Chuck & Alyson Smith
Field Director
Cedar Rapids, IA
Hello! Our names are Chuck and Alyson Smith. We have lived in Urbana, IA, for the past 20 years. We have been married for 21 years, and have 4 beautiful children.
Graduating from the University of Iowa we are naturally Iowa Hawkeye fans. We enjoy all sorts of activities including: softball, golf, playing billiards (in fact that is how we met), ping pong, bowling, fishing, boating, watching our kids play sports, and really we just enjoy life. We watch a ton football, and any other sporting events. We enjoy time with our friends and family. We love being gathered around a campfire. Our family enjoys the beauty of watching the sunrise and sunset.
A little information on us and what attracted us to Infinity Business Group. We started our own business in 1996. After working for others to help them get to their dreams started we decide to work towards ours. We decided that we would get into the tanning industry. We added a personalized laser engraving business and apparel to the salons later. We started by purchasing a small existing salon with 8 beds. We named our business “Hollywood Tan.” In 1997 we decided to expand to a bigger space right next door to our location. We soon built an 18 bed tanning salon. In 2000 we decided to open a second Hollywood Tan location. In 2003 we decided to open a third Hollywood Tan. Things were going extremely well. We soon found out our lives would be sent down a very different path. It dealt with a catastrophic event that would change our lives forever.
In 2005 our son, Austin, who was only 3 1/2 years old was diagnosed with a type of cancer called ALL Leukemia. This was a shock. Cancer didn’t run in our family. Austin ended up relapsing a couple times during his treatments at the University of Iowa. After the 2nd time Austin relapsing; The University of Iowa Hospitals told us that we had a very slim chance to continue to have our son with us. As you can imagine this was devastating for us. They informed us our only chance of survival for him would be a bone marrow transplant. Our thoughts were simple; We needed to have faith and pray that whatever needed to happen would happen. As a parent the worst thing is not being able to take away his pain. This was the hardest part of parenting we have ever had to experience.
In 2009 our miracle came true. We found out that our 12 year old daughter Aaryn was a perfect match to be the bone marrow donor for Austin. This was a blessing that allowed Austin to heal. Now, Austin is a healthy 15 year old sophomore in highschool. He enjoys his time being around his friends, family, driving, and playing video games. Aaryn, the bone marrow donor, is now 20 and attending college to get a degree in child life. Her passion is also to help families who went through a similar situation. Garrett, our older son lives in Florida with his fiancee Maggie. They both work for Rockwell Collins. Our oldest daughter, Danielle, is a free spirited individual who is always up for a new adventure. We live a very different now, but we are able to focus on helping others in any way we can.
This leads us to why we chose Infinity Business Group to partner with. Watching Austin go through cancer was not only emotionally devastating, but financially devastating as well. We had amazing medical insurance, but it didn’t come close to covering the financial destruction cancer may cause. We were at a point in our lives where we had sold all of the salons to pay the bills. When we sold the salons we were left without any retirement. We still had the laser engraving and the apparel businesses, but those were never going to allow us to retire. We were in search of our next fit, but also our final career. We were introduced to the products that Family Heritage Life offers and we were amazed. We started thinking about how their products could have helped us in our time of need. The thought of protecting our family financially made perfect sense. However, we did not know we would soon take a career on showing others these products. We ended up talking about the possibility to partner with IBG and Travis Wilson through Rich Strobel. At first it was hard to understand the concept of getting paid by just talking to families. We have the freedom to put together our work schedule that allows us to never miss another event in our kids’ lives. This career pays us upfront, but continues to pay us for years to come. This had us eager to learn more. This allowed us to see our future by helping other individuals and families protect their loved ones, god forbid the unexpected does happen. We had no clue that Infinity Business Group could provide the impact on our lives that is has. The idea of owning our own business, working our own hours, and making as much income as we could solely by helping others not go through what we did made sense for us. The ability to be rewarded based on our personal results is amazing in many ways. We made the best decision of our lives coming into an organization that is constantly growing around shared core principles. Vision, growth, leadership, honesty, and integrity are a few core principles that have been shared with us. Leading by example and to always see the best in everyone. Impacting the lives of others is extremely rewarding, but to show others the opportunity that has been shown to us is the most appealing part of what we do. The culture that has been shown to us has provided the opportunity to develop from other business partners. We are privileged to say they are some of our closest friends.
If you are looking for an opportunity to get involved with an organization that will help lead you to your true potential, and grow beyond your potential, and have the opportunity to gain financial wealth based on your own performance, you have came to the right place. We look forward to meeting you and your loved ones to learn what your values and vision are, but also to learn what is really important for you.
Graduating from the University of Iowa we are naturally Iowa Hawkeye fans. We enjoy all sorts of activities including: softball, golf, playing billiards (in fact that is how we met), ping pong, bowling, fishing, boating, watching our kids play sports, and really we just enjoy life. We watch a ton football, and any other sporting events. We enjoy time with our friends and family. We love being gathered around a campfire. Our family enjoys the beauty of watching the sunrise and sunset.
A little information on us and what attracted us to Infinity Business Group. We started our own business in 1996. After working for others to help them get to their dreams started we decide to work towards ours. We decided that we would get into the tanning industry. We added a personalized laser engraving business and apparel to the salons later. We started by purchasing a small existing salon with 8 beds. We named our business “Hollywood Tan.” In 1997 we decided to expand to a bigger space right next door to our location. We soon built an 18 bed tanning salon. In 2000 we decided to open a second Hollywood Tan location. In 2003 we decided to open a third Hollywood Tan. Things were going extremely well. We soon found out our lives would be sent down a very different path. It dealt with a catastrophic event that would change our lives forever.
In 2005 our son, Austin, who was only 3 1/2 years old was diagnosed with a type of cancer called ALL Leukemia. This was a shock. Cancer didn’t run in our family. Austin ended up relapsing a couple times during his treatments at the University of Iowa. After the 2nd time Austin relapsing; The University of Iowa Hospitals told us that we had a very slim chance to continue to have our son with us. As you can imagine this was devastating for us. They informed us our only chance of survival for him would be a bone marrow transplant. Our thoughts were simple; We needed to have faith and pray that whatever needed to happen would happen. As a parent the worst thing is not being able to take away his pain. This was the hardest part of parenting we have ever had to experience.
In 2009 our miracle came true. We found out that our 12 year old daughter Aaryn was a perfect match to be the bone marrow donor for Austin. This was a blessing that allowed Austin to heal. Now, Austin is a healthy 15 year old sophomore in highschool. He enjoys his time being around his friends, family, driving, and playing video games. Aaryn, the bone marrow donor, is now 20 and attending college to get a degree in child life. Her passion is also to help families who went through a similar situation. Garrett, our older son lives in Florida with his fiancee Maggie. They both work for Rockwell Collins. Our oldest daughter, Danielle, is a free spirited individual who is always up for a new adventure. We live a very different now, but we are able to focus on helping others in any way we can.
This leads us to why we chose Infinity Business Group to partner with. Watching Austin go through cancer was not only emotionally devastating, but financially devastating as well. We had amazing medical insurance, but it didn’t come close to covering the financial destruction cancer may cause. We were at a point in our lives where we had sold all of the salons to pay the bills. When we sold the salons we were left without any retirement. We still had the laser engraving and the apparel businesses, but those were never going to allow us to retire. We were in search of our next fit, but also our final career. We were introduced to the products that Family Heritage Life offers and we were amazed. We started thinking about how their products could have helped us in our time of need. The thought of protecting our family financially made perfect sense. However, we did not know we would soon take a career on showing others these products. We ended up talking about the possibility to partner with IBG and Travis Wilson through Rich Strobel. At first it was hard to understand the concept of getting paid by just talking to families. We have the freedom to put together our work schedule that allows us to never miss another event in our kids’ lives. This career pays us upfront, but continues to pay us for years to come. This had us eager to learn more. This allowed us to see our future by helping other individuals and families protect their loved ones, god forbid the unexpected does happen. We had no clue that Infinity Business Group could provide the impact on our lives that is has. The idea of owning our own business, working our own hours, and making as much income as we could solely by helping others not go through what we did made sense for us. The ability to be rewarded based on our personal results is amazing in many ways. We made the best decision of our lives coming into an organization that is constantly growing around shared core principles. Vision, growth, leadership, honesty, and integrity are a few core principles that have been shared with us. Leading by example and to always see the best in everyone. Impacting the lives of others is extremely rewarding, but to show others the opportunity that has been shown to us is the most appealing part of what we do. The culture that has been shown to us has provided the opportunity to develop from other business partners. We are privileged to say they are some of our closest friends.
If you are looking for an opportunity to get involved with an organization that will help lead you to your true potential, and grow beyond your potential, and have the opportunity to gain financial wealth based on your own performance, you have came to the right place. We look forward to meeting you and your loved ones to learn what your values and vision are, but also to learn what is really important for you.
