Stairstep breakaway plan

The oldest plan type. Participants advance through ranks (the stairs) as group volume grows. When someone reaches a leadership rank, their group breaks away from the sponsor's group; the sponsor stops earning level commissions on it and instead earns a smaller override on the whole breakaway group.

Stairstep breakaway plans reward developing leaders but create a moment where the sponsor's income drops. Ask how much is lost at a breakaway and what qualifies the sponsor to keep the override.