Just in time for Halloween and the holiday season, premier global nutrition company Herbalife today launched its new Protein Bites Variety Pack, fun-size treats that satisfy the trickiest of candy cravings. According to the National Retail Federation, the average American will consume 3.4 pounds of candy during Halloween. With the Protein Bites Variety Pack, consumers […]

With more than 40 years of direct selling experience under his belt, John Fleming knows just about all there is to know about this channel. But there’s one thing that still puzzles him, says the Direct Selling News former Publisher and now Ambassador: “I’ve never understood why anyone associated with the direct selling business model didn’t understand […]

Los Angeles-based Herbalife, the global nutrition company, announced that it continued in its 13th year as the official nutrition partner of the Nautica Malibu Triathlon and title sponsor of the Herbalife International Distance race, which kicked off the 31st Annual Nautica Malibu Triathlon presented by Equinox on Sept. 16. “Our corporate sponsorship, along with our […]

Click here to order the September 2017 issue in which this article appeared. ZIJA INTERNATIONAL Founded: 2005 Headquarters: Lehi, Utah Top Executive: Ryan Palmer, President and CEO Products: health and wellness Ryan Palmer As it often is for serial entrepreneurs, Ken Brailsford’s retirement was temporary. Eight years after he closed the books on a 35-year network marketing career—during which he founded […]

Los Angeles-based Herbalife Ltd. recently announced it has commenced a “modified Dutch auction” self-tender offer to purchase for cash up to an aggregate of $600 million of shares of its common stock at a per share price not less than $60.00 nor greater than $68.00. For each share tendered, shareholders will also receive a non-transferable […]

IN THIS ISSUE: 2017 DSN Global 100 List DSN Makes its Global 100 Celebration an Event to Remember Frequently Asked Questions about the Global 100 Ranking DSN BRAVO AWARDS: Leadership: It Works! CEO Mark Pentecost: On the Road to Legendary Leadership: Isagenix’s Jim & Kathy Coover: Agents of Change Growth: Jeunesse: Forging an Uncharted Path to […]

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Greater consumer knowledge can generate growth opportunities for all businesses.

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Today, personal development is an integral component of most direct selling companies; for many, it is the fuel that fires that entrepreneurial spirit.

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