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Russ Loader & his wife Katherine may be selling you a scam – architect, feng shui, certified Power of Place, speaker, book launch.

Beware, if Mr. Russ Loader and his wife Katherine are attempting to sell you the Power of Place Newsletter and its assets, you may be getting yourself into a scam.

I was duped, and I want to help you avoid the same scam.

The week of Sept 7th, 2010, Russ Loader contacted me to offer to sell the assets regarding The Power of Place newsletter – which included all of the back issues, content, images, and the goodwill of the newsletter (list).   Russ expressed that this transaction was time sensitive, as that he was leaving for New York again to work on his new architect project.  He also told me he had other buyers in mind, like his good friend Bob Proctor.

Trying to meet his deadlines, and honoring the fact that he had a time sensitive offer on the table, I made a quick offer where it was understood that upon receiving the deposit, he would promptly send all files over. I sent $1500 deposit via email transfer, in good faith that he was a man of integrity. Upon him delivering the goods, the balance would be paid in full immediately.

As you will read below, the short of it is, Russ Loader frustrated the contract, and simply failed to deliver any of the content he promised. After being stalled and stalled,  I requested a refund.  It’s now March 1st, 2011 (7 months later) and despite my lawyer’s effort to collect, despite numerous phone calls, emails, etc, Russ Loader continues to promise he has a cheque for me, which never arrives.  His son even emailed us last week to say the cheque was there.

Series of Events:

On Sept 20th, Russ Loader send me a signed agreement.

On the 22nd, he clearly indicated that after he received the deposit he would begin transfer of the assets.  He acknowledges adding a refund clause, which allows me a refund if we are unhappy with the assets.

On Sept 23rd, Russ Loader acknowledges having received a deposit of $1500.00 and reassures us via email that he’s get everything together OVER THE WEEKEND and that we would receive it Monday (NOTE THAT HE ASSURES US THAT IT WOULD BE RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS).

On the 26th of Sept, Katherine Loader sends an email message saying Russ is down for a couple of days.

On the 27th of Sept, Katherine informs us that Russ Loader is hospitalized with the pneumonia.

On the 3rd of October, Katherine emails to tell us Russ is doing much better.

On the 11th of October, Katherine emails us she’s picking up Russ from the hospital.

On the 26th of October, Russ emails us saying he’s stuck in court going after a builder.  He NOW CLAIMS he sent us a link on “Thursday” to an on-line file that contains all of the info we want. WE DIDN’T RECEIVE ANY SUCH EMAILS – AND WE CHECKED EVERYTHING INCLUDING OUR SPAM BOXES.

On the 27th of October, Russ informs us he will call us.

On the same day he informs us court should be over, and he should re-email the link. HE FAILS TO, AND NOTHING ARRIVES.

On Nov 1st, he emails informing us he wins the court case, and “I promise to send you everything today”. HE FAILS TO AND NOTHING ARRIVES.

On Nov 2nd, he says he promises to have everything to us in 24 hours. HE FAILS TO AND NOTHING ARRIVES.

On Nov. 3rd, he says “the Monkey’s at Hayhouse removed everything from my server without telling me” .  The email goes on to offer details.  However, at this point we are confused.  Did he sell the same assets to Hayhouse? What is Hayhouse doing with this information?  I called him to ask, left a message. No response.

On Nov. 7th, I receive an email from Heather Fardy, who  identified herself as Mr. Loader’s web support person and notified me that she is confirming our email and plans to send us the information. SHE FAILS TO AND NOTHING ARRIVES

On Nov. 8th, I email her back confirming our email address and asking her how she wishes to proceed with file transfer.

Days of silence.

On Nov. 12, I leave a message to Mr. Russ Loader that our company wants a prompt refund because they have failed to deliver. We receive no acknowledgment.

On Nov 16th, I call Hayhouse Canada to see if there is anyone who could verify Russ Loader’s claims.  (THE CANADIAN REPS KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS).  I EMAIL AND CALL Russ Loader REQUESTING HE ISSUE  a refund, as he was not able to deliver the assets that were promised for this transaction.  I have left 2 phone messages requesting a refund.

Have I been scammed by Katherine and Russ Loader?

On Nov 17th, I finally receive an email communication from Mr. Russ Loader who now says ” I checked with my lawyer and there is no contractual date for delivery of my information to you, which I can have to you by tomorrow. I am just catching my flight back from NY. I am aware that it has been quite long with the whole matter. If you wish a refund, no problem, according to the contact, you can do so, and will have it within 90 days.” Russ Sent by Blackberry

What? (there was no 90 day clause in the contract, he made that up claiming it was an “industry standard”. )

Mr. Loader, fails to recognize, in legal terms, it’s called “frustration of contract”.  He is obliged to complete the transaction in “good faith”.

Between Nov 2010 and March 1st, we continued to make every effort to collect. We sent email reminders, phone calls, and even our lawyer sent him a nice reminder.  I have multiple emails from him indicating that he is intends to pay. Multiple promises he’s delivering money. It never comes.

Well, his own made-up 90 day deadline is well passed.  I’m not sure if Russ Loader is just broke, or just likes to defraud people, but you decide.  I’ve received absolutely nothing for my money.  He dangled a carrot in front of us, and I paid for it.  Snake Oil.

The real irony here is that Russ and Katherine Loader actually go around teaching people feng shui. If clearing for good energy is something important

you’d think they get this one figured out and just send me a cheque (they’ve been playing this one since Sept 2010, and it’s now March 1st 2011)

They are using my money like it was a interest free loan.  Credit cards charge 19.9% interest.

Do you think they’ll pay me interest on my money?

Do you think they’ll pay me at all, or was I scammed?

Russ Loader, to this date, has not delivered on any of his claims and/or promises. I wonder if their book publisher knows about this, or how many others he’s sold the “power of place” newsletter and assets to.

Nancy Houle, Vice-President

Business Training, SOHO Conference Calgary Review – June 2010

SOHO – SME is the Small Office Home Office or the Small Medium Enterprise Conference originates in Vancouver and tours Toronto, Calgary and Ottawa.  It’s purpose is to serve as a resource for Canada’s small and medium sized businesses, connecting them to savings on products, services and learning tools.

TrainingBusinessPros also serves small to medium sized businesses throughout Canada and the USA, so it was a natural fit to take a more active position in SOHO’s sponsorship opportunities as a  “Industry Partner”.  Other sponsors include TD Bank, Grand & Toy, Rogers and The Portables.

The one-day event took place June 2nd at the Westin in Calgary, host to approx 30 exhibitors who promoted highly targeted services and products that are essentials to the survival of a small to medium sized business.

I discovered a few gems that you need to bookmark!

If you require IT Consulting Services Calgary, look up the high integrity folks at Yellowwood Networks Here is what made them stand out from the competition.  Not only were these guys very busy servicing their own booths, and managing their own trade show traffic, when I began to experience technical difficulties at my booth, not only were they offering me a hand, they came to my workshop the next day to continue offering their high value support.  This speaks volumes of their character.  I didn’t get a bill.  They just knew I was from out of town, they had the skill set, and they offered.  They saved the day.  I’m impressed with how they over-delivered, asking for nothing in return.

Anyone who takes care of their non-clients this well, imagine how outstanding they are taking care of their existing clients! Call up the folks at YellowWood Networks if you need to protect your data, secure your data, assist with your business processes, automate a few things, update your network, increase your productivity, reduce your risk, or network your office.  Whatever you need, these guys know what service means.  At the end of the day, anyone this service oriented will get my heartfelt recommendation!   Call Nathan Lee and let him know his generous crew brought you there!

Another great gem I found was in my own backyard.  Jack  Smart Calgary. Check this out!

What Jack’s company does is lend money against your accounts receivables. So, if you have a temporary cash flow issue, and you have to make payroll, but your clients are not paying you fast enough, in steps Jack Smart Calgary to lend the money providing you meet the following provisions: 1) you delivered the product or service to your client in a good manner and 2) your client is in good credit standing

There is no limit to what they can lend, and how often they can lend. They are super competitive on borrowing rates, as low as 4% (which is outstanding).  I’m telling you, this guy can help many businesses in need.  I had actually trained Jack last month, but until I saw him again at SOHO, I had no idea of the great business he had helping businesses grow! Check out Jack Smart Calgary at Liquid Capital Corp.

I asked Jack if the company to businesses outside of Calgary.  He said Yes!  They could be anywhere in Canada.  So, do call him up and tell him you read about him here first! 403-201-0041

Another golden nugget I learned in SOHO Calgary…

If you are a small medium sized business in Canada, hiring can be a scary thing.  A risky investment…

But you need help, and you need it now.  Consider this.  Every day super qualified candidates come to our country looking for work.  Immigration Canada wants you to find these qualified people.  There are grants, mentorship programs, and all types of accessible funds to help you hire…which may be the solution to your growing needs.  I’m so excited about the possibilities here, that we at TrainingBusinessPros are looking into this with serious interest.  Hiring and selecting internationally trained workers can be the answer for your small to medium sized business in Canada.   So, I met the good folks at Citizenship and Immigration Canada who briefed me in on incentives…and in addition to the Federal incentives, there may be additional provincial incentives in your area.  To learn more, get this publication entitled “The Employer’s Roadmap – Hiring and Retaining Internationally Trained Workers” prepared by the Alliance Sector of Councils for the Foreign Credentials Referral Office of Citizenship and Immigration Canada.   There is a whole new world of possibilities in this publication, and the value/benefit for your business may be very very strong.  Look it up!

Those are just a few examples of the gems I discovered at SOHO Calgary.  There are more of course, but I was pretty busy giving my own “Marketing & Mastery” presentation.

At this time, I wish to thank the Calgary crew that helped us at our booth garnering us Outstanding Results! Thank you to Jack Smart for dropping in and being the most popular guy at our booth and being an attractor factor! Thanks to our Marketing and Mastery Graduates including Yvette Corvette, Jorge Miranda and Rosemary Berglund, whose energy and StreetSmart Marketing skills filled our seminar room at the SOHO event!

Yvette and Rosemary had the opportunity to attend the Networking Lunch Keynote featuring Carla MacLeod, a 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist Canadian National Women’s Hockey Team.  They reported she was excellent, and her story inspiring.  Carla generously offered to pass around her gold medal, and everyone had the opportunity to touch it, feel it, and take a picture with it! If Yvette or Rosemary send me their pics, we’ll post it here!

If you are interested in the next SOHO event, to either exhibit, attend, or be a member of, just email the good folks at SOHO, and ask for their Special Offer! Tell them you heard about here first! Ask for Tyler or Lama at 1-800-290-7646 ext 257.

Overall, the SOHO event was a success for us.  However, having said this, I must outline we are not a passive booth, and don’t expect results just by sitting there.  Our team members are well trained on StreetSmartMarketing skills, that make a booth successful.  If you need to upgrade your boothmanship skills, or need marketing tips and advice, contact our business training office at 416-229-4710 or visit The StreetSmartMarketer for a free subscription to the Marketing Tips Magazine.

• Congratulations to Jos Willard from Canada Strategic Financial for winning a Marketing & Mastery 2-Day Intensive in Calgary Sept 11& 12 2010 during the SOHO event!

This is Paul Tobey, CEO of TrainingBusinessPros.com. Join us again in SOHO Vancouver, and SOHO Ottawa in 2010!

Marketing & Mastery Calgary a huge hit! We are extremely delighted to say that our inaugural Marketing & Mastery intensive in Calgary was a huge success.  Joining us were local business owners like  Sonya Tonhauser who said “Once again, thank you for the past two days.  I have left your Marketing and Mastery course feeling empowered and inspired and cannot wait to start putting into practise everything you have taught me.  You truly have gift and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing it.”

Please check out her really cool business card holder:

Yvette Corvette texted us from her blackberry ” I agree excellent!”

Cathie Dunklee- “Hi Paul, Really the workshop was wonderful and the SEO stuff was off the scale, thanks.  I’ll  write testimonials for  you until the cows come home if you want and  recommend you to my friends.”

People love to hire our graduates because they know their stuff! So if you need a web design company who understands internet marketing,  Check her out in Calgary http://webdesign.ducktoes.com

As a result, our graduates are starting a Business Group in Calgary spearheaded by Helen Innes, Small Business Consultant, check her out at Innta.com

I can’t mention everyone in this post, however, I will let you know who’s who in the world of business in Canada and the US.

Special Thanks to all the Calgary Business Owners who gave 100% commitment to learning 21st Century Marketing Tools, Internet Marketing, Social Media and Internet Marketing Calgary.

Thank You! We’ll be back in Calgary for the SOHO Trade Show, where I will be a guest speaker.  Hope to see you there!

Paul Tobey

CEO

Ladd Mcnamara, Usana and …

Reporting on Network Marketing companies is simply not enough.  That’s like selling you the banana peel without the banana.  You have to talk about the people within the organizations. That’s what makes the good juice when deciding on what “leader” to choose.

I met Dr. Ladd Mcnamara in California at a Champions celebration hosted by Brian Klemmer, best selling author and one of the best trainer’s I personally know.  Ladd Mcnamara was one of the select few being honored at a celebration of “Champions”.

I rarely speak of my lovely wife Nancy in these blogs, but it was  Nancy who intuitively engaged Ladd in a conversation, and later whispered in my ear that she had invited Ladd to participate in one of our leader’s workshops in Toronto called Train the Trainer

I had the privilege to train Ladd Mcnamara and my family had some quality one-on-one time to spend with him.

We attended several functions, and we witnessed Ladd McNamara’s “rock-star” status.  Even in Toronto, people felt a great need to shake his hand, ask for autographs, and speak with him.  Dr. McNamara, often embarrassed by the intrusions, was graceful, humble and often surprised by the attention.

I guess, in the world of Usana, as it turns out, he is a rock-star.  With a effortless ability to speak, and a passion for health and wellness, it’s obvious to anyone that he’s doing his real soul work.  Despite a difficult swing during a Usana corporate “shakedown”  Ladd Mcnamara could have been considered corporate “collateral damage”.

Lesser men would have accepted their fate .  Not Ladd. Being the collateral damage was not acceptable.

Dr. Ladd McNamara continues to endorse a product he is deeply committed to and believes in.  He teaches total wellness without the need to be at the mercy of large pharmaceuticals.  I guess if your that public about it, you’ll get yourself in the line of fire at some point.

I’m not a network marketer.  However, I’ve trained my fair share of leaders and I’ve been hanging around a few network marketing companies.

I have observed the following qualities in Top Network Marketing Leaders:

• The Top Leaders are deeply committed to the products they represent.  They truly believe in the product, and their loyalty is to the product, not necessarily to the corporation.  This is a good thing! Look for these folks when you choose a leader to be under.
• The Top Leaders are highly networked with other top leaders.  They create alliances and keep lines of communications open at all times.  They don’t act from lack, competition or fear.  They act in faith, and trust, and act in cooperation with other teams.
• The Top Leaders spend money training themselves.  You’ll often see them attend trainings outside their own company trainings, either through personal development or professional development trainings.  A leader who goes after knowledge makes a strong leader.
• The Top Leaders do not tolerate excuses from themselves or from others.  They have a strong compassion muscle, but will have little tolerance for excuses.  They didn’t get to the top by complaining or making excuses. Therefore, if you identify a leader with a strong focus, this is a good thing.
• The Top Leaders have a history.  Even Trump declared bankruptcy and so have many other millionaires.  If you find garbage on folks, don’t let that stop you.  What has brought leaders down, have often built them up again.  Baggage or “experience” is a good thing here.
• When they are down, top leaders often come back on the upswing, its a good stock to invest in, so hang on for the ride!
• Top Leaders  have what it takes to re-invent themselves and their teams.  If this means creating another strong team, that’s what they’ll do to find the collaboration of like-minded folks.
• Top Leaders recover quickly from mistakes.  You’ll be hard pressed to find a top leader have a pity party that will last very long.  They do not dwell on negativity, but rather focus on the solution – instead of the problem.

Dr. Ladd McNamara is not only a Leader, but an inspiration to others who have been faced with adversity, and a great example of how to pull up your boot straps, keep going – and no excuses! That’s the stuff Top Leaders are made from.

If you are considering joining a Usana team, a Mannatech team or any other network marketing team, consider your leader first.

Then the real question is this:  How deeply committed are you to become that TOP leader?

Signing off, this has been my observations on Ladd McNamara and thoughts on network marketing leaders!

Paul Tobey

CEO

TrainingBusinessPros.Com

StreetSmartMarketer.com

Congratulations to our 12 Year Old Son Adrian who has started a kids helping kids blog! He was motivated by his own experience when he went to the bank to find out the bank had closed his savings account.

Pat Foran from CTV news came to the house today to interview Adrian about his story and how his story can help other kids with their kids money problems! I’m very proud of our son for focusing on the solution, rather than the problem!

If you have read a book, or know a parenting skill that can help other kids with their money skills, please post your comment at Kids Money Problems.

Paul Tobey Scam?

Hi! This is Paul Tobey, and if you are here, it’s because you are doing your research on me!

You are not alone.  It turns out, some folks will do their due diligence and research me.  One of the ways to do your research is to put the keyword search phrase “paul tobey scam” into google. Don’t feel bad.  It turns out to be a high keyword search term.

If you are going to invest some time and effort taking our courses, you should be researching the trainer.  Good job if you are here!

Let’s get the Paul Tobey scam out of the way. It turns out there is another Paul Toby (spelled differently), who lives in Calgary, who apparently ticked some people off when he sold a car.  Someone labeled him a scam artist. That guy is not me.

There is also a Paul G. Tobey who seems to be a high rank techie, who is neither me nor a scam.  Please, don’t think that’s me.  There is someone considering my Tinnitus digital program inquiring if its a scam, however, let me assure you, the testimonials on the program are legit, and anyone who has tried it, – that it is life-changing for chronic tinnitus sufferers.  However, there are tons of tinnitus scams out there… none of them are ME either!

There are also thousands looking for Tobey Maguire and Tobey Kieth, which are unrelated to me.   I’m not the famous actor, I’m the internet marketing guy who was once a  jazz pianist but by necessity I became an internet marketer! In fact, I became very good at it.

I’ve trained thousands of people over the last 4 years,  and I’m humbled by the fact that I have yet to Google anything that hints of a Paul Tobey scam.

Our courses are outstanding, and our students get legit results.  We’ve trained everyone from small start-ups to aggressive business ventures, to government clients such as Ontario Place and Ontario Rental Board, to independent real-estate movers and shakers to financial planners, to tourism, folks in the horse industry, to manufacturing and distribution of salt chemicals and auto parts, to cosmetic spas, to direct-to consumer businesses who are looking for a competitive edge.

In fact, if you are business-2-business, or business-2-consumer, we can help.  I will say this though; if you want to sell cars or flowers online, you need a team of experts.  These are hugely competitive industry verticals, and you need full time staff to handle your search engine optimization.  Those are not virgin markets online.

And to compete, you’ll need some dollars.  However, other industries in retail, manufacturing, or small business (local or international) are still fair game.  You could win that game, and you only need to be 1 person with a few hours a week to get what you want.

What you want is targeted traffic to your website.  Once you get them there, you get them to take action (pick up the phone, give their email, send you and email, download something, or buy something).  You MUST collect their data! It’s a must!

We are great at this. Our proof! We collect testimonials from every single business owner we train, and we have thousands of them in binders filed in a closet! We’ve put a few up on the website, randomly selected, for your review.

Our internet marketing course in Toronto will soon be traveling to Calgary on Dec. 6 2009, and to BC in 2010.  An alternative to attending a live training on Internet Marketing, Marketing & Mastery or Train the Trainer 1 or 2, is we give webinars via the internet, and most of the webinars are archived and available so  you can have immediate access to the valuable information you are seeking.

Who are our training courses for?  Businesses earning $0 to 5 million.  Our internet marketing & Marketing Mastery courses are for small to mid-size business owners and executives who seek a streetsmart way of marketing their products and services.  StreetSmart Marketing is a low-cost but hugely effective way of branding and converting your visitors into sales.

Your commitment is both short-term and long term.  Short term, you must learn the stuff! It’s great stuff, but like me, you’ll have to commit and do the implementation. Your implementation is long-term.  Once you start, you don’t stop. Ever! There will always be something keeping you at the top! That’s you!

Consider your website an asset – a piece of property.  If you build it correctly, it’s worth something.  Especially if you build it with a database.

All of my information is fantastic, but if you don’t put it into practice, you’ll be spinning your wheels.  You can easily avoid the thousands of dollars in mistakes, and hundreds of hours of hitting your head against a wall, getting the same unwanted result over and over again. I’ll give you the right way the first time, and spare you the headaches.

We will train you how to manage and oversee your internet marketing project, and/or do it yourself.  We’ve had many do-it-yourselfers in our courses, who have had, and are currently still getting, outstanding results! You can too!

It takes the will to learn it, and the drive to implement it.  It took me 4 years to go from 125K house to a 1.2 million dollar house.  It took me 4 months to start making money online, and 1 year to be financially free (which was a big deal from a starving jazz artist point of view).  You can do it too.  It’s not too late for you.  The internet is still very much virgin territory, and has lots of room for newbies. But the window is closing.  I’d say a couple of more years, and the industry will have evolved to a point where newbies will have a hard time competing against the workforce we are training now.

If you have a good idea, a stand up product or service, and you have the wherewithal to do your research, you’ll know if you should keep going with me in the first hour.  I’ll teach you how to do your research, and you’ll have an idea of your ROI within minutes.  If you have a bad idea, your research will tell you to bail.  If it tells you to bail, you bail.  Even I can’t help you if you have a bad idea! I don’t think a bad idea is limited though.  You may just discover that your bad idea needs a tweek in order to be outstanding.  Surprisingly, google will tell you! Google knows all, and I’ll show you how to find out – FAST!

We are experts in ON-Site Optimization, and Off Site optimization, (social media gurus), with the ability to effectively train you and your team to get better results.  It’s a numbers game, and we want to teach you how to generate lots of traffic, and convert that traffic into sales! Simple yes? We just don’t talk. We walk our talk, show you the proof and guarantee our trainings!

Please visit www.trainingbusinesspros.com for more information on Paul Tobey Marketing Course.  Our Internet Marketing Seminars in Toronto are coming to Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, and Montreal.  If you would like to partner with us on future events, and or sponsor an upcoming event, please contact Nancy at our office at 416-229-4710.

Paul Tobey Scam post was written as an On Site Search Optimization Strategy, and I thank you for allowing me the time to prove to you SEO works! Join us in one of our free internet marketing seminars, or check out our schedule of events for our free internet marketing webinars.  If you want to be one of the first to know about any of our trainings in your area, or via webinar, just join our membership.

To your success!

Paul Tobey

Beyond Public Speaking Training is set yet again in Toronto on Feb. 24th.  Don’t wait to register, this course sold out in only a few short hours back in January.  Master trainer, Paul Tobey will deliver a 4 Hour Free Training to StreetSmartMarketers at the Westin Prince Hotel in Toronto. 

You will learn the Secrets of Powerful Presentations and Public Speaking Techniques used by the Multi-Million Dollar Pros!

Paul Tobey has trained over 6000 companies last year alone, and continues to deliver exciting trainings in Public Speaking, Internet Marketing, and the Secret of Deliberate Creation!  Both professional and personal development seminars are complimentary to each other, offering both soft skills and hard skills to achieve both personal and professional success! 

Learn why its not what you teach that is important, it’s the “HOW” you teach it that defines the pros from the wanna be’s.  So get on board with the right information and sign up for your free training today!  

 

 

 

http://www.streetsmartmarketer.com/beyond-public-speaking.shtml

Arizona State Music Teachers Association Please mark your calendars and plan to come and enjoy the 2008 ASMTA Conference to be held May 29-31, 2008 at the Grace Inn in Ahwatukee Arizona.

MTNA 2009 Conference
For more information visit the www.mtna.org/Programs/Conferences/2009Conference/tabid/473/Default.aspx

There will be classes and seminars on a wide range of topics and we hope that there will prove to be something interesting for everyone. We are pleased to welcome back concert pianist, and certified trainer Paul Tobey, who gave an excellent presentation at last year’s conference. Paul will be training on “student motivation, and introductory to improvisation”.

Dr. Martha Baker-Jordan (who taught a seminar at the national conference) is coming to share her pedagogy expertise. We are looking forward to enjoying a Vocal Master Class taught by Dr. Cathy Hauan.

For full list of conference details visit the Arizona State Music Teachers Association

www.asmta.org/index.php