PlanNet’s new One-Star Director Rochelle Montgomery was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her parents moved to California when she was a young girl and she has spent most of her life in southern California – Los Angeles, Santa Monica, and now San Diego, where she has lived for about a year and a half. She is a proud mother of three amazing adult children. Her son, James, is a Gold Builder himself in her organization and she shares that he has been her rock and is one of her strongest champions in this journey.
Rochelle says, “I am a retired attorney and now a travel entrepreneur. I love to travel. I am an avid reader. I enjoy all types of dance and, whether I am cooking or eating, I am obsessed with delicious food. As a matter of fact, I am such a foodie, I travel just to experience food culture in different places. I study food and for about six years, I owned a catering business. Another fact some may find surprising is that while I enjoy many types of books, I am most of all a fan of mystery novels and Marvel and DC comics (there are times you can find me in full costume at events like Comic-Con). In addition to these activities, I am an amusement park fanatic!!! Disney, of course is a favorite, but I can close down any roller coaster park at any time!
Travel has been an integral part of my life as long as I can remember. As a child, I recall many road trips by car and train. Sometimes we traveled because my family was in crisis, sometimes for fun. But whatever the reason, I always embraced the adventure and excitement of experiencing a new place. Then, the summer after my sophomore year of high school, I had a travel experience that changed my life. As an inner-city high school student, I had the opportunity to travel with a group of students to East Africa. During that trip, we visited London, Malta, studied for four weeks in Kenya and took a two-week safari through Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. That experience taught me the value of travel, helped me gain greater awareness of and pride in my own culture, and showed me how travel creates a universal experience that can be shared with anyone.
“Since that time, I have made travel a priority in my life as well as for my family. I have been a single mom for most of my children’s lives. It has always been very important to me that my children be exposed to as much of the world as possible, and have traveled to almost every state in the United States. I have also had the pleasure of experiencing the culture of Mexico, the island life of the Caribbean, the breathtaking beauty of Japan, the Olympics in Brazil, as well as the splendor, architecture, history and cuisine of many countries in Europe, Greece, and the Mediterranean. One thing I know for certain is that these experiences are just the tip of the iceberg! Travel will always be a regular part of my life.
“I was introduced to PlanNet Marketing by my dear brother-in-law, Keith Montgomery, who sponsored me into the business. At the time, I was very excited about the travel opportunities. So, for many months, after joining the business, all I did was travel. Then, after meeting great leaders like Eileen Ross and attending my first convention, I began to understand the power of this company and how I could change not only my life, but the lives of the people I touch. In my life, I have had many successes: I have amazing, passionate, and giving children; I had an extremely rewarding career; I have owned other businesses and have led volunteer organizations; I have run marathons; I have overcome life-altering injuries, and I am a cancer survivor. But at no point in my career or in my other ventures have I ever experienced the genuine care, support and quality of leadership that we have here in PlanNet Marketing.
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley have created a company based on the highest standards of excellence and the genuine desire to help communities of people improve their lives. The combination of those principles has created a winning culture where leaders readily share their knowledge and support with anyone who is willing to learn. I realized many, many years ago that no one succeeds in a vacuum. The phenomenal team culture here at PlanNet is responsible for my success.
We are always reliant on or indebted to mentors, people who support our work, or someone who has paved the way. During my two and a half years with PlanNet Marketing, I have learned from great leaders like Eileen Ross, who made me truly evaluate my willingness to be coached, follow example, and take action without excuses. I have been mentored by the brilliant Patricia Johnson – whose ‘super power’ is understanding exactly what people need to succeed, then doing whatever it takes to help them find it in themselves. Under Director Johnson’s mentorship, I learned how to lead a team, how to push through adverse circumstances. and how to build relationships with prospects and business partners. Once I embraced the coaching and mentorship of Directors Ross and Johnson, my work became more focused, I became more confident. and my business began to take off. I have also benefited by the support of other wonderful leaders. With a list too long to mention here, I would like everyone to know how appreciative I am of the generous support of sideline Directors and business partners throughout the country, but particularly here in California. They embraced me with open arms and imparted wisdom and support in ways I never expected. Everyone seemed to rally around me to say, ‘As long as you are pushing, we will push with you.’ Finally, I would never have attained this position without the hard work and support of my tenacious team! We are a close-knit group of people who enjoy doing business with each other. We thrive on growing and being stretched. We learn from each other and we have fun. Any success I have achieved, or will achieve, is their success.
“Now that I have become a Director, I realize this is just the beginning of my journey. I am committed more than ever to replicate everything I have learned so that I can enrich and empower the lives of as many people as possible. Thank you PlanNet Marketing for helping me find my purpose.”
