Mr. Turner's dream has to been 'to teach more people than anyone else to believe in themselves". He has been doing this all his life even
when he was a young man he always encourged those around him. Over the years many people tried to stop him,
there were times when those in power tried to get him on their side by offering him illegal deals and payoffs. He always answered by telling them what they wanted was against the law. Being number 4 on Nixon's politacal hit list know as the CREEP committee [(the Committee to Re-Elect the president) these documents were found at Watergate]. They had requested over $200,000 in cash, because he refused to pay they destroyed his companies nationwide. He survived and is happy and healthy at 74 years of age. Presently he is working with a group who will be doing a movie on his life. Still teaching everyone he meets to "Better Their Best".
Born as a sharecroppers son, in 1934 with a harelip and cleft pallet, his future looked dim. Bring made fun of while he attend school. Lead him to skip a lot of school and eventually dropping out in the eigth grade. He eventually ended up in the Air Force, where he was later released for a performated eardrum. From there he went to the "Opportunity School" ran by Dr. Willa Lou Gray. She saw in Glenn what he didn't see in himself. There Glenn met his life long friend Monty Hudson, and helped a little girl to come out of herself. Little did Glenn know the little girls father was the head of surgery at a large hospital. He repaid Glenn's kindness, by creating him an upper lip.
After leaving the Opportunity School, Glenn would become a sewing machine salesman. He would work during the spring, summer and fall months only to be laid off in winter. Eventually Glenn got into what is now know as network marketing with a company called Holiday Magic. Zig Ziglar was with the same company. It was in this company Zig Ziglar told Glenn, he would never be caught on stage with Glenn again. Because Glenn talks from the heart, he gains the interest and respect of his audience, also they have to listen more intently to understand him. To this day Zig has never been on stage with Mr. Turner. The owners of Holiday Magic kept telling Glenn, he had to beat Zig Zigler in sales that Zig was doing $100,000 a month, Glenn almost caught him, he did over $80,000 in one month, only to find out they were lying about Zig. But Glenn used their lie to motavate himself into being a super star.
After the experience with Holiday Magic, Glenn became disallusioned with the way they were treating their distributors and began his own company, Koscot. This was a cosmentic company and from it would evolve "Dare to Be Great" the original master motivational company. Dare to Be Great would always stand above any other companies to follow, because they involved both husband and wife, children from 12-21 to take the courses. It truly was a family affair to take part in these courses. This same family affair exists today in Steps to Greatness, programs.
Generating over 300 million dollars in three years was the easy part for the eighth grade drop-out. Surviving the "success" was hard. The government spent over twenty years and millions of dollars trying to control him; finally, they set him up.
Now, after four years and 8 months in prison, Glenn reflects on his roller-coaster life and at last tells "The Whole Story". He introduces his new, comprehensive "Steps to Greatness" philosophy and offers hope to anyone emerging from adversity. Anything is possible with the power and knowledge of life!! Now 17 years later he is still teaching, mentoring & dareing everyone to be great.
Approximately 1,000,000 people were distributors, salespeople and employees of Glenn W. Turner's, and an International conglomerate of companies. Since the early 1970's, these individuals have expanded their respective circles of influence, the relative size of their families and the objectives of their business endeavors.
The vast majority of these people have positive memories and feelings regarding the time they spent with Mr. Turner, as well as a great curiosity to finally understand what happened to the "Unstoppable American". Not only do they want to know what became of Glenn W. Turner.... but also what he intends to accomplish next!
Glenn W. Turner, is a true and patriotic man, he represents one of the greatest rags-to-riches-to-ruin-to-recovery-to- "back on top" stories of our time. He is the quintessential motivational speaker in our nation today. Mr. Turner's message has been personally heard by more than 3,000,000 people!
With the Power and Knowledge Systems of Glenn Turner's unique "Steps to Greatness" Seminars, he will share with others the sum total of his life's experiences. Mr. Turner believes that the human mind learns best by example, and his people agree.
There are many books published about Mr. Turner, as well as countless movie, video, and audio materials these are still in constant demand. Over a million books have been marketed and sold directly in rallies, seminars and classes taught by Glenn W. Turner and his associates.
Mr. Turner built an international business conglomerate of 78 corporations in 13 countries, Koscot, and Dare To Be Great are just two of the many corporations.
He has received over 1,800 awards in all.