Ronald Love Motivational Speaker from Everett, WA

?In 2003, Ron, Terri, Jon, and Molly Love purchased a candy formula and a name, Chateau D' Lanz Swiss Licorice, an all-natural gourmet licorice candy. As with many family owned businesses, our progress was a perpetual dance of two steps forward, one step back. While we all play important roles, our story starts with Ron Love. A stockbroker for 15 years, Ron suffered a heart attack and stroke in February of 1995. Unable to continue in his profession as a result of his stroke, Ron met this new adversity head-on. Our family came together to face the challenge as a team, and rather than dividing us it brought us closer together. After several years of recovery and writing about his experience, Ron rallied our family around the idea of a licorice company. At the time it seemed so simple- make licorice, sell licorice, cash paychecks. Everyone brought something to the table: Ron had years of business experience; Jon was finishing his law degree and MBA; Molly had just finished her Masters in Communications, and Terri was the ever present glue that held the family together and could run the back-end operations. It is now 28 years after Ron’s heart attack and stoke. Ron would like to tell you how he embraced change in his life and how you can too. It’s not what you print on your business card of life. It is your God given abilities that people don’t realize they have. Your personal logo – your smile. Your “card” – your personality. Your “trademark” – how people feel about you after they meet you.