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“ The oils intrigued me , and I just had to have them in my home .”
NEW dōTERRA DIAMONDS

Thomas & Brooke Tazbaz

LOUISVILLE , KENTUCKY , USA

The Family Business

Brooke Tazbaz was working as an emergency room nurse in Las Vegas when she invited a friend to teach an essential oils class at her house . Brooke knew little about the oils , but the more she learned , the more she wanted them in her home . For the most part , she used Lavender , DigestZen ® , and Lemon .

Nearly six months after Brooke enrolled in dōTERRA , her husband , Thomas , who worked as an executive in the food and beverage industry , received a job transfer that relocated the family to Kentucky . After this change , Brooke and Thomas felt that she should not go back to the ER , but should stay at home with their two girls . Though it was good to spend more time with her daughters , Brooke missed the ER and the constant learning she experienced there . In an effort to continue her education , she began to educate herself on oils and couldn ’ t believe what they could do .
Soon after Brooke and Thomas moved , word got around the neighborhood that Brooke was a nurse , and the phone calls from local moms started coming in . However , unlike the ER , many of the neighborhood children had less-extreme issues , for which Brooke would suggest essential oils . This response fostered many questions about the oils , and , eventually , people wanted their own .
With so many families wanting to get or learn about dōTERRA oils , Brooke looked more seriously into the business , and realized that she would need help . Before moving to Kentucky , she had attended a couple of classes by Boyd Truman , and , not knowing much about ranks or if he was even in her upline , she decided to email him for advice . Brooke says , “ A couple days later he gave me a call , and from that point on , we did weekly phone calls .” With Boyd ’ s help and a determination to figure out the business , her team began to expand , and they saw much success and growth .
Once Brooke hit Diamond , Thomas resigned from his job of 35 years to join her in the business . Though difficult to leave his passion in the food and beverage industry , his journey with dōTERRA has given him an opportunity to help further the business with his professional skills and to be an example and advocate for men interested in dōTERRA . Thomas says , “ We found that many women wanted their husbands to be able to hear a male ’ s perspective about dōTERRA , the opportunities , and how successful this could be for them , and that has been great for me .”
But the family business doesn ’ t stop there . Brooke and Thomas ’ s oldest daughter , Marce , became a Wellness Advocate at 18 , and is now sharing and teaching about the oils with her sorority . Thomas says , “ She has learned so much from her mother and seen it work for herself that now she is helping her friends at college . It ’ s amazing having a 19-year-old understand the business and the product .” They are also proud of their youngest daughter , Harper , who , even though she is eight years old , is a Wellness Advocate in every way and is constantly using and sharing the oils with her friends .
Embracing the dōTERRA lifestyle has been a great blessing to the Tazbaz family , and they are enjoying the extra family , health , and time freedom that has come as a result of the business . Now , they continue to press forward to Blue Diamond to expand their reach of influence . Brooke says , “ We want to be able to have unlimited funds so that we can help the most people and do the most good . Whether it ’ s helping someone financially , giving someone a bag of groceries , or offering extra essential oils , we are working for the freedom to give fully .”

“ The oils intrigued me , and I just had to have them in my home .”

40 dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I I MARCH / / APRIL 2017
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