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Jeunesse’, Wendy Lewis, Selected As One Most Influential Women In Direct Selling
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Wendy Lewis, COO of Jeunesse, was one of 21 women selected as the most influential women in direct-selling by Direct Selling News. DSN shared the news in their latest issue.
It is important to reflect on the past, in order to make the future better. It is especially important now since opportunity for women has become so much more widespread, and the daughters of this generation may struggle to even believe that their great-grandmothers couldn’t vote or have options in the professional world.
It is in celebration of all the women who fight for opportunity—those in the past and those currently fighting—that we bring you this issue. We asked 21 of the most influential executive women in direct selling questions about their specific journeys, their motivations and inspirations, and their preferences for mentoring other women along the way.
The path each woman took to the heights of direct selling corporate management is as unique as the individual. Yet all 21 are inextricably linked by the influence they have on the lives of hundreds of thousands, even millions of women across the globe who work in direct sales to enrich their families, make a difference in their communities and in the lives of others,
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Owner Repurposes VCR Store Into Costume Shop
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Today’s Salute to American Success goes to Harvey Ricard, owner of the Connecticut Stage Company — a costume and theatre production shop in business for more than 25 years.
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Amway: Rising to the Top
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Amway watchers have many things to admire: an impressive 55 years in business, sales growth of almost $1 billion in 2012 and 2013 combined, and brands that are among the leaders in their category.
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Controlling the Conversation: Balancing Product and Opportunity
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At Rodan + Fields, when we made the decision to pivot from our department store marketing channel to direct sales, a great deal of consideration was given to protecting the brand equity that derived from our founders’ legacy in the skincare segment of the beauty industry.
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Solving the Challenges of Global Commission Payments
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Expanding into international markets can be a double-edged sword for many direct selling organizations. While new revenue sources are a cause for celebration, overcoming the many challenges associated with cross-border compensation plans isn’t always easy.
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3 Keys to a Powerful Event Experience
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Another year, another convention. How will this year’s event be different? What can you do to bring fresh excitement and new energy?
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Culture of Celebration
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I know that summer is supposed to be a time to relax and recharge, but this season has been packed!
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Abusive Bosses Make Everyone Mean
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Supervisors who belittle and ridicule individual employees not only negatively affect those workers’ attitudes and behaviors, but also cause others who work for them to act in a similarly hostile manner toward one another.
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A Sorry Apology? 3 Little Words Customers Tire of Hearing
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Consumer satisfaction drops when customer service agents, whether it’s in a phone call, email or social media response, frequently use apologetic or polite vocabulary.