OPINION | By Alfredo Bala
A Seismic Moment for Network Marketing
In the past few weeks, the network marketing community witnessed a seismic moment: Modere, a company that stood for innovation and clean living for over 23 years, shut its doors — abruptly and without warning. Thousands of distributors were left stunned, disoriented, and searching for what’s next.
If you’ve spent any time in this industry, you know what that moment really represents: a call to action.
Because this wasn’t just about one company.
It was about the unchecked rise of venture capital and private equity firms entering our space with short-term gain mindsets, prioritizing profits over people, and dismantling business models that were built on relationships, long-term community, and trust.
And it’s not just about Modere.
It’s about the growing wave of companies abandoning the network marketing model altogether in favor of transactional affiliate systems—where duplication, mentorship, and residual income are sacrificed for the illusion of simplicity and speed.
This Is Why the ANMP Exists — And Why Its Annual Convention Has Never Mattered More.
The Association of Network Marketing Professionals (ANMP) was founded to protect, elevate, and unify the voice of this industry — an industry that has changed millions of lives, created untold wealth, and fostered