Nerium International, an Addison, Texas-based skincare and wellness brand, has hired direct selling expert Bo Short as the company’s new chief sales officer. Short will oversee the U.S. and global sales teams, managing and directing all Nerium International salesforces in markets throughout North America, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Europe. Short brings executive acumen and strategic […]

Thirty-One Gifts’ pink mobile shop will roll into Grand Prairie, Texas, for a two-day event for the public and Dallas–Fort Worth-area teachers March 9 and 10. Thirty-One Gifts is partnering with the North Texas Teacher Resource Center, which is operated by Christian humanitarian organization World Vision, to host an event where teachers may pick up […]

Ambit Energy, a Dallas, Texas-based direct seller of energy and a leading international retail energy provider, has announced it has expanded its commercial and industrial electricity services to New Jersey. Enrollment is now available to more than 519,000 eligible businesses in the service areas of four local utilities throughout the state: Atlantic City Electric, Jersey Central Power […]

ARIIX, a Bountiful, Utah-based company that promotes healthy, toxin-free living, has announced its merger with NuCerity, a Houston, Texas-based network marketing company. According to ARIIX, the partnership formed due to different market strengths and the opportunity those strengths presented for the representatives, along with strong projected sales figures. ARIIX’s 2017 year-end sales were $178 million, […]

Roger Morgan founded Southlake, Texas-based pawTree in 2014, armed with the knowledge gained as a CEO of a multinational pet products company and service as a chairman of the American Pet Products Association. He became a student of the direct selling channel and has since expanded the company into all 50 U.S. states. Over the […]

Photo: Four-time CrossFit® Games champion Rich Froning leads participants in AdvoCare’s #GenerationFit workout event. The AdvoCare Foundation, which focuses on ending childhood obesity and encouraging kids to lead healthy lives, recently hosted #GenerationFit, a workout event featuring four-time CrossFit® Games champion, Rich Froning, at The Star in Frisco, Texas. AdvoCare founding family members and Distributors were among the […]

The real success stories in direct selling are as much about personal growth and self-improvement as they are about business. Take the story of Mary Kay Ash as a perfect example. Born in 1918 in Hot Wells, Texas, Ash went from housewife to door-to-door saleswoman to cosmetics mogul all in the span of about 25 […]

Stream, a Dallas, Texas-based provider of connected life services, recently announced the appointment of Steve Fisher to chief sales officer. Fisher is a founding leader of Stream’s direct selling arm and one of its most successful Independent Associates, achieving the highest leadership position possible within the organization and becoming one of its top earners. He has […]

Mannatech, a Coppell, Texas-based global health and wellness company, recently announced that it has promoted two senior members of its executive team—Landen Fredrick and Joel Bikman. Fredrick, who previously served as senior vice president of global operations, was promoted to chief global sales officer and president, North America. He will coordinate worldwide sales activity and […]

Mary Kay Inc., will sponsor an exclusive symposium at the prestigious International Investigative Dermatology (IID) Meeting in 2018 to be held in Orlando in May. IID brings together the world’s finest researchers in the fields of cutaneous biology and related disciplines. It is organized jointly every five years by the world’s pre-eminent skin health research […]

Nerium International, a provider of science-based rejuvenating skincare and wellness products based Addison, Texas, has appointed Tomomi Kosugi as General Manager of Nerium International Japan. Kosugi has more than 20 years of experience in direct selling. Prior to joining Nerium International Japan, he served as president of several companies’ Japanese businesses. In his new role, […]

Mary Kay Inc., the iconic Dallas, Texas-based beauty brand, and women’s fraternity Alpha Chi Omega recently announced the winners of a social media contest held during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October to inspire healthy relationships among young people. For the contest, Alpha Chi Omega encouraged its members to work together against domestic violence. […]