Is Tom Really Leaving PC for PQ?

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Discussion Overview

The thread centers around the speculation and eventual confirmation regarding Tom's status with Pampered Chef, particularly his resignation as a Director while remaining a consultant. Participants share their thoughts on Tom's impact, express concern over his departure, and discuss the implications of his new venture with another direct sales company.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based
  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • One participant mentions hearing rumors about Tom leaving Pampered Chef and expresses hope that it is not true.
  • Another participant notes the absence of Tom's name from recent recognition lists, indicating a change in his activity level.
  • One participant shares their personal connection with Tom and expresses a desire to respect his privacy regarding the situation.
  • Several participants express sadness at the thought of Tom leaving, highlighting his inspirational role within the community.
  • One participant confirms that Tom has resigned as a Director but remains a consultant, citing respect for Pampered Chef in his decision.
  • Another participant expresses admiration for Tom's decision to resign properly before joining another company.
  • Some participants discuss their feelings about Tom's potential departure and share their experiences with other consultants who have left the company.
  • Several users mention their interest in Tom's new venture and express hope for his continued success.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ regarding the implications of Tom's resignation, with some expressing sadness and concern while others show support for his decision to pursue new opportunities. No clear consensus emerges on the overall impact of his departure.

Contextual Notes

Participants share personal anecdotes and reflections on Tom's influence within the community, as well as their own experiences with changes in leadership among consultants.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants interested in community dynamics and personal experiences related to leadership changes may find this discussion relevant.

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I heard from another loop that Tom was leaving PC. Hope it's not true, he is such an inspiration to so many.....but anyone in his downline know what's up?
 
Have no idea - but did notice that I hadn't seen his name in any recognition lists lately.......Usually he is #1 or #2 for sales.
 
Tom's cell phone has a different message now.

I'm calling him at home again and will find out what "statement" he wants to make. If he tells me I can post it here, I will. Speculating is bad, and that's what a lot of people are doing...

I befriended him in January @ Leadership and he flew out to Dallas for me and my team in April to talk to us in a small group. So of course since I'm the one that befriended him and got him here, I'm getting the phone calls and questions about him.

I don't know very much... and because I have a lot of respect for him as a friend, what I do know I don't want to say w/out his permission. KWIM?

Hope that makes sense...
 
That makes complete sense, Laura. Both speculation and distributing personal info w/o permission are bad. Treat others the way you would like to be treated, right? Thanks for calling, though. My interest is piqued.
 
Let us know...... that would be sad... if he did leave PC!
 
I did notice that I hadn't seen his name anywhere lately. I was hoping that he'd be in Wave 1 this year and that I might have the possibility of meeting him, he seems like a fun guy.
 
He'd be in wave 2 I believe. :(
 
Pampered Laura said:
He'd be in wave 2 I believe. :(
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Well, that figures. At least I'm going to hopefully meet you! :D
 
You will just have to tell us about Tom, Laura..... :D... hehehe... nah.... will just take it to heart that y you know him personally and leave it at that... :)
 
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It's a sad thing if true, so let him know that we would miss him terribly!
 
Okay, I just got off the phone with Josh - Tom's partner, and got permission to tell. Sorry for being so vague earlier...

Tom did resign as a Director from Pampered Chef. He is still a consultant though. His partner is a consultant for a linens and bedroom fashions company. They do fabulously well, and Tom resigned as a Director so that he could sign up under Josh with this new company.

Tom is still doing Pampered Chef shows, and still doing his Quarter Auctions, he is just not a Director anymore because it states in the contract that you can not be a director if you are with another DS company.
Tom wanted to do it right by resigning first, out of respect for The Pampered Chef.

From what they told me, they're doing really well and having fun.
His health is good, no worries there - for those of you who were concerned about that. Thanks for asking -- that was my primary concern with everything when I first heard what he was doing.

:)
 
Pampered Laura said:
Okay, I just got off the phone with Josh - Tom's partner, and got permission to tell. Sorry for being so vague earlier...

Tom did resign as a Director from Pampered Chef. He is still a consultant though. His partner is a consultant for a linens and bedroom fashions company. They do fabulously well, and Tom resigned as a Director so that he could sign up under Josh with this new company.

Tom is still doing Pampered Chef shows, and still doing his Quarter Auctions, he is just not a Director anymore because it states in the contract that you can not be a director if you are with another DS company.
Tom wanted to do it right by resigning first, out of respect for The Pampered Chef.

From what they told me, they're doing really well and having fun.
His health is good, no worries there - for those of you who were concerned about that. Thanks for asking -- that was my primary concern with everything when I first heard what he was doing.

:)
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Wow...
I am sad to see him go - I looked up to him SO much.
What are quarter auctions, btw?
And what company is he now with?
 
http://www.myprivatequarters.com/index.php

his quarter auctions are kind of hard to explain... he made fun of me for being so freakin' dense when he tried to explain it to me. Brat. LOL
 
How admirable that he did the right thing by resigning as Director first. Laura, you absolutely did your friendship with Tom justice by not just blabbing away! Good for you! I'm glad he's only doing this for personal reasons, not health reasons.
 
all I can say is WOW!! at least he did not leave the company all together ....
 
Here is a picture of Tom and Josh in the Private Quarters newsletter - http://www.myprivatequarters.com/pq_pdfs/2006%20Convention%20Newsletter%204.pdf - go to Page 6.
 
How did you find that?????
 
I was just looking around the website.
 
I've been hearing great things about PQ...the product and the company. I actually emailed them looking for a local consultant to buy from, and there's none in my area. They asked me to join...can't even manage TPC right now, much less another company!

Sorry to see Tom step back, but proud of him for doing things the right way!

Thanks for the update!!!
 
mommyhugz1978 said:
How did you find that?????
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If you click around under the opportunity page, they have their "online scrapbooks" available from conventions.
 
Wow! I'm am blown away! Didn't see that coming! Cause he was so darn awesome at PC!
I know he signed David Meenan too and both of them are always off the charts in sales!!
I'm glad he didn't leave completely!
I remember when my senior director stepped down, it blew me away, she is still active too but doesn't really do shows. She does e-mail newsletters for many people in this company and weekly motivational newsletters for directors. It's great and helps keep me inspired! The hardest thing for me is that both my recruiter/director and my senior director (Erika) quit at the same time for entirely different reasons and they both loved PC! I almost quit after that but I held on cause I love PC, all though it was hard!
Well, I wish Tom all the luck!:)
 
Pampered Laura said:
http://www.myprivatequarters.com/index.php

his quarter auctions are kind of hard to explain... he made fun of me for being so freakin' dense when he tried to explain it to me. Brat. LOL
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I'd love to know about the auctions. If it is something that is hard to post, you'll have to fill us in in Chicago!
 
I think we are going to have work shop purely for Laura to fill us in on what auctions he is doing LOL....is that a possibility Laura??
 
Thanks for sharing the info Laura. I was very surprised when I read the first post. Happiness & doing what's right for yourself is most important though. I hope he's just as successful with the new biz as he's been in PC.
 
lacychef said:
Thanks for sharing the info Laura. I was very surprised when I read the first post. Happiness & doing what's right for yourself is most important though. I hope he's just as successful with the new biz as he's been in PC.
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I'm sure he will be succesful at whatever he decides to do!:rolleyes:
 
I wonder what would have happened if we would have bombarded him with emails saying please don't' leave us... your an inspiration..... LOL:rolleyes:
 
I am glad he isn't leaving!
 
Hmm , kinda makes you wonder why, he was sooo successful at PC, i bet the benifets and pay is more with the other company.
 
Wow! I'm so informed. This group knows everything.

Julie
 
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