About Kristen
Hello! My name is Kristen Darkenwald and I am on a MISSION!
I am 27 years old, a loving mother to my “furry child” princess and I live in New York.
I am a generic marketing trainer and mentor, coach and train people from all different companies.
A year ago I was broke, struggling and my business was non-existent.
In the past 12 months I have built a business from 0 to 6 figures annually and I feel very blessed, because I have found my purpose in life.
I have found success with my business ventures and now get to pass it on. I am a coach and trainer of marketing and enjoy empowering others to build their own successful businesses.
Hey, but I’m normal, it took years to get to this place.
Let me tell you a bit of how I got here. 4 years ago I entered the Network Marketing Industry by chance. I had just graduated from Syracuse University with a BS in Psychology and was about to enter graduate school when a search on the internet changed the course of my life forever.
I got started with a very well know health, wellness and weightloss company. I was trained in the traditional way of doing the business, like making a list of 100 family and friends, doing the 3 foot rule, and all that jazz. ALL of which I refused to do.
So the other option was using the recruiting system which required lead purchases at $350 per slot and I was told successful people were running 4-6 slots per month.
So I did this, and truth be told it worked for awhile. In 6 months I was able to build up a half a million dollar a year business by using this recruiting system, so it looked like it was working.
However, a lesson I quickly learned was that systems are hot for awhile, and then they crash.
And that is what happened. The System crashed and there went my business.
I did try to rebuild that business, but my spirit had truly been broken. So after 2 years, $30,000 spent on leads I made a very hard decision to walk away.
But I had developed this burning desire to succeed. And I realized using a system was not an effective way to build a business.
So I hit the internet searching for my solution. I tried anything and everything- with no success.
Until I was introduced to Social Media Marketing.. the marketing approach where you EFFECTIVELY leverage the web 2.0 platforms to build your business.
I knew I had found my solution!
And that is how I started this journey that has brought me to study with top industry leaders and has lead me to build the successful business I have.
It’s been quite a year and I can only imagine where I will be in another year.
And the best part- I get to empower others to do the same, and in the process create wealth.