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Angela J. Reed

RICHMOND, ILLINOIS, USA

F I G H T I N G F O R

Freedom

ith a love for France and farm ing,

W Angela J. Reed took her two passions and formed Parisienne Farmgirl, a lifestyle blog dedicated to food, France, farming, fashion, and everything Angela loved. This creative blog took off, and Angela gained many followers, one of whom was a dōTERRA Wellness Advocate. This advocate was well aware of Angela’ s personality and interests from following her blog and boldly reached out to Angela, asking if she would like to be a leader on her team.

This forward yet hopeful move was nothing short of inspiration. For years, Angela and her family had struggled deeply with their finances, and Angela was looking for a network marketing company to join to help improve her family’ s situation. Angela says,“ I’ ve always believed in network marketing. My enroller didn’ t know it, but I had been waiting for the right company to come along and had turned down many others for years. I told my husband,‘ As soon as the right company comes along, I’ m going to sink my teeth in and go for it.’” And that is exactly what Angela did. After watching a video on the compensation plan, Angela and her husband, Joel, knew that this was the right company, and they put all their effort toward the success of the business, regardless of the challenges they faced.
Within the first year of starting the business, Angela decided to take on an extra project and write her first cookbook. Though that kept her more than busy, she kept pushing forward with her business. The next year brought more challenges as she experienced health issues while she was expecting her sixth child. Angela says,“ We pulled together to grow this business during those busy,
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“ I recommend this business constantly. The compensation plan is the number-one product I promote.
People are desperate for income and for security, and I can help them with that.”