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Monthly Archives: March 2018
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There’s snow reason not to go to work
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With snow and freezing temperatures affecting much of the UK many employees are struggling to get to work due to road closures and train cancellations. With the severe weather forecast to continue into the weekend what obligations do employers have towards staff who can’t make it into the office? Jo Stubbs, head of content at
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Two in three people can’t leave their work emails alone at home
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People are increasingly reluctant to leave work at the office, with two thirds of working adults in the UK spending their personal time checking their work emails. A survey of 2,000 UK office workers, conducted by tech retailer Ebuyer, shows that 66 per cent of people log on outside of their normal business hours, with
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LifeVantage Welcomes Taylor Worre As Director Of New Leader Experience
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LifeVantage Corporation (Nasdaq:LFVN) today announced that it has recently welcomed Taylor Worre to serve as director of new leader experience.
“We are pleased to have someone with Taylor’s experience in the industry work with us in this capacity, and we expect great things from him moving forward,” said LifeVantage CEO Darren Jensen.
“This increased focus on the distributor experience is something we anticipate being a real value-add to our culture and retention efforts as a company.”
Worre has a successful pedigree in the network marketing industry. Most recently, he has worked as international director of communications in the industry, in which capacity he, among other things, built and maintained relationships with global field leadership.
Prior to that, he worked as vice president of sales for OneSource Promotions. He has also worked as account executive at Cache Media Works Production where he worked with some of the top earners in the industry, helping build their personal brands and tell their stories through video.
Worre broke into the industry at an early age as a distributor and has worked in the industry, in one capacity or another, ever since.
“I’ve spent my entire adult life trying to provide value to this incredible industry I’ve been raised in,”
Worre said.
“I’ve
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Bill Ackman Losing His Bet Against Herbalife
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Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital has exited its Herbalife bet five years after his on-air verbal brawl with Carl Icahn on CBNC.
Ackman told CNBC’s Scott Wapner on Wednesday in a phone call that he had unwound the position. Herbalife shares jumped 9 percent to an all time high on Wednesday.
The activist investor had placed a massive bet against the nutritional supplement maker he accused of running a pyramid scheme. He expected the shares to fall to zero, enabling him to profit on his short sale of the stock.
But the bet proved disastrous. Last November, after Herbalife shares had climbed 51 percent for the year, he announced he had closed out the short position he had in the shares and converted it into a bet using put options.
The Icahn-Ackman fight happened on Jan. 25, 2013, while Ackman was being interviewed by telephone by Wapner. Ackman was responding to attacks by Icahn the previous day over Ackman’s claims that Herbalife was “a well-managed pyramid scheme.”
Icahn called in to the show, saying “Ackman is a liar” and that he had “one of the worst reputations on Wall Street.”
“I’ve really about had it with this guy,” Icahn said. “He’s like the crybaby in the
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Kimberly And Brody Koebensky Achieve To Elite Pro 7 At LifeVantage
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LifeVantage Corporation (Nasdaq:LFVN) has announced that Kimberly and Brody Koebensky have achieved the rank of Elite Pro 7.
The couple was recognized during the company’s Elite Academy in Indianapolis, Ind., earlier this month.
According to Chief Sales Officer, Justin Rose, the Koebenskys became elite distributors after starting their LifeVantage business just 20 months ago in Eveleth, Minn.
“Kimberly and Brody are living examples of what hard work and a strong belief in our products can do,”
said Rose. “They aren’t just successful distributors. They’re both amazing people who have put their heart and souls into building an incredible organization while helping so many people along the way.”
Dissatisfied with other methods for maintaining health, Kimberly began using LifeVantage products as a customer before jumping in head first with her husband as a distributor. Since then, they have built a thriving business by blending the personal with the digital.
“We’ve grown a strong community on social media,”
said Kimberly.
“But we also travel a lot. We try to work face-to-face with everyone we can, so they can grasp the excitement we feel about these products. I have a first-hand experience with LifeVantage. This company has helped me understand how to improve my health, and the opportunity has made a
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Stone Point Capital To Acquire LegalShield
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LegalShield, the #1 subscription-based provider of legal plans and a leading provider of identity theft solutions, announced today that funds managed by private equity firm Stone Point Capital LLC (“Stone Point”) have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in LegalShield from funds controlled by MidOcean Partners (“MidOcean”).
The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2018. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. LegalShield’s management will be co-investing alongside Stone Point and MidOcean, which is retaining a minority stake in the business. The current management team, business model and employee base are not expected to change with this investment. The Company’s headquarters will remain in Ada, Oklahoma.
LegalShield’s mission since its founding in 1972 is to provide access to affordable legal coverage for all members – no matter how traumatic or trivial the situation. LegalShield offers subscription-based plans for legal and identity theft services and has grown to become the #1 subscription-based provider of legal plans to families and small businesses across the U.S. and Canada.
The Company has a network of dedicated law firms in all 50 states and four Canadian provinces, with more than 39 provider law firms providing legal protection to over