Sometimes, nice guys finish first
Category: Amway, Fox News, Kurt Warner, Nutrilite, football, sponsorships
Everybody loves a good rags-to-riches story, and NFL and Super Bowl MVP Kurt Warner’s story is truly inspiring.
No one who sees Kurt today, as in-studio analyst for NFL Network and new spokesperson for the Nutrilite brand, would ever guess this is a man who’s seen more than a few struggles along the way.
He didn’t start on his college team until senior year. Was never drafted by the NFL. Played arena football for a couple seasons, and also played in Europe.
At one point, he was actually bagging groceries to make ends meet.
All it took was one chance to get Kurt on the path to success, as starting quarterback for the faltering St. Louis Rams. From there, he never looked back, helping the Rams win the Super Bowl, and then eventually taking the Arizona Cardinals to their first-ever Super Bowl appearance.
For Amway Independent Business Owners – and really, for all of us – Kurt represents the ultimate inspiration. He works hard every single day. He struggled to get past a lot of rejection, and a lot of naysayers. He persevered against the odds – and ultimately, he was successful.
On top of that, Kurt never lost his nice-guy attitude.
He sat across from me on the Amway corporate jet on the way to Phoenix to promote his association with Nutrilite with national news outlets like Fox Business News and CNBC.
There he was, dressed in sweats, as normal a guy as could possibly be, talking football, and his wonderful wife, Brenda, and their seven kids (seven!), including one with special needs.
He’s as devoted a husband and father as I’ve ever seen. Viewers of ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” will remember he rushed over to kiss Brenda in the audience after completing every single dance. Somehow, it never looked corny when he did it.
If I hadn’t met the guy myself, I’d think it was all made up. And yes, I was a little bit star-struck to meet him.
But I quickly discovered what everyone finds out when they meet Kurt Warner: He’s the real deal.
And we’re extremely proud he’s representing our Nutrilite brand.