Innovation has been the heartbeat of direct selling for more than 150 years. It is what transformed a door-to-door book business into a $200 billion global industry that now spans wellness, beauty, home, energy, real estate, financial services and travel. And it is what must carry us forward again.

Mary Kay Inc. employee Barbara Podbelsek was honored with the Mary Kay Employee Go Give Award. As Senior Executive Assistant to Mary Kay CEO Ryan Rogers, Podbelsek is known as “a guardian of Mary Kay Ash’s legacy, a steward of the company culture and a driving force behind projects that preserve the heart of the iconic brand.”

Mary Kay Inc., through its Pink Changing Lives Program, announced the completion of a new preschool in Sri Lanka. This latest school was renovated in partnership with FLY & HELP and will serve approximately 50 children aged three to five in the small town of Dankotuwa, Sri Lanka’s Northwestern Province.

Mary Kay, through its philanthropic organization the Mary Kay Ash Foundation, selected the Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation for a $500,000 grant to advance cancer research and early detection. The multi-year gift will support groundbreaking clinical trials and help shift cancer care from reactive to proactive.

Mary Kay Inc., through its Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation, gathered hundreds of participants for its 2025 MK5K. The virtual and in-person event featured 53 fundraising teams and 248 individual donors who raised more than $40,000 to support people living with cancer and to help women experiencing domestic violence.

Direct Selling University’s (DSU) Fall 2025 event was an electrifying blend of innovation, inspiration and industry connection, welcoming hundreds of leaders from across the channel to explore cutting-edge trends and come together to chart the future of the industry.

The Mary Kay Ash Foundation, Mary Kay Inc.’s philanthropic organization, awarded dozens of grants totaling nearly $3 million to support its mission to eliminate women-related cancers and ending domestic violence.

The Mary Kay Ash Foundation, Mary Kay Inc.’s philanthropic organization, hosted its 21st MK5K event, inviting participants to run, walk and bike to raise money for breast cancer research and clinical trials as well as women-related cancers and nonprofits dedicated to ending domestic violence.

As part of a HOPE Kit Packing Party, Mary Kay Inc. employees assembled 100 curated care packages to provide comfort and encouragement to women facing breast cancer. Each kit included cozy socks, a journal and pen, lotions and essentials as well as handwritten notes from Mary Kay employees. The HOPE Kits will be donated to […]

Cross-functional job shadowing has been a simple, but powerful tool for Mary Kay Inc. as it seeks to improve its supply chain performance. Employees within the company’s Operations and Scheduling teams at the Richard R. Rogers Manufacturing and R&D Center temporarily swapped roles over the course of a few weeks, shadowing their peers, to foster improved collaboration and innovation.

At the tenth annual DFW Startup Week, Mary Kay Inc., in partnership with the DEC Network and Southern Methodist University’s Cox School’s Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership, supported women entrepreneurs at the Women of Innovation Summit.

Mary Kay Inc. unveiled what it is calling a “bold digital persona to set the record straight for Gen Z and Millennials across social and streaming platforms.” The Miss Conceptions social media series blends humor, authenticity and short-form content to debunk what the brand believes are longstanding myths about Mary Kay, like “Isn’t Mary Kay just for grandmas?”