Exclusive Interviews
Q&A with Gordon Hester
THE WORLD IS CHANGING AT A FASTER PACE THAN AT ANY TIME IN HISTORY. The need for any leader, company, or industry to seek relevancy and leadership in the marketplace has never been greater. The direct selling industry is no exception to this reality. The competition for consumers requires us to be reimagine how we…
Read MoreQ&A with Milind Pant
Keeping the global leadership team going— from now to A70, and beyond Amway began the new year by welcoming in a new CEO. Recently, I connected with Milind Pant to talk about his thoughts and impressions of his inaugural year. He shared his insights, observations and his future goals. Give us your initial thoughts since…
Read MoreQ&A with Neora Co-CEO, Deb Heisz
In a statement released on November 1, Neora fired a shot across the bow of the FTC. They filed suit challenging the FTC’s ability to retroactively change the law without proper authority from Congress or through formal FTC rulemaking. I recently caught up with Deborah Heisz, Co-CEO of Neora, to get some added insight into…
Read MoreQ&A with DSA’s Brian Bennett
Securing direct selling’s independent contractor exemption going forward. Last month, the Direct Selling Association applauded California Governor Gavin Newsom for signing Assembly Bill 5, which includes an exemption for direct sellers. Without the exemption, the bill would have created an uncertain framework for more than 2.2 million Californians involved in direct selling. “We want to…
Read MoreQ&A with Brett Blake
Bringing more investment into Direct Selling According to direct selling veteran Brett Blake, direct selling companies need more capital, but even more, they need the help of smart investors and savvy executives from outside the industry to close the gap between current practices and those that will help it scale into the mainstream of public…
Read MoreHow to Better Leverage Your Digital Traffic
Q&A with John Oates In our July issue, we introduced our DSN Digital 100 of the top companies who have a sound digital strategy. John Oates, Founder of JPO Digital, and the VP of Digital Marketing for SUCCESS Partners, helped us gather the data for that list. I recently sat down with him to get…
Read MoreThe Power of Pink
An icon in both the beauty and network marketing industries, Mary Kay has been focused on empowering women since its inception in 1963—long before female empowerment was mainstream news. Mary KayFounded: 1963Headquarters: Dallas, TexasTop Executives: David Holl, CEOProducts: Skincare and cosmetics Today, with millions of consultants worldwide, 1,500 corporate employees and sales in the billions,…
Read MoreQ&A with Ryan Napierski
Transformation is a Perpetual Process. Nu Skin President Ryan Napierski was named the DSA Chairman at the DSA Annual Meeting in June. I recently connected with Ryan to talk about his focus and vision for his upcoming new role as well as insights on what is happening at Nu Skin. We are a couple months…
Read MoreQ&A with Laurie Ann Goldman
Live Beautifully. Avon magic – which is one-part beauty, one-part iconic brand, and one-part powerful women! New Avon began the new year by welcoming in a new CEO. I recently connected with Laurie Ann Goldman to talk about her thoughts and impressions in her new role. She shares her insights and observations and future goals.…
Read MoreQ&A with 4LIFE president and CEO Danny Lee
It’s About Execution. The model works. Now we must each do our part in the execution of it. 4LIFE president and CEO Danny Lee’s career has spanned almost every area of operations, accounting, marketing. Now as CEO (since October 2017) he has the advantage of being able to switch lenses depending on what the current…
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