Gracewear Collection, a Cashiers, North Carolina-based lifestyle company, founded by sisters Wendy Strong Lupas and Mary Strong Blackburn, recently launched its purposeful jewelry and accessories brand in the direct selling channel. Gracewear’s purpose is to inspire “Women for Victorious Living through the Shield of Faith Collection.” The signature trademarked Shield of Faith design of Gracewear […]

Amway, the largest direct selling company in the world, has successfully mapped the Chrysanthemum genome through its global research facilities, the Amway Botanical Research Center (ABRC), in collaboration with the Institute of Chinese Materia Medica China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (ICMM). Earlier this month, Amway, based in Ada, Michigan, announced the completion of the […]

Picture: Plexus Worldwide CEO Tarl Robinson (far left) and President Alec Clark (far right) present Our Military Kids Director of Development Matthew Lockwood with Plexus’s $64,104.75 donation to the organization. Plexus Worldwide, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based health and wellness company, has made a donation of $64,104.75 to Our Military Kids. “Plexus is proud to once again […]

The Avon Foundation for Women was recently globally recognized for its work to end violence against women by non-governmental organization Together For Girls. In partnership with national governments, civil society and the private sector, Together for Girls brings attention to the issue of violence against girls in support of country-driven efforts for change. Every year, […]

The TODAY Show Toy Drive, a project of the TODAY Show Charitable Foundation Inc., worked to make its 24th Holiday Toy Drive its most successful ever—and several direct selling companies helped to aid that effort. According to The TODAY Show, every 29 seconds a child in the United States is born into poverty. These children […]

Photo: Arbonne’s Courtney Janes, along with two culinary students who benefit from the Arbonne Charitable Foundation, join TODAY co-hosts Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford on stage. Arbonne, an Irvine, California-based seller of health and skincare products, recently announced that it has made a $250,000 charitable product donation to the TODAY Toy and Gift Drive. Arbonne […]

Photo: Scentsy founders Orville and Heidi Thompson work on a Habit for Humanity home in Garden City, Idaho. Meridian, Idaho-based Scentsy, a seller of personal and home fragrances, has partnered with Habitat for Humanity to raise money for the organization that builds homes for families in need. Scentsy created a scented-wax warmer called Built With Love, […]

SimplyFun LLC., publisher of educational board games, will Play It Forward this holiday season by supporting the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation with a $500,000 product donation. This donation of games will be distributed to children and families in need during the holidays to help fulfill the Toys for Tots commitment to ensuring every child in need […]

Gilbert, Arizona-based Isagenix International, a global health and wellness company providing nutrition and lifestyle solutions, has been named one of Phoenix Business Journal’s 2017 Best Places to Work. The Best Places to Work program recognizes companies with excellent morale, engagement and retention. Isagenix ranked 15th on the list for large employers (250–999 employees) based on […]

As part of Dallas, Texas-based Mary Kay’s Global Day of Beauty, the cosmetics giant joined its independent salesforce to provide pampering sessions for women in need. The recent event at Preston Theater in Houston, Texas, included hair-styling, makeup application and other activities to help the women make a fresh start. From the United States to […]

Los Angeles-based global nutrition company Herbalife recently recognized its sponsored soccer athletes Cristiano Ronaldo, Juan Cuadrado and Jaime Penedo for helping their respective national teams of Portugal, Colombia and Panama, and the Herbalife Nutrition-sponsored Belgium National Team on qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™. The competition is scheduled for June 14 through July […]

Dallas, Texas-based Stream (formerly Stream Energy), a provider of connected life services, recently launched its line of energy services, in addition to wireless, protective and home services, in Delaware. This is the company’s second energy expansion in 2017, following the opening of the Illinois market in September. Delaware is the eighth state added to Stream’s […]