SALT LAKE CITY, April 17, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Kathryn Merritt and Daniel Reed Smith, after two years of planning, announce the opening of the Smith & Merritt Institute, LLC. The Smith and Merritt Institute (SMI), is an educational organization dedicated to teaching the principles of financial freedom.
Daniel Smith and Kathryn Merritt have been in the financial sales and marketing industry for nearly 2 decades. During that time, they were instrumental in the launch and management of campaigns for companies such as Charles Givens, Anthony Robbins, Stephen Covey, Peter Lowe, Denis Waitley, Zig Ziglar, Tom Hopkins, and many others.
Coinciding with the launch of the Smith and Merritt Institute is the release of their co-authored financial manual and software program; Abundance - Spending Your Way to Wealth. This program, taught by the financial consultants at the institute, focus on helping their clients live abundantly and retire wealthy, all on their present income.
"Those of us who have worked with Dan Smith and Kathryn Merritt over the years know first hand how dedicated they are to helping people achieve financial freedom. Opening SMI and staffing it with like-minded financial consultants all using the materials created by Dan and Kathryn gives them the ability to reach more people," Josh Lindsay, former financial advisor and currently Director of Marketing for SMI.
Best selling author Denis Waitley agrees. "I've been close to Dan and Kathryn for years and impressed by their financial ideas and philosophies. This new institute and release of their new program will allow them to achieve their dream of helping their fellow man as well as giving new hope to those in financial need."
"The Smith & Merritt Institute's main offices are in Salt Lake City, Utah with plans to expand into California and Arizona. We plan to grow as swiftly as we are fiscally able. Meaning SMI practices what it preaches. We are debt free and plan to remain that way," stated Bruce Grogg, Senior Vice President of SMI.
Daniel Reed Smith said, "This project is two years in coming, and now that it's open, Kathryn and I will be able to focus on our other projects like our new book, our many speaking engagements around the nation and guest appearances on TV and radio shows."
For more information, call Bruce Grogg, Senior VP, Business Development. (p) 801-456-1616 or (c) 801-891-9131. You can email Bruce at: bgrogg@smithandmerritt.com. The Smith and Merritt Institute's website is: http://www.smithandmerritt.com