Monthly Archives: June 2018

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by Hayden Field • June 8, 2018 • 0 Comments

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Reliv International Names Ryan Montgomery New CEO

by Ted Nuyten • June 8, 2018 • 0 Comments

Reliv International Inc. (NASDAQ:RELV) on Wednesday named Ryan Montgomery as its new CEO. The move is effective immediately.
Based in Chesterfield, USA, Reliv is a maker of nutritional supplements that promotes health.
Ryan’s father, Robert Montgomery, Reliv’s current CEO, will continue to serve as Chairman of Reliv’s board. In his new position, Ryan Montgomery will manage the overall operations of Reliv and set the future strategy for the company.
“Robert Montgomery has been CEO for 30 years, and I look forward to leading Reliv International into the future by building onto the strong foundation he and my mother, Sandy Montgomery, built together,” Ryan Montgomery said in a statement.
“We will work to not only remain competitive and relevant, but we aim to modernize Reliv to become leaders of the wellness and direct sales industries.”
Ryan Montgomery joined Reliv as corporate counsel in 1999, establishing the compliance department and assisting international expansion and development. In 2003, he moved to the sales department and was responsible for developing sales strategy worldwide. He was named president of Reliv in 2012.
He is a 1995 graduate of Vanderbilt University with a bachelor’s degree in Economics and he earned his law degree from St. Louis University in 1999.
Reliv is a developer, manufacturer

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Young Living Promotes Lee Bowen To CFO

by Ted Nuyten • June 8, 2018 • 0 Comments

Young Living Essential Oils, the world leader in essential oils, announced the appointment of Lee Bowen as its Chief Financial Officer.
In his new role, Bowen will be responsible for all aspects of the company’s financial condition, as well as overseeing the Accounting, Tax, Finance, Commission Services, and Human Resources departments.

“At Young Living, much like we seek out the best botanicals from around the world, we search high and low for the best and brightest talent in the business,”
said Mary Young, Young Living’s Chief Executive Officer.
“That’s why Lee was recruited, and he’s been dazzling us in the Finance department for years. I am so proud to welcome him to our executive team.”
Before being named Chief Financial Officer, he joined Young Living in 2014 as Director of Finance and was subsequently promoted to Sr. Director of Finance, VP of Finance, and most recently to Senior VP of Finance. He has played a critical role in overseeing Young Living’s financial planning and analysis, fraud management, treasury, banking, commission services, payroll, and risk management.
“After an exhaustive search process, we are pleased to announce that we found the best person to fill the Chief Financial Officer role in our own Lee Bowen,” said Jared

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Best New Gmail Features for Business

by Successful IBO • June 8, 2018 • 0 Comments

Snoozing emails, an integrated task bar and confidential emails make Gmail’s latest overhaul a good program for businesses.

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Artificial intelligence: the next step for CRM

by Anna Jordan • June 8, 2018 • 0 Comments

Selling as a trade has developed exponentially, from paper to spreadsheets to system of record to customer relationship management (CRM) software. The rise of CRM software in the early 90s was the first significant technology breakthrough in sales. The various attempts made towards the direction of delivery models – from on-premise and software-as-a-Service (SaaS) on
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Generation Z marketing: The rules for reaching digital natives

by Ben Lobel • June 8, 2018 • 0 Comments

Generation Z refers to the generation that is currently coming of age, born at the turn of the millennium onwards, and are therefore ‘Digitally Native’; they have been exposed to the internet and social media from a very young age. Marketing professionals have already been racking their brains about this new generation and what makes
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British Small Business Awards winners: Harriet Mears, founder of Secret Linen Store

by Anna Jordan • June 8, 2018 • 0 Comments

The 2018 British Small Business Awards (BSBAs) will bring together the UK’s best small business with the advisers and financiers that helped them succeed. You could still get yourself on one of the shortlists for this prestigious event. To be in with a chance, nominate your company free of charge here before the deadline of June 25 2018.
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