It was very brief; no more than half an hour. But the presentation by Ibist boss Wandi Sofian was enough to turn Rahmats life around. Until that time, Rahmat, lets call him that, only relied on his monthly salary as a civil servant at a government office in Bandung. After becoming client seeker for Ibist, his life improved. My side income was higher than my salary, he said.

Rahmat met Wandi for the first time mid 2002. At that time Id just become