An Interview with Vincent Vaughan

We're excited to introduce our new recognition article series, MANA (a Fijian description of power and achievement). Each article features an interview with an Ambassador who has achieved the rank of Sapphire or higher. 

His story is about having the confidence to chase your passions. Born in the Washington D.C. Metro area, in 1988 Vincent Vaughan moved to Baltimore, Maryland to study business management at Morgan State University.  Based full time in Baltimore, Vincent is happily married to his wife Ebony for almost 18 years and they have been blessed with two wonderful children, Joshua, 16 and Jessica, 14.  Vincent’s career was always in corporate America, however, he realized that it didn’t offer him time freedom, the security of retiring with a pension or the ability to follow his passion: photography.  His story shows that by working diligently towards your goal, success may be within reach. Click to read more...

By day I am work in the corporate world working for a fortune 500 Company, by nights and weekends I am a professional photographer. My corporate job is very tough; I do it to provide for my family. I was getting tired of working all the time and never getting to enjoy the fruits of my labor. I want to enjoy life with my family & friends, enjoy my hobbies, read great books and work on some personal projects in the area of photography. For me, the combination of wanting a strong retirement plan, paying for my children’s College education and paying off my mortgage were my three big goals that motivated me dip my toe back into the Network Marketing pool. I met Andre Vaughan at a church service that I was photographing a few years ago.  Andre introduced himself, and inquired about my photography services for his Semi-pro Basketball Team. When Wakaya Perfection’s Network Marketing was launched I was right there to enroll as an Ambassador the very first day! ​

I am impressed with everything that Wakaya Perfection offers. I am thankful to be a part of the early prelaunch of this special company.  Our products have been endorsed by Oprah Winfrey twice as her “Favorite Thing” and from the David H. Gilmour and Todd Smith connection, to the field leaders, and corporate staff, the team is first class. The quality, potency and the research and development that went into the Wakaya Perfection product line blew me away. Wakaya Perfection is a five-star organization filled with humble leaders that are experienced, kind and smart. The timing of the business opportunity combined with a fair and balanced compensation plan was refreshing. 

Ranking up to the Sapphire level was a fairly quick process. When I joined forces with Andre Vaughn I decided to enter into “Student Mode”. There is a saying “that when the student is ready, the teacher will appear”. I try to lead from the front. That means I still prospect and show the plan as much as I can and make sure that our Ambassadors follow the 8-step plan and stay “plugged in”. People can tell if you are not putting in the work. You have to bench mark and observe best practices that industry leaders are using to get huge results. I manage my time carefully so that I can attend meetings; training calls, still find time to prospect and more. It’s amazing how many prospecting, coaching and development calls you can make to your team while being stuck in rush hour traffic on the way to and from work. I have to give great thanks to my wife and kids. I know it’s not easy to be married to a workaholic and entrepreneur.