Mary Kay Inc. was recognized by the DEC Network at the James M. Collins Executive Education Center at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in collaboration with the SMU Cox William S. Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership. This year, Mary Kay received the Large Corporation of the Year award for its work advancing innovation, access to capital and equitable economic opportunity in North Texas.

Mary Kay welcomed almost 100 girls and faculty from the Lewisville Independent School District (LISD), as well as local and national elected officials to its Richard R. Rogers Manufacturing and Research & Development Center for Women in STEMK Day.

Richard Rogers, son of Mary Kay Ash and former Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Mary Kay, has passed away.

As regulators examine marketing practices more closely and social media reshapes how independent sellers communicate, companies across the channel are investing more deliberately in compliance leadership.

As the corporate sponsor of the Technology, Exploration and Career Center (TECC) West and TECC East Cosmetology Programs, Mary Kay continues its ongoing partnership with Lewisville Independent School District (LISD). Through this program, Mary Kay provides skincare professional products and hands-on support to deliver practical learning for students.

Mary Kay Inc. announced its manufacturing facility has received the ISO 22716 certification, an internationally recognized standard for cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

Mary Kay Inc. was recognized for its commitment to responsiveness, empathy and excellence in service delivery by Forbes. Earning a #2 ranking on the Forbes Best Customer Service list, Mary Kay stated that this honor reflects their “enduring commitment to putting the customer at the heart of everything it does, from seamless digital support to personalized beauty advice.”

Since 1963, Mary Kay’s beauty brand has been built with the purpose of transforming lives and igniting self-growth. Today, the company sees itself as “a beacon of women’s empowerment.”

Mary Kay Inc., through its Mary Kay Ash Foundation, is supporting a groundbreaking initiative that aims to revolutionize early detection and intervention strategies for breast cancer. The foundation’s generous grant is funding the TRIM-EBC Trial (Tirzepatide weight loss in patients with MRD and Early Breast Cancer) in alignment with Baylor Scott & White Health and the Texas Cancer Interception Institute (TCII).

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.