Ordinary to Extraordinary: Scott & Molly Aguilar

Out of the Rat Race
by Deana Nall

Reprinted from Success From Home magazine October 2009 vol. 5 issue 6

Every morning in Scott and Molly Aguilar's neighborhood, garage doors open and cars back out of driveways at the same time. The cars move toward the interstate for the morning commute, where a traffic snarl almost always awaits them.

But one garage door does not open. Through their success with Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing, Scott and Molly enjoy a different life than that of their neighbors. "We've escaped the rat race," Scott says.

As FHTM National Sales Managers, Scott and Molly were actually brought together by network marketing. Working at the same restaurant, the two barely knew each other when Scott sponsored Molly into the network marketing company he was with at the time. The connection sparked an interest, and not just in building a business. "Many months later, I asked her to marry me," Scott says.

Nothing Compares

The couple worked with that company for six years; a time they recall as a positive experience. "It taught us so much about what it takes to be successful in business," Molly says. "Without that experience, I don't think we would be where we are now with FHTM."

But that company folded, and the Aguilars knew they wanted to remain in the direct sales industry. Scott found out about FHTM from a former business partner. "We had researched several companies and nothing compared to FHTM," Molly says.

The couple signed up with FHTM and jumped right into their new careers. "Because of our previous experience, we knew what it took to make it," Molly says. "We decided to succeed and never quit, period. We didn't have a Plan B."

They didn't need a Plan B. In their first year with FHTM, Scott and Molly made more money than they had made in their sixth and final year with their previous company. Almost five years later, the couple's success continues to grow Their days of restaurant work now a distant memory, Scott and Molly enjoy the freedom their success has provided for them.

"It's changed our lives in every way possible," Molly says. "It's awesome to wake up every morning when we're through sleeping instead of by the sound of an alarm clock."

Work Hard and Play Hard

The Aguilars' success has allowed them to do the things they couldn't before, such as traveling to tropical destinations like Jamaica, Puerto Vallarta and Cancun. Molly has pursued her passion for fitness by training and participating in fitness competitions. And every morning, while the cars are leaving the neighborhood for the daily commute, Scott is playing a two-hour game of basketball with friends.

"We work hard," Scott says. "And we play hard."

Scott and Molly know this lifestyle could not be theirs had they not chosen to join such a successful company. "We wouldn't be able to find anything to provide the lifestyle that we have with FHTM," Molly says.

As the couple's success with FHTM continues to build, they anticipate an exciting future. Scott envisions his teams' leaders speaking to arenas full of FHTM reps.

Both Scott and Molly look forward to sharing the FHTM opportunity with more people. "The concept of FHTM is simple," Molly says. "You just have to stick with it long enough to succeed."

And Scott knows firsthand that the success he and Molly have achieved is available to anyone who wants it. "Neither one of us came from money," he says. "We've built everything we have from what we've done ourselves."