The Purple Team is COi Rubber’s independent representative program. This is rank 1 of 6: Scout.
What this rank involves
| Learn | COi’s products and customers, and how to identify a suitable buyer. |
| Qualify | Complete the introductory training and three qualified buyer introduction calls. |
| Take on | Submit qualified opportunities to COi. |
How you advance
Earn your Book 1 certificate (Sell With Purpose) to advance toward Associate.
Every Purple Team activity earns points: buyer introduction 100, qualified RFQ 500, approved quote 300, approved sample 1,000, first paid order 2,500, repeat order 1,500. Points are a program record only, not cash, commissions or a promise of earnings.
Take the Book 1 testStudy guide
Pass with 8 of 10 and your COi certificate is emailed to you.
Use the personal test link from your welcome email.
An illustrative scenario
Your first month: the introductory training is done and you have made three qualified buyer introductions. No orders yet – points, not pay. Commissions start only when a customer pays.
| Three qualified buyer introductions (3 x 100 points) | 300 pts |
| Collected customer sales | $0 |
| Commission | $0 |
How much business is out there
- U.S. plastics and rubber products manufacturers recorded approximately $287.9 billion in shipments in 2024.
- Rubber products within that: approximately $47.3 billion.
- Non-tire rubber categories, derived: about $26.8 billion.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Integrated Economic Survey via the St. Louis Fed FRED database, 2024 shipments, as published in the Purple Team Library, Book 05 (The Component Opportunity). These are industry totals, not COi revenue, available customer accounts, or what any representative may earn.
The practical opportunity is built account by account: one buyer, one part, one order at a time.
Earnings scenarios on this page are hypothetical illustrations on annual collected customer sales, excluding tax and freight. They are not a forecast, a promise or a guarantee of earnings. The Purple Team is commission-only, independent contractor work; earnings depend entirely on collected customer business. Points track recognition and advancement; they are not money and not a commission. Photography is illustrative stock imagery; the people shown are not COi staff, customers or representatives, and the photos are not evidence of earnings. This page is not an offer or a contract. The arrangement that applies to any representative is decided after COi reviews their application and is given in writing before they start.
The Purple Team overview | Rank 2: Associate →
Purple Team representatives are independent contractors regardless of title.