Thoughts from a Two-time 10,000 Unit Producer
Roy Clancy’s Story of Success as a Southwestern Advantage Intern Recognized two years in a row as being a 10,000 unit producer, Roy Clancy embodies what Southwestern looks for in students – coachability and a growth-mindset. In his first three years building his business, he took his base from less than 2,000 units and jumped […]
Balancing Building a Business and a Family
How Raising a Family and Building a Business Go Hand in Hand At the end of 2022, two of our District Sales Leaders and their families welcomed book babies into the world. Ryan and Amy Groom and their oldest son, Neil, welcomed Holly as the newest addition to their family in fall 2022. Aisha and […]
First-Year Spotlight: Jose Juan Tirado Hologuin
How Top Talent Jose Juan Joined the Southwestern Advantage Internship Program When looking to recruit top talent, the leaders and recruiters within the Visionaries organization had to look no further than Jose Juan Tirado Hologuin. Jose Juan will be joining hundreds of students on the book field this summer as a first-year intern. He is […]
Southwestern Advantage Intern Spotlight: Tyree Kemboi
How Tyree Strengthened his Professional Skills in the SWA Summer Internship Program Tyree Kemboi, a Top First Year in the Southwestern Advantage Summer Internship Program, lives in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. Not only has Kemboi accomplished success within our program, winning a Gold Award, a companywide incentive trip, a VIP incentive trip, and hitting President’s Club […]
Great Recruiter’s Seminar 2023: Perfect Effort
A Three-Day Summit of Training, Speakers, and Presentations Centered on Team-Building Southwestern Advantage’s Great Recruiters Seminar of 2023 brought hundreds of leaders together, at the Grand Hyatt luxury hotel in Nashville Tennessee, for a three-day summit of training, speakers, and presentations centered on team-building as well as personal and professional growth. This year’s Great Recruiters […]
Interns Give Back to the Community During Sizzler Incentive Trip with Multiple Service Projects
Southwestern Advantage Interns donate a portion of their profits during Service Week to help the local communities in and surrounding Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Participating interns visited Puerta Vallarta Mexico at the end of November 2022 for their annual Southwestern Advantage Internship incentive trip. While there, interns enjoyed beach sports, explored local culture and cuisine, and […]
Southwestern Advantage Intern Spotlight: Taylor Blaylock
How Taylor Found Success in Our Summer Internship Program Taylor Blaylock, a junior at the University of North Texas, just finished her first summer in the Southwestern Advantage Internship Program. Her journey with Southwestern Advantage began when a fellow peer surveyed her class. She instantly knew that the program and its’ culture was something she […]
Southwestern Advantage Selected as a Top 100 Internship by Wayup
For the second time, Southwestern Advantage has been chosen by WayUp as part of their Top 100 Internship List for 2021 by a panel of industry expert judges and thousands of public votes. WayUp is a popular “job matchmaker” (job site and mobile app) for college students and recent graduates where they can create a […]
Door-to-door Legitimacy Since 1868
For as long as there have been doors, there has likely been someone who knocked on them to make a sale. Door-to-door has long been a successful way to engage people face-to-face to share the value of a product offering – and it still is. When summer approaches and door-to-door solicitors canvas communities throughout the […]
The Southwestern Advantage Program Provides Soft Skills Not Taught in a Classroom
As the oldest entrepreneurial program for college and university students in the United States, the internship has always been open to students of all areas of study because of the skill sets the program offers that are not always taught in the classroom or other experiences related to the course of study. While the program […]
