We thought that becoming a "Certified Baptiste Teacher" and a "Baptiste Affiliate Studio" owner actually meant something of value and we worked hard to achieve this status thinking it represented a higher level of skill and ability in our careers. We took it seriously and then paid a lot of money and spent a lot of time to get there! But as it turns out the "Path of a Baptiste Certified Teacher" is paved with moving targets and dangling carrots. And standards that change depending on how much status you bring or how many recruits you enroll = $$$ in Baron's pocket. It's a "Pay to Play" system where the goal posts move every few years (or whenever he changes his mind). One day you are paying over $10K to become a "Tier One" certified teacher and the next day all the standards go away in favor of a Cross-fit model where it takes just one weekend to earn a "Baptiste Certificate. But what does Baptiste Certification even mean when some people just had to be friends with the right people to earn their "500-Hour" status? Certribut-ifully nothing! Affiliate studios who pay $3K per year to sport the Baptiste name on their website benefit by being allowed to be Facebook friends with other studio owners and being listed on the Baptiste website. Literally, that's all. A dwindling number of affiliated studios act as recruitment stations by enrolling students into "40 Days to Personal Revolution" where they learn their first thought-terminating cliches and how to start gaslighting themselves, then the studios benefit by getting a $ kick-back for each Level 1 recruit they generate. Would you like to join into this and become a Tier 3 Certified Influencer for the low low price of $100,000?! We can show you how and how much value you will actually (not) get for your investment. Follow us for more tips!

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