To say that Kevin and Melanie Hinds were working hard is an understatement. "I was making a very good income as a financial executive in corporate America working 60-80 hours a week," Melanie says. "I felt I had no life, that there had to be more to it than that."

Kevin was a school counselor, working 60-70 hours a week with a second full-time job in the summer. "Melanie and I hardly saw one another," he says. 

Melanie was introduced to Reliv in 2002 and saw immediately that this was a business based on helping others. "I felt really led to help other and loved that I could make money doing that," Melanie says. "I had some health issues and got on the products and into the business at the same time. In three months I had achieved my goal of earning $1,000 to $2,000 a month and was having a blast, it didn't feel like work. It was fun helping people to feel better and giving them hope for their finances.  

Kevin tried the products as well and experienced a steady increase in his energy. He went with Melanie to the International Conference in August of 2003 and saw the integrity and leadership of the company. "A month later, I retired at age 29," he says. "In four months, we won a fabulous trip to the Mayan Riviera and came home determined to get serious about this opportunity. Four months after that, we had replaced my school income and became Senior Directors."

Meanwhile, Melanie learned to break old corporate management habits. "I learned to love and accept people and to listen to their needs, instead of 'managing' them," she says. "I found so many great people to join us in the business, and that built momentum that catapulted us to Ambassador."

"The greatest thing," Kevin says, "is that we are together every day instead of living in our own separate worlds. We have financial security and freedom and life-long friends all across the country. We're making a difference in peoples' lives and that is priceless!