Pengasas AMWAY

RICH DEVOS AND JAY VAN ANDEL

In 1959, Rich DeVos and Jay Van Andel founded AMWAY Corporation. Says Rich DeVos, “We were just two guys from Ada, Michigan, USA who wanted to have a business of our own. We were two kids (it still feels like that sometimes) who were hungry for success and who wanted to give others the chance to be in business for themselves, too.” Our late founder, Jay Van Andel, said of the company, “AMWAY gets people into a new life of excitement, promise, profit, and hope.” AMWAY now operates in over 80 countries and territories around the world. 

DeVos is a renowned speaker and author of four books, including: Believe!, Compassionate Capitalism, Hope from My Heart: Ten Lessons for Life, and Ten Powerful Phrases for Positive People. He has also owned a number of professional sports franchises, including the Orlando Magic of the NBA.   Van Andel was a lifelong advocate of free enterprise. Past Chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Director of the Jamestown Foundation, U.S. Ambassador and Commissioner General to Genoa Expo'92 and Trustee of the Heritage Foundation. In his hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan, he was the founder of the Van Andel Institute for Education and Medical Research, founding Chairman of the Right Place Committee, and through the Jay and Betty Van Andel Foundation, contributed to significant community projects in economic development, health care, education and the arts.

RICH DEVOS DAN JAY VAN ANDEL

Pada tahun 1959, Rich DeVos dan Jay Van Andel mengasaskan AMWAY Corporation. Rich DeVos berkata, "Kami hanyalah dua lelaki dari Ada, Michigan, Amerika Syarikat yang mahu memiliki perniagaan sendiri. Kami cuma dua orang budak lelaki (kadang-kadang masih begitu) yang dahagakan kejayaan dan mahu memberikan peluang kepada insan lain untuk menceburi perniagaan ini untuk diri sendiri juga." Mendiang pengasas kami, Jay Van Andel berkata tentang syarikat ini, "AMWAY memberikan orang ramai kehidupan baru yang mempunyai keseronokan, janji, keuntungan dan harapan." AMWAY kini beroperasi di lebih daripada 80 buah negara dan wilayah di seluruh dunia. 

DeVos adalah penceramah terkenal dan pengarang empat buah buku termasuk: Believe!, Compassionate Capitalism, Hope from My Heart: Ten Lessons for Life dan Ten Powerful Phrases for Positive People. Beliau juga telah memiliki beberapa francais sukan profesional, termasuk Orlando Magic NBA.   Van Andel merupakan penyokong sepanjang hayat perusahaan bebas. Bekas Pengerusi U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Pengarah Jamestown Foundation, U.S. Ambassador dan Commissioner General ke Genoa Expo'92 dan Trustee of the Heritage Foundation. Di kampung halamannya Grand Rapids, Michigan, beliau adalah pengasas Van Andel Institute for Education and Medical Research, mengasaskan Chairman of the Right Place Committee dan menerusi Jay and Betty Van Andel Foundation menyumbang kepada projek-projek komuniti yang penting dalam pembangunan ekonomi, penjagaan kesihatan, pendidikan dan kesenian.