Exclusive Interviews
Q&A with Jean-David Schwartz
Arbonne celebrates their 40th year in 2020. Recently, I reached out to CEO Jean-David Schwartz to get his thoughts and impressions of his first two years at Arbonne. How would you sum up your first two years as CEO? My first two years at Arbonne have been inspiring. Our community is so passionate and dedicated…
Read More“Fulfilling our vision…together.” – Q&A with Travis Ogden
In January you acquired Zija International. What made this a good decision for Isagenix and what does it allow you to do in 2020 and beyond? Over the last several years, we’ve considered acquiring multiple companies and taken a hard look at some, and not as hard of a look at others. Ultimately, when the…
Read MoreQ&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…
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