Beyond the American Dream

When Leslie Exley found out her boss was involved in doTERRA, she approached him about joining as well. She was already familiar with essential oils, so she approached doTERRA purely for the business opportunity. She says, “I wanted to see what it was. My husband and I weren’t sure about direct marketing, but we told ourselves we would give it 90 days and then we would reevaluate.”

Her husband, Forrest, was a mechanical engineer and his job kept him so busy they rarely saw each other. He was looking for a job that was less strenuous, but no matter how close he got, nothing ever seemed to work out. He says, “When doTERRA came along, it just clicked. We knew this was our out.”

They both quit their jobs to buy a camper and travel across the country teaching doTERRA classes when they were Gold. They hit ranks so quickly that they were at the low end of the average Gold income when they went full time. Leslie says, “We couldn’t afford what we were doing, but we decided it was time to invest in the business. We made the commitment and decided that this was going to work.”

It was a transition for them to start working together full time, but they were always in it together. Leslie says, “Forrest will always tell people I did it alone the first six months and then he joined me, but that’s not how it happened. While I taught classes, he watched the kids, was supportive, and made this business happen. He’s been involved since day one.”

Before doTERRA, Forrest and Leslie were living the typical American dream. They were working corporate jobs; they had two kids, two dogs, and a cute little house.