Frisco, Texas-based Le-Vel Brands recently announced the launch of its Thrive Café Premium Coffee Beverage, a mocha-flavored beverage designed to be a more nutritious alternative to coffee. “With Thrive Café, we’ve found a way to give people the flavor and warmth of a good cup of coffee, along with premium-grade ingredients that support a healthy […]

Photo: Crowned Free founders Heidi VanderWal and Danielle DeSmit. Crowned Free, a women’s clothing, jewelry and accessory company, recently announced its new national direct selling and party plan model. “This is a huge milestone for Crowned Free,” said the company’s Chief Difference Maker and Co-Founder, Danielle DeSmit. The new party plan model allows Representatives to […]

Plano, Texas-based AdvoCare International today announced the addition of Brett Blake to the executive team as its new President of Global Sales and Strategic Planning. “Brett’s deep expertise in direct sales and entrepreneurship will propel AdvoCare to even greater heights,” said Brian Connolly, Chairman and CEO. “We are fortunate to have him join the AdvoCare […]

Plano, Texas-based AdvoCare International recently introduced the Champion’s Pathway, a series of new bonus opportunities designed to recognize and celebrate the achievements of its Independent Distributors. The Champion’s Pathway is designed to assist Distributors in their goal setting and provide them with more opportunities to achieve a bonus. “The Champion’s Pathway will help guide our […]

Dallas, Texas-based Ambit Energy, the direct seller of energy and a leading national retail energy provider, recently announced three new service offerings available now for residents in Texas, the company’s largest market. The new plans, Free & Clear Nights, Lone Star Plus 12 and Lone Star Basics 12, are designed to meet a customer’s unique […]

Dallas-based Stream (formerly Stream Energy), a leading direct selling company and provider of connected life services, recently launched its line of Energy Services, in addition to Wireless, Protective and Home Services, in northern Illinois. Illinois is the seventh state added to Stream’s growing energy retail provider footprint, which includes Texas, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, […]

Founded: 2007 Headquarters: Dallas, Texas Executives: Veeral Rathod, CEO and Co-Founder Products: Custom clothing and accessories J.Hilburn set out to build a better menswear brand and modernize made-to-measure men’s clothing a decade ago. The company and its founding team were powered by possibility and unhindered by the constraints of what they believed to be an antiquated apparel industry. Executives […]

WorldVentures™ Holdings LLC, parent company of the global vacation and lifestyle club WorldVentures, recently announced the appointment of Josh Paine as Chief Executive Officer. Paine will oversee day-to-day strategic and operational decisions, elevate the brand, strengthen the leadership team and enhance the overall growth of WorldVentures Holdings. “Josh has a passion for instilling organizations with […]

In the past month, three natural disasters have struck North America and the Caribbean, killing hundreds of people and causing property damage amounting to billions of dollars. Many people in the direct selling community, particularly those in Texas and Florida, were affected by these horrific events. During the last week of August, Hurricane Harvey devastated […]

When natural disasters strike, the direct selling community is quick to offer help with relief efforts. Such was the case in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, the Category 4 storm that caused catastrophic flooding in southeastern Texas this past week. When Harvey slammed into the Texas coast, bringing with it record rainfall and causing severe […]

  Le-VeL Brands Founded: 2012 Headquarters: Frisco, Texas Top Executives: Jason Camper and Paul Gravette, Co-Owners/Co-Founders and Co-CEOs 2016 Revenue: $449 million Global 100 Ranking: 44 Products: Nutritional/Health and Wellness Products Celebrating its fifth anniversary, Le-Vel Brands is the proverbial train barreling through the direct selling terrain as it picks up speed with new product offerings and a growing base of […]