one of QNet’s international conventions where I had the opportunity to attend their training programs, interact with other distributors from around the world, and explore the various products. I came back home from the convention and closed down my HR business. From that day on, I decided to give QNet my 100 per cent.

I had to work very hard for four long years before experiencing any form of success with QNet. By 2012, my husband and I decided to move to Dubai to expand our business internationally. For the next one year I was constantly traveling between India and Dubai. By 2014 the team in India was becoming self-reliant and I didn’t have to oversee things regularly and was able to properly shift to Dubai and focus on the international business.

How many years did it take before you felt you were achieving some level of success in your QNet business?

I still don’t consider myself successful. There is so much more to achieve! For me, this is a never-ending journey. A journey that I wish would never end, because I am enjoying every minute of the ride.

I have never shied away from hard work, but as an entreprenuer with QNet I have learnt about hard work at a whole new level. This is not a get-rich-quick scheme, but a get-rich-sure business, provided you are putting our heart and soul into it.  For the first 18 months, I did not make any money. I faced a lot of setbacks and rejections. That made me angry but it also fuelled my hunger to do better. When I earned my first commission cheque after 18 months of hard work and effort, the wait was totally worth it!

 Your husband and you are a team. How much of your success do you attribute to him?

I owe all my success to him. He is the one and only reason for it. He brought me into this business and has been with me through the thick and thin and the ups and downs. In this business, he is my upline and not my husband. In the last 4 years, we have been less of a couple and more of upline and downline. One mistake I see many couples make in this business is confuse this relationship and that’s what prevents them from making it big.

I was willing to keep my ego aside and follow my upline 200 per cent and he has been the best upline ever.

What is the secret to succeeding as an entrepreneur?

There is no substitute to hard work. My husband and I used to work 18-20 hours a day, all 7 days a week when we started out. In the last 3-4 years, I have been unwell only once and I was in the hospital for a week. Even then, I used to work from the hospital helping and guiding my team members remotely.

Has it been difficult being a woman in this business?

I think men find it far more difficult. Women usually have all the traits needed to be successful in direct selling. In my opinion, us women are the only reason for our own failures. If we want to be successful and walk hand in hand in men, then why do we need a man to make us realise our own potential? We don’t need a special women’s day to talk about everything that’s good about being a woman. Success doesn’t see gender. It comes to those who put their blood and sweat into and are deserving of it.

What were the challenges that you faced as part of your entreprenurial journey? Did you ever want to give up when times were hard?

I believe that when you go all out to achieve your dreams, you will be faced with challenges. You cannot achieve success without failure. I am glad that I faced so many challenges and experienced failures, because that’s what helped me grow as a person.

My biggest challenge was coming out of my shell. I am inherently shy and a loner by nature. This has often been perceived as arrogance. I had to make the effort to change this and take initiative to approach people and talk to them. For this, I will always be grateful to my husband and my mentors because they helped and guided me to becoming who I am today.

I have never thought of quitting or giving up. I AM NOT A QUITTER.  I never was.  In fact, each challenge has only made me stronger. I think people who quit either have other choices or they are simply ok with not succeeding. I have been clear with myself that success is my only choice.

Your advice to the young generation of women who aspire to be entrepreneurs.

In India, even today in many places young women or girl children are dissuaded from taking up a career or being ambitious. In my opinion we celebrate Woman’s Day because we don’t consider women as equal to men. I tell the women in my team that their success is entirely up to them. They need to believe they can be successful and be willing to put in the work needed for it.

As a society we should never let a women feel that she is not capable or not suitable to do something. We need to create an environment where women should be encouraged to follow their dreams, and make their own choices.

Sachin Gupta - Success Story : Living Proof

Sachin Gupta - Success Story : Living Proof

What attracted you about the direct selling industry and QNET in particular?

I grew up in the small town of Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, India and didn’t know anything about direct selling. After college I saw a lot of people getting an MBA, so I decided to follow the crowd and got myself an MBA. At that time my father had only five more years to retirement and I felt the pressure to take on the responsibilities of my parents and my younger sister. So I immediately got a job and for the next ten years I was in banking, insurance and FMCG industries building a corporate career. 

In the early days of my corporate life, I was introduced to the concept of direct selling through another company and the main thing that attracted me about the business model was the potential financial freedom it offered. I was able to see the possibility of reducing a 40-year career into 4 years. I decided to pursue this opportunity and got involved with them on a part time basis. But I realized that while I was seeing growth in my corporate career with promotions and increments, I was not seeing the expected income with this direct selling company. I gave it up because it didn’t seem worthwhile for the money I was making from it. About seven years into climbing the corporate ladder I was starting to get restless and wanted to do something on my own. That’s when I came across QNET and this is where I was able to see the actual income potential that gave me the confidence to leave my job and pursue it fulltime. 

I also liked all the products offered by QNet and I continue to use them every day. Products in health and wellness segment, and luxury watches are some of my favourites. So I knew that whether or not the business side of things worked out, I would have gained some great products in the process.

Were you convinced that the business model will let you gain financial independence?

I saw that the business model was solid. Millions of people around the world have used it to gain financial freedom. I had to build myself to build the business and that’s exactly what I kept on doing. I just followed the basics, stuck to my dreams and kept on giving it my 100 percent. In one-and-a-half years’ time I started making money from the business which was letting me survive without a job. In my second year, I started making a little more and that allowed me to clear all my loans which further motivated me and pushed me. I could never do that in my nine years in banking.  In those nine years, I had only built up my liabilities and now I had the opportunity to set new goals and work for them.

What is an important lesson you have learnt about business and life in your experience as a Network Marketing professional?

The two most important things I have come to value in this journey are the personal growth and the warrior mindset. I consider both to be an asset. In my opinion, the material benefits you get out of the network marketing business is not as important as the person you evolve into, in the process of achieving success.

Did you have to struggle a lot and feel at any time like this wasn’t for you?

There is a saying in Gujarati that you require a minimum of 1,000 days to explore a business.  Most entrepreneurs fail because they give up much before then. The same is true in the direct selling business as well. I understood at that time that I just had to stick with it and keep giving it my best and shouldn’t give up. I knew that if I made it here, the experience would transform me and make me stronger. With that in mind, I faced every obstacle that was thrown in my way.  And just as I knew, each one of those experiences taught me something new and made me stronger. I had to keep giving my 100 percent even to the smallest things.

The first one-and-half years I struggled a lot. I left my job in six months, not because I was making a lot of money in direct selling, but because in my job I once again got a promotion and at that time it became very clear to me that I had to choose. If i wanted the banking career, then I had to focus there and keep aiming for more promotions and get deeper and deeper into corporate life. I would never be able to come out of it then. Since I knew that I didn’t want to take that route for the long run, I decided to give up the job. By that time, I had grown confident about my QNet business and knew that sooner or later I would be able to make it big here.

Can you describe one life changing moment for you in QNET?

Having grown up in a middle class family in a small town for most of my life, I have seen the sacrifices my parents have made for us, and the financial limitations that prevented them from pursuing their dreams. When I first took them on a holiday abroad they were constantly converting the local currency back into Indian rupees and were hesitant to buy anything. But now, I see them travelling everywhere on business class and pursuing their dreams without financial worries. Seeing them develop the millionaire mindset has been a very important landmark for me.  

What does success mean to you?

Success means a lot of hard work, overcoming challenges and dealing with constant mental conflict in the beginning of the journey. But the road leads to peace of mind, mental and emotional satisfaction and new beginnings again. For me success is not the destination; it’s only the milestone before next one.

When I was young my dream was to play cricket at an international level for my country. I had represented by University at the national level. But at that time I could not pursue that dream because of the uncertainty of sports and the pressure of family responsibility. I will not let that happen to the next generation. Being able to say that with confidence is a sign of success for me.

Sachin Gupta and Kavita Sugandh - QNET Blue Diamond Rank

Sachin Gupta and Kavita Sugandh Achieve Blue

Diamond Rank At QNET

Sachin Gupta and Kavita Sugandh from India have achieved the top rank of Blue Diamond Star.

This power couple are QNETs first-ever Blue Diamond Stars.

The Achievers Club was launched in 2012 showcasing 5 proud ranks: Bronze Star, Silver Star, Gold Star, Platinum Star and Diamond Star because QNET believes that there is a star in each and everyone of us waiting to shine.

in July 2017, two new ranks were introduced; the Sapphire Star and the Blue Diamond Star.

Sachin Gupta said success is not the destination, it is only a milestone before the next one. To achieve success, you need to have the millionaire mindset.

Kavita Sugandh said, when you meet people and talk to them about being part of a million-dollar project, you need to look like a million dollars yourself. What is the Millionaire Mindset?

Sachin describes it as not only believing in the importance of having money in your bank account but having the freedom to spend money with no fear of not having enough in the future.

This belief comes from the confidence that what you have worked for will keep growing. It is believing that you can enjoy life without having to look at price tags… be it for lifestyle or charitable purposes.

Put them together and what will you get? A power couple. Amazing inspirations. Leaders who lead by example.

He grew up in a middle-class family in a small town in Madhya Pradesh. He got himself an MBA and built his career in several business industries like banking, insurance and FMCG.

She worked for some big names in India, got tired of working for someone else and eventually started an HR firm where she was the jack-of-all-trades not because she loves her business a tad too much, but because she didnt have the money to hire people.

About QNET:

QNET, a prominent Asian direct selling company, provides a wide range of life enhancing

and luxury products that are offered through its proprietary e-commerce platform to customers and distributors in more than 100 countries. The company also has over 25 offices and agencies worldwide, and more than 50 stockists, apart from localised operations or franchisees in a number of countries.

Established in Hong Kong in 1998, QNET is a member of the Direct Selling Associations in Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Indonesia. QNET is also a member of the Hong Kong Health Food Association and the Health Supplements Industry Association of Singapore, among others.

QNET is active in sports sponsorships around the world, including football, badminton and more, due to the companys strong belief that the drive, passion, and teamwork of sports mirror those of QNET. QNET recently signed a new and exciting partnership with Manchester City Football Club (MCFC), as its official direct selling partner for three years. For more information, please visit the QNET website at www.qnet.net

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