According to an article on Shelli Gardner’s website Sara Douglass is appointed as new Stampin’ Up! CEO.
Shelli Gardner:
“When Stampin’ Up! was young, I wondered how involved in the company our family would want to be as they got older. I sometimes worried that no one would love Stampin’ Up!—our employees and our demonstrators—as much as me.
Thankfully everyone has had some involvement at one point or another in their life, and several are currently working for Stampin’ Up! It’s been a blessing to work with family and most recently to work so closely with Sara.
Sterling and I are especially pleased with how she’s stepped up this past year as Interim CEO and have felt for many months that making this transition sooner rather than later was the right thing for us, for Sara,
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Sonya Eckel is one of the best in the country at her job. Eckel, a Sioux Falls mother of four, is one of the top-selling Norwex independent consultants nationwide.
She has been selling the chemical-free cleaning products for six years since she became a stay-at-home mom.
“I just saw the opportunity and the potential,” she said. “It took me really fast into a full-time income.”
Other area direct sellers also are finding the perks of earning extra income, having flexible schedules and connecting with others who share the same passion. The number of people becoming involved in the direct sales industry has increased in recent years, and sales are climbing, too.
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Stampin’ Up! CEO Steps Down To Serve LDS Mission
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Utah-based crafts direct sales company Stampin’ Up! CEO and co-founder Shelli Gardner has stepped down as CEO from the company. Shelli and her husband, Sterling Garnder, are planning to step away from their business to serve on a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The couple are currently serving on the Hawaii Honolulu Mission for a period of 12 months — an experience that they are hoping will inspire others to think more deeply about their faith.
While the public might be surprised by the couple’s choice to vacate their role in the company, they said that the plan was always for them to eventually leave the business, though the timeline was never solidified — until a recent stake conference during which they felt compelled to go on a mission; a