Monthly Archives: March 2016

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Stampin’ Up! Names Sara Douglass As CEO

by Ted Nuyten • March 26, 2016 • 0 Comments

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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10 Internet Easter Eggs to Hunt for This Sunday (Infographic)

by Carly Okyle • March 26, 2016 • 0 Comments

There are some hidden gems in the rabbit hole that is the Internet.

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The Latino Coalition Partners With Direct Selling Association

by Nicole Dunkley • March 26, 2016 • 0 Comments

The Latino Coalition (TLC), one of the largest membership and advocacy organizations for Latino-owned small businesses, recently today a partnership with the Direct Selling Association (DSA), national trade association.
DSA represents companies that market products and services directly to consumers through an independent, entrepreneurial sales force and is committed to raise awareness around the contributions of Hispanic-Americans to direct selling.
“Hispanic-owned businesses are the fastest growing segment of the small-business community, and the purchasing power of this community will soon surpass $1.3 trillion in the United States,” said Hector Barreto, TLC’s Chairman and Former Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
“The Latino Coalition looks forward to partnering with DSA— jointly we will work together to provide access to economic development and entrepreneurial opportunities for the Latino community”
“More than one-fifth of the 18.2 million Americans

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USANA Announces Proposed Expansion Of Its Board of Directors

by Nicole Dunkley • March 26, 2016 • 0 Comments

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: USNA) recently announced that it is proposing to shareholders the election of three new members to its Board of Directors at its Annual Shareholder Meeting on May 2, 2016.
The proposal would increase the size of the Board to seven directors and expand the breadth of expertise, backgrounds and viewpoints of the Board. David A. Wentz, Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Frederic J. Winssinger and Feng Peng have been nominated by the Board to stand for election at the Annual Shareholder Meeting. D.
Richard Williams, who was appointed to the Board in March 2016, will also stand for re-election at the Annual Shareholder Meeting, along with Dr. Myron W. Wentz, Robert Anciaux and Gilbert A. Fuller.
Long time Board members Jerry G. McClain and Ronald S. Poelman will retire

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Visalus CEO Ryan Blair To Launch Second Book, Rock Bottom To Rock Star

by Nicole Dunkley • March 26, 2016 • 0 Comments

For many millennial-aged people, fitness, nutrition and weight management aren’t a burden to bear, but are part of a holistic, healthy lifestyle.
This type of thinking can make for a much more contented outlook and perspective…and it has also led to an entire culture based on healthy living…and for investors, a major market opportunity.
Ryan Blair, CEO and co-founder of multi-level marketing company ViSalus Sciences is perhaps the poster child for how to engage with this market in a consistent and profitable way.
Since founding ViSalus Sciences in 2005, Blair has gone on to become a New York Times best-selling author for his book Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur.
Recently, Equities.com had the opportunity to speak with Blair on moving past his troubled youth, engaging with