Progressive Group Alliance Biz Summit Under Way in Vancouver



"This distributors are very positive and we're getting positive feedback on their business during the first two months of the year," Push told ID Access. The summit will last until Wednesday, March 1.

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(Photo above) Mark Dick (center), president and ceo, Mid America, Enid, OK, is welcomed at the summit by Mike Jochim (left), ceo of Progressive Group Alliance, and David Matthews (right), president.

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(Photo above) Mac Sullivan (right), president of ID Top 50 distributorship Pate Dawson Co., Goldsboro, NC, discusses training issues with Mike Johnson of Progressive Group Alliance's Success Solutions unit.

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