THE LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT SHINES ON: LARRIETTE SIMMONDS

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1. Where were you born and raised; current city; family; hobbies; past business highlights...
I’m from Miami, Fl, and currently live in Pompano Beach, FL. I'm a stay at home mom to four beautiful birth children; I'm also a foster parent to two of my lovely nieces. I'm a wife of 13 years to my wonderful husband who’s been in my and our children's lives for the last 19 years. I worked for corporate America for about three years until they fired me while on my sick bed after giving birth to my last daughter. When I'm not traveling, I love shopping; I'm an extreme couponer! I also enjoy having family game and movie night with my hubby and kids.

2. How have you grown or personally developed since joining PlanNet?
I've grown tremendously. I've learned to be a team player, and I'm a firm believer that there's no "I" in team. My team has made me into the awesome leader that I am today. PlanNet Marketing has taught me to be self-driven, consistent, coachable and most of all, motivated and hungry and to never give up.

3. What drives you; what motivates you?
My family drives me to push harder everyday. I don't want my children to have to work for anyone as they become adults. I have to do it for them, being the huge family that we are under one income. My husband motivates me by getting up every morning at 3:00 am to go to work, working so hard to take care of our family. It’s only right that I go hard in my business to lift some of the weight off of his shoulders.

4. Who would you consider a role model and why?
My mom, because growing up she worked so hard with two jobs at a time, to make sure I and my six siblings never went without. Even through the struggles and not having a father figure in our lives, she made it happen as a single parent, no matter what life threw at us.

5. The three words that describe you best are:
Hungry, determined, motivated

6. If you had some sound advice to give to anyone what would it be?
No matter how hard life gets, never give up! "When life happens, make life happen."

7. What does your life look like five years from now?
I will be a six-figure income earner, will have retired my husband and will be completely debt-free.