According to Business Insider, Rodan+ Fields laid off roughly 15 percent of its corporate workforce amid an international expansion. The company confirmed the layoffs to Business Insider last week, stating that it cut positions “across all levels and departments: in early December as part of a reorganization. Overall, 86 of roughly 560 corporate employees were […]

The third annual Jeunesse® EXPO World Tour, which featured stops in five cities, drew 50,000 attendees and provided $1.5 million for children in need. The tour opened in Orlando, home of Jeunesse World Headquarters, and continued to Singapore, Bangkok, and Milan, ending at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. In celebration of the company’s 10th anniversary, Founders Randy […]

The third annual Jeunesse® EXPO World Tour, which featured stops in five cities, drew 50,000 attendees and provided $1.5 million for children in need. The tour opened in Orlando, home of Jeunesse World Headquarters, and continued to Singapore, Bangkok, and Milan, ending at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. In celebration of the company’s 10th anniversary, Founders Randy […]

Natura &Co announces that it expects to close today the acquisition of Avon Products, Inc. and appoint the new senior leadership team to drive the company’s next phase of growth. The landmark transaction creates the world’s fourth-largest pure-play beauty company. According to the company press release: This marks a major new step in building a […]

When Rodan + Fields was relaunched in 2018 by Katie Rodan and Kathy Fields, the term “influencer” had not yet made its way into the public lexicon. But Elisabeth Charles, CMO of Rodan + Fields, said the brand’s consultants were essentially influencers before the term existed. In the U.S., 300,000 consultants sell the products through a […]

A well-planned and fully executed merchandise strategy makes your field more vested in the business and helps create a cohesive culture between the field and corporate team. Branded merchandise can be a terrific way to promote your company, build your brand’s unique culture, and turn your business owners—your most important customers—into walking billboards. But creating […]

We’ve all got them. We call them auto-assigned customers. The question is what do we do to maximize ROI and best capitalize on them? We, as an industry, are in what I refer to as the war of the side hustle. Ours is no longer the only game in town when it comes to capturing […]

  Green Compass Global Founded: 2019 Headquarters: Wilmington, NC Top Executives: Sterling Cook, CEO, Meredith Cook, President Products: CBD Oil Products The sixth-generation farmers on the team at Green Compass Global know that it takes more than sun, rain and soil to grow a healthy harvest. It takes experience, resources and perseverance—but most of all, […]

Our channel needs to resist complacency by continuing the vitality, curiosity and focus of a startup. Jeff Bezos has written a letter to his shareholders each year since the company’s inception. These letters outline Amazon’s long-term mission, culture and values. His 2017 letter, however, stood out more than the others for me. Bezos defined what […]

A celebration of the powerful female founders who inspire, support and create accessible entrepreneurial paths. Ready or not, the direct selling industry is changing. Pushy sales tactics, promotions and sales pitches are out. What customers want and expect from brands is an organic feel to all of their interactions and an Instagram-worthy customer experience. Word-of-mouth […]

Youngevity® International, Inc. announced it will ring in the new year on January 7, 2020, at the Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell ceremony in Times Square. In celebration of Nasdaq’s ninth annual “Fit Week,” Youngevity’s executive leadership will gather alongside company distributors as well as members of the Youngevity team and Celebrity Brand Ambassadors Marilu Henner and Dr. James Rouse to ring the closing […]

eBay recently took a retrospective look back at the top trends and events that shaped online shopping every year since Y2K, according to search and sales data. From Pokémon and velour tracksuits to royal inspiration and fidget spinners, in between, each year’s biggest moments had shoppers searching online for their “must-haves” across millions of brands, […]