9/22/09

Subject: Rotten letter from ex pseudo friend

James:

I regret having to write this letter, but being the "tough" businessman you are,  I'm sure you'll understand and from what I've seen of you lately, you probably  won't care. I'll try to stay objective and not put too much commentary on what I think of what you are doing. The last letter I had to write like this was almost  ten years ago when XXXXX, was stealing affiliate commissions from speakers  (now that I think of it that was a Las Vegas event.) Must be something in the water out there . . . . If you pulled the crap you're pulling where you and I grew up, I’m sure you'd get the sh** kicked out of you.

I have fully withdrawn my endorsement of you. I still think you are the best there is at college speaking training, but because of the things noted below I'm not interested in being associated with you or your operation anymore. My high level of commitment to excellence is not in line with your business or personal practices.

3/21/2011 commentary

 I think the first sentence of the last paragrah was pretty clear.

"I have fully withdrawn my endorsement of you."

Malinchak always says he's not the sharpest tool in the shed so maybe that's why he put out the following Facebook/Twitter today 3/21/11:

JamesMalinchaks: My friend Tom Antion and me during our "Become a Motivational Speaker" bootcamp.. http://fb.me/XV57SlLs
about 11 hours ago via Facebook · Reply · View Tweet

In case he disables the link, (he did) watch the video below:

Gee James. That's awfully slow reading even for the dullest tool in the shed. One and a half years and you still didn't notice I don't endorse you any more and I'm certainly not your friend......Do you actually have any real friends?

I'll bet you remember what I told you what I was going to do if you ever showed that video again...... well guess what?......It's coming.

Next topic:

If I had known what you really meant when you drew on a napkin when we were having dinner one time, I would have bailed earlier. You made a diagram about some people like us knowing what is going on and most others not knowing what is going on. I agreed, but I didn't know that meant to you to take as much money from people as possible without giving value. As I look back at what you've been doing, that's how I interpret it. I wish I would have seen the signs then.

Here are the reasons for my withdrawal:

1. I'm not sure who you think you were BSing when you reneged on my last announced appearance. You told me the people running things for you or your new management group or some such nonsense advised you against my percentage and my drawing. I almost had to laugh in your face since EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO IS AROUND YOU OR CLOSE TO YOU has told me at one time or another that you are the "ultimate control freak" and no decisions are made and nothing happens at your events that are not either instigated by you or blessed by you.

 The real reason is obviously so you could sell that worthless program in conjunction with Ed Rush who, by all reports I've received, is incompetent.  I've also heard of other deals you reneged on.

 2. You are selling outrageously expensive things and then giving little or no service. I GET NOTHING BUT COMPLAINTS ABOUT YOU AND CINDY In addition you are using your charisma and your ability to create excitement to confuse people into what they bought. I had a complaint about this just today.

 I'm also aware of you selling a program that allows people to tail you and that  you showed up a day late and left a day early and refused to answer questions  (unless of course, you are sucking up to a promoter who you can use to get in  front of their audience)

 3. While I'm on the topic of sucking up as I look back at our relationship it doesn’t appear you know what true friendship is all about. You like to buy your way to temporary friendships and celebrity (Joan Rivers’ show knocked you down a few notches didn't she? I got lots of emails laughing at you about that. What did you get 10 seconds or so?) You sure made lots of noise about nothing. I got three minutes on the WB in front of 15 million viewers worldwide and I didn't have to call in any favors to do it.

 You've admitted on stage that you just wanted access to my database and after tapping it out; you pulled your renege deal on me. I'm sure the same thing will happen to XXXXX when you use her up.

 Also, thanks for calling when my mom died. I know you knew about it because I’m pretty sure Audrey was with you when I told her.

WARNING: THE FOLLOWING STORY CONCERNING A CHARITY AND JAMES MALINCHAK MAY MAKE YOU SICK TO YOUR STOMACH. IT DOES FOR ME AND I HAVE AN IRON STOMACH

3/21/11 Horrendous Commentary that I did not know when this document was originally written. Folks this is one of the most terrible things I've ever had to write and the most heinous situation I've ever been around in my 30 years of business.

I personally spoke to Scott Sullivan (phone records available) Founder of the children's charity formerly known as "Corp of Compassion" and now known as

http://www.caring4kidsfoundation.org/

Here's the short story. Follow it carefully.

James had Scott Sullivan make a passionate plea for the plight of homeless children in Las Vegas. Then James surprised Scott on stage by announcing that he was donating a $5000.00 check to Scott's charity. I was sitting in the back of the room and was really moved by what Scott said so I matched the donation and pledged that when I spoke on Sunday I'd raise another 50K. OK So I only raised $49,000.00 more for a total of $54,000.00 Click here to see my receipts

Another lovely sister team Arlene Schmidek and Cathy Dool offered a large amount and Scott was nearly in tears.

Sunday:

I auctioned myself off and pledged to do phone and in person consultation and I raised an enormous amount of money.

Post Event:

After the event I sent the money to the charity and they gave both James and I a totally heart touching and personalized video. I spent the rest of that year fulfilling my consultation obligations

At future events James started playing the heart touching video he got from Scott. (James, thousands of people have seen you play this video so don't even try to deny it.) I did not play mine since I already had a nice video where I raised $24,000.00 for animal rescue. (I might add I spent another half year doing consultations to earn those funds.)

I was at James' home for something and I asked James how Scott was doing. James got very upset and started ranting about how Scott was a user and James was distancing himself from Scott. I was floored. I had no reason to doubt James yet I still gave Scott the benefit of the doubt by telling James to, "Lighten up on him. He's just totally devoted to those kids and he's always trying to get more money for them." James wouldn't hear to it and quickly changed the subject.

Last Month

I forgot all about it until last month when I was talking to the sisters Arlene Schmidek and Cathy Dool. I literally almost fell off my chair. They told me Scott Sullivan never got the money that James pledged. WHAT! . .  . . Scott never got the money!!!!!!!! I WAS FURIOUS!

During the course of the conversation they told me they had been embarrassed and blackballed by James and at one point they felt physically threatened. That story is for another time.

I immediately started trying to get hold of Scott. I eventually did get hold of him via cell phone and I remember he went outside because I think he had guests in the house and he didn't want them to hear his ire.

I told Scott that James had told me that he (Scott) was a user and that's when Scott told me the story. He told me James ducked him and didn't return phone calls as Scott was trying to get the $5000.00 check that James pledged. When telling me the story Scott was so upset and talking so fast I'm not quite sure of the timeline of what happened next.

Sometime in that period James was trying to win Marketer of the Year at the Glazer / Kennedy event. Scott said James called him up and wanted Scott who is an NLP expert to help James win. James flew Scott to the event and roomed with him and the entire time picked Scott's brain on how to use NLP to win.

James won the event then immediately started ducking Scott again when the subject of the $5000.00 check came up. I think Scott said more than 90 days went by. Scott told me he was in a restaurant with his girlfriend and James came in and sat down at another table. Scott approached the table and James blew up and started screaming at him and calling him a user and told him, "You'll never get a penny of that money."

Bottom Line:

James never gave the money to the charity but continued until very recently to play the heart felt video to make himself look good in front of audience members so he could sell them enormously expensive, yet worthless programs. (Also, more on this later)

That's your secret millionaire. James you should immediately write a $5,000.00 check plus 10% Interest to Caring for Kids Foundation and ACTUALLY GIVE THEM THE CHECK YOU LOWLIFE, SCUMBAG, DIPSHIT . . . . I will match it.

Note: Scott told me his board of directors refused to let him comment to the press on this matter. I have his email on file.

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The paragraph just below was leftover from before I knew the entire charity story.

And now I wonder about the Charity guy. You got your cute little kids video that  you can exploit and then you desert the charity and then you rake the guy over the  coals because he is too busy being benevolent and saving kids to "thank  you".....Poor James. Who do you think you're kidding? You just didn't want to pony up any more money after you got the video. [I did not know at this time he had not at least given the pledged money.] I'm sure when I'm not around you brag about how "YOU" raised 70K

3/21/11 Commentary on #4 below. XXXXXX called me on my cell phone while I was at LAX asking me to intervene because James Malinchak was jerking her around on her visit to his home for consultation.

4. You do petty, money-grubbing things. Like the time you screwed over XXXXX and her Mother over a lousy $200 bucks. Holy shit. You change the date on them for your own gain and screw them over to the point she has to call me to intervene. Truly powerful people making lots of money don't do that crap. 

You don't provide food or any comfort items at all for people who have invested in you. Again, petty and downright rude.

Your sister is rude too. Since I don't really know her personally I can only assume she learned it from you.

5. Many of your programs are poor. The Ed Rush do-it-all-for you program is BS (more on this another day) which I'll take a sidebar here.

I had an interesting observation from someone that's been around quite a bit. They said they saw three or four people like you study under Dan Kennedy and then turn into big a**holes. This do it all program seems to have a Kennedy influence except  for the fact I don't think Dan said to give people shitty overused templates and  try to convince them that a ppc campaign was easy and an automatic moneymaker.  Also, 4 months to get to talk to Ed Rush hahahahaha you really saw those people coming.

Your masterminds -- Excuse me for noting that a mastermind isn't 70 people in a room being forced to listen to people rant on about Dreams and broken toothpicks.  Hahahaha. I really laughed when I heard about that. Yes, it's a way for you to get  out of organizing any "real" and "valuable" mastermind groups which is just another  example of you doing nothing, and even doing that poorly, and charging a lot for  it.

 Poor XXXXXX - There's no doubt in my mind that you "masterminded" her bomb that was second only to the nuclear one dropped on Hiroshima. I'm sure she did exactly what you said to do. Which shows your inexperience. A Toastmaster reject could see that program had zero chance of succeeding. People were stunned at your event, but all the people that told me about it were laughing at you jumping on stage   trying to save the wreckage that you created.

The sessions at your house - People aren't raving too much about them are they? No food, no refreshments and worst of all poorly thought out ideas that appear just designed to say anything from your limited business experience to get through the day.

 By the way, how's that Lear Jet program coming?

One thing you are good at is scaring people into keeping their mouth shut because they have to face your rath or the sinister Cindy's wrath.

6. You continue to alienate good people who treated you well and the count is growing. Good luck with that. 3/21/11 I'll name names in a future update.

 7. Ironically you threaten to sue anybody who teaches your precious college stuff, yet you remind me of XXXXXXXXXX. He's an Internet guy who has been blackballed by the high level Internet marketing community for sucking up to people and then stealing their material.

It never bothered me that you teach stuff I was teaching 10 years ago. What bothers me is your unethical behavior towards customers and your "willingness".....let me restate that.....your "goal" to sell dogsh** for as much money as possible.

Well, I'm tired wasting any more time on you.

Unfortunately we have to be in the same room together in several upcoming events.

Just stay away from me. I want nothing to do with you and remember which side of the napkin I'm on.

 TA

 
More to come. I'm just getting warmed up.

One more thing. Why don't you to do the right thing and issue refunds for the people you've given shoddy or zero service to?.