Realizing the Dream

Scottsdale, AZ

'Amazon John' Easterling and Olivia Newton-John Easterling

Successful eco-entrepreneur and visionary leader, John Easterling founded the Amazon Herb Co. in 1990. He shares a powerful vision of using eco-commerce as the solution for better health, Rainforest sustainability and wealth generation. John and his company received national recognition in Jean Michel Cousteau’s PBS documentary “Return to the Amazon.”

Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter and actress, Olivia Newton-John Easterling is an environmental advocate and former Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations Environmental Program. She has long been a supporter of the Rainforest and believes that human health and healing is intricately linked to the health and well-being of our planet.

'Committing to Your Vision'

Martin Strel, The Big River Man

International Speaker and Educator

Martin Strel swam the Amazon river in 2007, struggling the river for 66 days, more than 10 hours a day, and swimming a total of 3274 miles! The Amazon is known as the largest, longest and most dangerous river in the world. Martin decided to risk his life to show the world that people can achieve their dreams and goals with hard work and persistence. Earning him his fourth Guinness Book record entry, a US documentary of his accomplishment called Big River Man is getting released soon and a book The Man Who Swam the Amazon is available as well. Martin is also an international speaker who inspires and educates people around the globe.

Dr. Roger W. Mustalish

ACEER President

Dr. Roger W. Mustalish, President of the Amazon Center for Environmental Education and Research Foundation (ACEER), has worked in the Peruvian Amazon for more than 15 years. He regularly conducts educational workshops in both the Amazon rainforest and the Andean cloud forest on topics that include botanical medicine, conservation medicine, integrative medicine, and ecology.

Dr. Mustalish earned an A.B. in biology from the University of Pennsylvania; an M.S. in zoology from Michigan State University, and a Master of Public Health and Ph. D. in Environmental Health from the University of Minnesota. In addition to his responsibilities for ACEER, Dr. Mustalish is also Chairperson of the Department of Health at West Chester University of PA, where he directs the Integrative Health program and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on botanical medicine and integrative health.

Carolyn Grafton

Gold Ambassador

Carolyn Grafton joined Amazon Herb in 2000. She first started building her business part-time while working as an engineer in corporate America. Today, Carolyn is a successful Gold Ambassador who enjoys the time and freedom to help others grow their businesses. She has been to the Rainforest twice, with Amazon John and also for a course on medicinal botanicals with ACEER.

Erica Combs

Vice President, Golden Mastermind Seminars, Inc.

Erica Combs, Vice President of Golden Mastermind Seminars, Inc. is an internationally recognized speaker, author and trainer. She specializes in self-esteem, leadership, posture, prosperity consciousness, spiritual enlightenment, emotional resilience and understanding the connection between your emotions and your current circumstances. Erica’s training revolves around personal growth and development and focused on creating a foundation to begin a journey to personal power. She is the author of the highly inspiring book, Women in Power: A Woman's Guide to Free Enterprise and is committed to assisting people change the way they feel in order to achieve their goals and dreams!

Dr. Bryan McConnell

Naturopathic Medical Doctor

Bryan McConnell received his Doctorate of Naturopathy degree from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, AZ in 1999 and Osteopathic Medical degree from Midwestern University in Glendale, AZ in 2008. He is currently a second year Family Medicine Resident at the Kingman Regional Medical Center in Kingman, AZ.

A lifelong student of nutrition and exercise, his passion is to inspire others to do the same, to optimize their health and wellness.

His recently completed research, The Efficacy and Safety of Three Amazonian Botanical Blends as Ergogenic Aids in Middle Aged Cyclists will be presented.

Wenty Hill

Gold Ambassador Wenty Hill is an Intuitive Success Coach, Nutrition Consultant and a Network Marketer for 30 years, with TV, Radio and News experience. She loves assisting people around the world to achieve success in all areas of their lives through results-oriented human potential coaching. Her vision is to synergize and empower enterprising individuals to team up with a common vision and make the world a better place.

Marci Steiner

Marci Steiner is a holistic animal communicator, energy worker, artist, and a very passionate ambassador for the Amazon Rainforest. Her corporate background in business, sales management, marketing, training and psychology led her down an increasingly conscious path that brought her to Amazon Herb Company. Today, she has a thriving Amazon business and follows her passion of transforming animal's and people's health and life experiences by introducing them to high frequency whole foods. A recognized leader and philanthropist with active involvements in local and national organizations, Marci empowers her fellow Amazon Associates to reach their business goals.

Terrel Transtrum

Terrel Transtrum started his business career at Melaleuca at the beginning of its historic growth period to $250 million in annual sales. During that time, in charge of distributor service and internal operations, Terrel started with the company when it had 35 employees and was part of the team that helped to grow the company to more than 1,100 employees, 250,000 active customers and distributors, and $250 million in annual revenues.

Since 1988 Terrel has worked with more than 300 companies, thousands of executives and managers, and hundreds of thousands of field reps and distributors, observing retention best practices in the office and in the field, training organizations in the office and in the field, and developing the most efficient methods of delivering the services, knowledge, skills, tools and techniques that create highly successful MLM companies and distributor wealth.

Maryann Hesse

Maryann Hesse, once a school teacher, now enjoys working full-time with her Amazon Herb business. Her fulfillment comes from knowing she is giving back to Mother Earth as she empowers others to KNOW that they have a Choice about how they live their lives and that they truly can realize their dreams and live their highest potential. As an active Ambassador, she walks beside people at their pace to help them move forward in Owning Their Lives as they co-create a successful, sustainable stable business. She openly shares what she has done that works to shorten people's learning curves. Her large Amazon Herb organization started in the Midwest and now extends throughout the globe.

She received the 2008 Amazon Herb Company award for Love and Contribution. She was one of the recipients of the Toomy award signifying maintaining a Gold status for 12 or more consecutive months. Only 25 people in the entire Company were eligible for this. She qualified in both the 2008 and 2007 Amazon Herb Party contests. She is the recipient of the Amazon Herb Company Star Partier Award in August 2006, Amazon Herb Company Leadership Award for 2005, and also won the Live the Adventure Tour in 2005. Her workshops, seminars and tele-conference trainings inspire all to move forward in their businesses toward true ownership of their lives in all areas.