Take Your Power Back Now

This complaint is intended to express my dissatisfaction with the 10K in 30 Days program and the questionable practices of *** Simpkins and Take Your Power Back Now, LLC. It is also meant to serve as a formal request for a full refund.

I paid for a membership to the 10K in 30 Days program, during a breakthrough/sales call with Lauren, a member of your coaching team. I completed the program in early 2019. It has taken me until this time to figure out what was going on and to gather indisputable proof of the claims in this letter. My complaint stems from the actions detailed below:

1. The use of sales tactics and misleading promotional testimonials that are not in compliance with the Truth in Advertising Laws, governed by the Federal Trade Commission.

I expressed my concerns about the program and told the closer that I had searched online for months
for reviews/testimonials about *** Simpkins, and the 10K in 30 Days program. I was concerned about online scams and I thought it was odd that I was unable to find any source of information or objective reviews that did not originate with Take Your Power Back Now, LLC. This was necessary for me/the consumer to make an educated decision about joining the program.

I was sent, during the breakthrough/sales call, what I was told were current screenshots from members going through the 10k in 30 days program to validate the financial success of members who had not yet completed the eight weeks. I later found out and gathered evidence as proof that these were in fact a handful recycled screenshots from previous years, with misleading claims from people who were/are in collusion with *** Simpkins. There has never been any earnings claim statements to validate the testimonial claims. One of the strategies *** Simpkins teaches in the 10K in 30 Days program is to create testimonials and have people sign off on them. A direct quote from her is, “Make the testimonials for them. Massage them until they feel right, then have the sign off on it!”

2. Nondisclosure - There was no mention of a signed contract being requisite before access would be granted to the program. The agreement was only referenced after it was confirmed that my full credit card payment had been received. Being that the signed contract was a requirement, it should have been acknowledged and reviewed prior to an offer of joining the 10K in 30 Days program was extended. I signed the contract with the hope that it was an honest good faith transaction and only after I was told that it was just meant to be a reference to our conversation.

It was immediately after I was granted access to the first module of the program that I realized that the 10K in 30 days program was not going to be the right fit for me. I referred back to the agreement to realize that it didn’t allow for a refund. I thought it was suspect because federal laws allow for at least a minimum of a 3 day refund period. Had there been a reasonable 30, 14 or even 1 day refund policy, I would have immediately requested that my funds be returned to me. Especially, being that I had not even received any services. I naively thought that I was bound by this contract that basically took away my consumer rights to dispute the credit card charge and stated my payment for the 10k in 30 days program was non-refundable.

I expressed my concerns about a lack of results to my assigned coach, *** on *** team as I was going through the program. I was told that I was doing everything that I was supposed to be doing and I was right on track for success, followed by an offer to upgrade to *** year-long program for $25K + more.

After a formal review of the contract there is reason to believe the contract is not binding for the following reasons:

• Mistake – The contract does not reference the program that I paid for, the 10K in 30 Days program. The contract references the Skyrocket Your Confidence and Cash Flow Mastermind, which is completely different and was never mentioned during the call.
• Nondisclosure – As previously mentioned the contract requirement was not disclosed prior to the completion of the credit card transaction. There were no disclaimers mentioned during the sales call.
• Unconscionable – The contract is unreasonable, unfair and outrageously one-sided. Participants of the program who have had a negative experience should be allowed to voice their concerns. The contract does not allow for any type of reasonable refund.

3. Fraud and misrepresentation – The earnings of most participants of the 10K in 30 Days program are exaggerated, misleading and unsubstantiated on sales call, advertisements, videotaped testimonials and screenshots with dates blurred out. Prospects are lead to believe that the majority of the graduates of the 10K in 30 Days program are earning on average a minimum of 10K in 30 days.

Cult-like tactics to exert undue influence on participants of the 10K in 30 days program and to silence and guilt participants who expressed a lack of results. Some of the graduates of the 10K in 30 Days program were asked to complete an anonymous survey about their results from the program. When *** was alerted about the survey she posted a video in the Facebook group created for graduates of the program. She stated that her company would be taking legal action against this person for asking people about the real results they had from the program. It is not illegal to ask someone about their experience with a program. I believe *** created this video to intimidate graduates into silence.

Multiple fake profiles being used by members of *** team to mislead the public about the true results of graduates and to post fake positive reviews and comments. Also, to monitor the activity of participants of the program.

Negative reviews and testimonials being removed from what consumers are reasonably led to believe are objective

I began this journey in April 2019 shortly after my company shut down and I lost my full-time employment; in other words, I was extremely vulnerable. I decided to pursue my dreams of writing my first book and creating a coaching program to reach those who suffer from mental illness and have lost faith due to the loss of a spouse.

I researched several faith-based coaching programs including this one trying to find the one that might fit my needs and found Vanessa. I chose this program because the pitch eluded to certification for coaching, assistance in creating my program AND effectively marketing it. She also suggested that her ideology aligned with mine and there was not one negative review to be found so I felt confident in my purchase.

I was told my success hinged solely on the promise that if I 'just did the work', the 10K in 30 Day program would teach me how to make 10K in 30 days. I wasn't interested in that, I simply wanted to create a coaching program I could be proud of and help people. There were dozens of red flags along the way but her very skilled marketing team helped me to ignore them as well as convinced me to spend a lot of money that I don't have.

As I went through the program it didn't take long to realize it will not deliver any of the claims it made but I was determined to try. Despite my clear reservation I was encouraged to borrow money that I didn't have and told to follow an ideology that I couldn't subscribe to. When I voiced my concerns I was belittled, publically humiliated and removed from the support group I paid to be a part of.

I have tried for months to warn others of my truly terrible experience and try to avoid any type of confrontation but they keep removing all negative feedback regarding this program (including mine) and misleading women with fake positive reviews to legally steal money from them so I found myself here.