A recent Bloomberg report indicates that Herbalife executives have been taking notes amid Bill Ackman’s year-long campaign attacking the company’s business model and lobbying federal agencies to investigate its practices.

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) recently released a report on “The Rise of the Customer-Led Economy,” based upon its global survey of 1,300 executives representing 90 countries and 19 industries.

In a job market where formulaic career opportunities prove scarce, Generation Y’s entrepreneurial spirit is flourishing in less conventional work environments.

In the early 1990s, Mark Pentecost was teaching math and coaching varsity basketball in Grand Rapids, Mich. Today, he is putting his number-crunching and coaching skills to use as President and CEO of It Works! Global.

Nu Skin Enterprises held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 23 at its new global headquarters in Provo, Utah, in conjunction with its biannual global convention. They invited Direct Selling News along with press from Greater China, Korea and Southeast Asia. This report is our exclusive coverage of the events.

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