Damsel in Defense Founded: 2011 Headquarters: Boise, ID Top Executive: Mindy Lin, CEO Products: Self defense products and educational materials The invisible, slow healing wounds of sexual violence and domestic abuse often shape the way a woman sees herself, her future and the world around her. But what if that tragedy could be redeemed […]

CEO Gaya Samarasingha’s shares six lessons and strategies learned.  As we celebrate Kalaia’s second anniversary and the launch of our first international market (Australia), it is humbling to look back on our journey thus far. Since the launch in February 2018, we have been able to build a solid foundation that allowed us to expand […]

CEO Gaya Samarasingha’s shares six lessons and strategies learned.  As we celebrate Kalaia’s second anniversary and the launch of our first international market (Australia), it is humbling to look back on our journey thus far. Since the launch in February 2018, we have been able to build a solid foundation that allowed us to expand […]

We dive into what we can learn from experiential retail and direct-to-consumer brands. It’s the stuff of every chief marketing officer’s dreams. Imagine you’re a company that generates huge sales from a product that’s still in development. You’ve got a legion of customers who love what you sell and stand for so much that they’ll […]

We dive into what we can learn from experiential retail and direct-to-consumer brands. It’s the stuff of every chief marketing officer’s dreams. Imagine you’re a company that generates huge sales from a product that’s still in development. You’ve got a legion of customers who love what you sell and stand for so much that they’ll […]

The Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College launched the first executive education course focused on direct selling this week in Winter Park, Fla. This inaugural program, in collaboration with the Direct Selling Association (DSA), facilitates the successful integration of new and existing business executives within direct selling companies and delivers a thorough onboarding […]

The Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College launched the first executive education course focused on direct selling this week in Winter Park, Fla. This inaugural program, in collaboration with the Direct Selling Association (DSA), facilitates the successful integration of new and existing business executives within direct selling companies and delivers a thorough onboarding […]

A federal court granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request to temporarily shut down an alleged pyramid scheme known as “Success By Health” and to freeze the assets of the company and its executives. In a complaint filed in federal court, the FTC alleges that Success By Health and its executives James “Jay” Dwight Noland, Jr., Lina Noland, Scott A. Harris […]

A federal court granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request to temporarily shut down an alleged pyramid scheme known as “Success By Health” and to freeze the assets of the company and its executives. In a complaint filed in federal court, the FTC alleges that Success By Health and its executives James “Jay” Dwight Noland, Jr., Lina Noland, Scott A. Harris […]

Consultants to pay one enrollment fee and access all three Stella & Dot brands. Last October Jessica Herrin, Founder and CEO of Stella & Dot Family of Brands jumped on Facebook to announce their 2020 Social Retail initiative. “Social retail is our innovative go to market strategy where we are bringing together our family of […]

Consultants to pay one enrollment fee and access all three Stella & Dot brands. Last October Jessica Herrin, Founder and CEO of Stella & Dot Family of Brands jumped on Facebook to announce their 2020 Social Retail initiative. “Social retail is our innovative go to market strategy where we are bringing together our family of […]

Korean direct seller Coway recently announced a charitable donation of air purifier units to Commodore Sloat Elementary School in San Francisco. “As part of our mission and continued focus on helping people live healthier lives, providing these air purifiers allows us to further cement this effort,” said Kevin Shim, director. “We believe that children should have the […]