Melissa, second from left, with friends at the Philippine Consulate on 5th Avenue.
Melissa Alviar belongs to the happy, bubbly mold of young professionals and entrepreneurs in New York. It comes as no surprise, chocolate is her business. But it is not just the sweet fattening chocolate. On the contrary, it is the dark, healthy one. In fact, her product claims to be the only healthy chocolate in the world, Xocai (shosay).
Whatever the time is, whether economically tight or abundant, chocolate is an all time favorite, a product that 9 out of 10 people crave and 50% can’t live without.
“I have great results from consuming chocolate. The business itself is a low investment expense and it’s fun to build. You learn while you earn. If you like what you do, it makes it easier. It also provides flexibility in my schedule,” she quips.
Mel has a degree in Nursing from NYU and worked as an operations analyst with VNS. She currently does seasonal jobs for Madison Square Garden and the Yankee Stadium, giving her much time to concentrate on her fast rising XOCAI chocolate business.
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1. What is the primary benefit of Xocai chocolate to consumers? I know it tastes so distinctly good, but what is its prime nutritional value?
Xocai is guaranteed to provide the highest level of flavanoids, the antioxidant that helps lower cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar. This is made possible through their patented cold processing of our products. I say guarantee because of our certified seal of approval from Brunswick Labs. “The Brunswick Labs Certification Program is an authoritative quality assurance system that tests and certifies 3x a year that the Xocai products contain the stated Total ORACfn and flavanoid values” (MXICorp). Also contrary to other chocolates, our products are caffeine free, no preservatives, no waxes, no fillers.
2. How well has the product been accepted by Asians in the US market?
The Asian market is very excited about the product we have and extremely excited about our upcoming Xophoria, a line of high-antioxidant cacao-based anti-aging skin care products. Our company have open the market in Hongkong and Malaysia last year and waiting for approval to market in the Philippines.
3. How do you cope with competition?
I came into the business not really thinking I have to compete with any products. All I was thinking is all the people I like to help like my chocoholic friends who wants to create a healthy lifestyle with such decadent “addiction” and provide them a vehicle for financial success with the product they love and truly enjoy. If you have a good product like Xocai, competition is non-existent but in this network marketing arena, I have to be open minded, patient and willing to learn.
4. In these tight times, can a business like this thrive and provide decent returns?
Network marketing thrives in times like this…people look for ways to create income. Now is just a matter of what are you willing to do, how much time you have to grow the business and are you willing to learn from those who came before you. Our company, MXICorp, is a debt-free company, continuously growing, sales are increasing. We are closing into what they call a momentum. We received our trademark for The Healthy Chocolate! All of these provides a great opportunity for financial success. Look, I get paid to eat and share Healthy Chocolate! I am looking for distributors who “gets it” to achieve such financial success.
