India Oxenberg spent seven years as a member of the Nxivm cult, and after breaking free she says she notices many similarities between the cult and multilevel marketing companies, including recruitment style. During the initial pitch, Nxivm promised that its Executive Success Program would be like a “practical MBA,” Oxenberg […]
Some sellers of Young Living products are using social media to claim that essential oils are “tested and shown effective against corona viruses.” That isn’t true. The $US1.5 billion multilevel-marketing company has a long history of making unsupported medical claims. In 2014, it received a warning letter from the US […]
Stuck at home and unemployed, some people are turning to multi-level marketing companies, or MLMs, to make cash. MLMs promise the opportunity to “work for yourself,” but these companies often require people to shell out for products and training sessions upfront. Women and people of colour are most likely to […]
Controversial multi-level marketing company LuLaRoe is still undergoing a massive legal battle Providence Industries – which does business as Mydyer – sued its one-time partner for $US49 million over unpaid bills in 2018. Mydyer supplied LuLaRoe with apparel. LuLaRoe CEO Mark Stidham was once friends with Providence Industries CEO Dan […]
Roughly 16.8 million Americans have filed for unemployment in the last three weeks as coronavirus takes its toll on the economy. The time of uncertainty and chaos has created an opportunity for direct-sales companies, which rely on a network of distributors, to recruit new sellers. Sales representatives from Young Living, […]
A federal court has temporarily shut down Success By Health, which sells coffee that claims to offer health benefits from mushrooms. The ruling came in response to a Federal Trade Commission complaint alleging that the company is a pyramid scheme that baits “entrepreneurial consumers into a financial abyss.” Success By […]
LuLaRoeCEO Mark Stidham has fired back at a supplier’s $US49 million lawsuit against the multilevel marketing company, saying some of the suit’s supporting testimonies are “patently false” and “nonsense.” The supplier, Providence Industries, claimed in the suit that Stidham was a flight risk, with one person accusing him of threatening […]
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