Innovative technology and nutritional products that optimize the body’s biology. The nutritional supplements giant LifeVantage didn’t start the biohacking movement, but they’re the direct selling company that has embraced it. Also known as DIY biology, biohacking is the desire to optimize your body and mind by using everything at your disposal – technology, tools and…

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2020 Bravo Leadership Award Winners At Scentsy, there is a spacial, hard-to-define quality that characterizes the company’s leaders, consultants and employees. It’s a common spirit that exists among the people of Scentsy and is defined by their aspirations and values in kind. It’s an infectious ethos that calls them to succeed and grow to their…

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Scentsy Founded: 2004Headquarters: Meridian, IDTop Executives: Orville Thompson, CEO, Heidi Thompson, CEOProducts: Fragrance and home decor Through 15 years of gains and a few dips, Scentsy stays the course with a record year of growth. When Scentsy was first founded by Orville and Heidi Thompson in 2004, the company operated out of a 40-foot shipping…

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Revital UFounded: 2017Headquarters: Plano, Texas and cloud basedTop Executive: Andy McWilliams, CEOProducts: Health and wellness Revital U takes a customer-centric approach to direct sales. After more than 25 years of experience in direct sales, including 10 years at Excel and three years at ACN as a distributor, plus his time at Momentis, first as a…

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BELLAME

Seeking to provide value even before they started their business, beauty company BELLAME is building a loyal following thanks to great technology, transparency and great products.   BELLAMEFounded: 2018Headquarters: Dublin, CaliforniaTop Executives: Founders Melissa and Scott ThompsonProducts: Beauty   For Melissa and Scott Thompson, founding BELLAME (pronounced Bella-Me) was a labor of love. A love…

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TOCARA

TOCARAFounded: 2008Headquarters: St. Laurent, QuebecTop Executives: Randall Markus, Founder and PresidentProducts: Sterling Silver and Stainless Steel Jewelry A lifetime jewelry manufacturer fell in love with direct sales and put the two together in TOCARA. Old Montreal is where Randall Markus got his start in the jewelry business decades ago. Today, Markus serves as Founder and…

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APIs

Want to cut costs, improve efficiency and increase profits? Develop a killer set of APIs. APIS, or application programming interfaces, were once the realm of technicaljargon prone software engineers. Today, however, there is a growing need for executives, sales analysts, HR specialists and others in all industries to understand the value of APIs. All these…

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Vasayo

Vasayo combines the best of Asian and American elements to lay the foundation for a global brand. YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD OF THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS COMPANY VASAYO, BUT YOU WILL LIKELY RECOGNIZE THE NAME OF ITS FOUNDER: DALLIN LARSEN. With a background in the direct selling industry that spans three decades, Dallin is…

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Arbitration Clause

IT HOLDS THE KEY TO PROTECTING your company from legal and reputational harm. IN RECENT years, a growing number of class action lawsuits have been filed against some of the direct selling industry’s leading companies. The fact is, no one is immune when class action lawyers get you in their crosshairs. The best way to…

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Neora

With the launch of a new name and compensation plan, Neora brings a new aura to the company formerly known as Nerium International.   Neora (formerly Nerium International)Founded: 2011Headquarters: Addison, TexasTop Executive: Jeff Olson, Founder and CEO | Deborah Heisz, Co-CEOProducts: Skincare, Personal Care and Wellness   In the beginning, there was Nerium International, founded in…

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