The Bravo Excellence Award is reserved for executives with a long history of leadership and integrity. This year the award was presented to Marjorie Fine.

Listen to this story starting at 16:09 on the new, revamped The DSN Podcast. Even when your day is packed, we make it easy to stay informed, engaged and one step ahead. Listen now or read below! Jim Northrop believed that the direct selling industry had the unique ability to positively impact people’s lives. For decades, he […]

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) and Amway made an appearance at the Missouri House Commerce Committee Hearing to push for the passage of HB1120 and HB1138, bills that would clearly define and establish penalties for operating or participating in a pyramid promotional scheme.

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) said it “applauds” the efforts of US Senator John Curtis for raising concerns about the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recently proposed rules that target the direct selling industry and the small business owners involved in the channel.

Gordon Hester shares the key insights and takeaways from an analysis of public US direct selling companies from a recent project for the DSA Industry Research Committee. Information is important, but what turns information into results is utilizing the information to improve your business.

The Direct Selling Association hosted its 2024 Legal & Regulatory Conference in Washington, D.C., uniting key industry leaders, policymakers and consumer advocates to address regulatory trends impacting direct selling.

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) held its fall board meeting as well as Day on Capitol Hill. Together, DSA Chairman and 4Life President and CEO Danny Lee, along with more than 100 direct selling executives and independent contractors, met with representatives from both the House and Senate to discuss the potential of direct selling and […]

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) hosted its third annual DSA Social Media Day: Field Edition, welcoming more than 5,500 distributors across North America.

The House Education and Workforce Committee passed H.J.Res. 116, a resolution that would provide for congressional disapproval of the Department of Labor’s Independent Contractor Rule.

The Federal Trade Commission issued a letter to the Direct Selling Association to restate its position on the interpretation of the Koscot test. The letter was sent by Lois Greisman, Associate Director, who expressed concern about a 2004 FTC letter that addressed the commission’s stance on compensation based on personal consumption.

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) released a statement saying it strongly supports the bicameral Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution introduced by Congressman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) and Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) that would overturn the Department of Labor’s (DOL) recent worker classification rule. The DSA, who believes the rule “threatens the ability for millions of […]

Danny Lee, 4Life President and CEO and Chairman of the Direct Selling Association (DSA), joined a coalition of direct selling executives for a CEO Congressional briefing at the US Senate Office Building.