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MonaVie Pays Out 500th Week And Over $1.4B In Commissions

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This week marks a significant milestone for direct selling company MonaVie, who completes its 500th week of paying commissions to its independent distributor sales force. Commissions paid since the company was founded in January 2005 total $1,405,954,677.06.
MonaVie distributors can be found in 39 countries throughout the world. The company pays commissions in 18 different currencies, including: AUD, EUR, BRL, CAD, HKD, HUF, ILS, JPY, MYR, MXN, NZD, PLN, USD, SGD, KRW, TWD, THB and GBP.
MonaVie is proud to help its global distributor sales force achieve A More Meaningful Life through its healthful products and associated opportunity to earn a part- or full-time income. The company has produced 155 millionaires, which averages out to about 15 millionaires per year. MonaVie is set to celebrate its 10-year anniversary this January.
About MonaVie 

Since 2005, MonaVie has developed premium products dedicated to promoting health and wellness worldwide. With distribution in 39 markets, MonaVie addresses four key areas necessary for optimal health—Nutrition, Weight, Energy, and Stress—with products made from the best and rarest ingredients on Earth.
The products, in conjunction with MonaVie VIEW Antioxidant Scanner, empower people to live healthier, more meaningful lives. That greater meaning is revealed through our heartfelt commitment to doing good in

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Herbalife Executives Buy $1.7 Million In Shares

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Insiders at Herbalife threw their hats into the ring of the media circus surrounding the multi-level marketing firm.
Three Herbalife top executives bought 30,700 shares for $1,709,467, an average of $55.68 each, on July 31.
Chief Financial Officer John DeSimone bought 10,000 Herbalife (ticker: HLF ) shares for $555,600. He now holds a direct stake of 28,690 shares. DeSimone’s most recent previous transaction was on April 16, 2012, when he exercised options and sold 31,700 shares for $2.7 million, an average of $70.50 each, through a 10b5-1 plan.
Chief Operating Officer Richard Goudis bought 10,700 shares for $597,167. He now holds a direct stake of 166,969 shares. Goudis’ most recent previous transaction was on Nov. 29, 2012, when he bought 180,100 shares for $2 million, an average of $43.89 each.
Finally, President Desmond Walsh bought 10,000 shares for $556,700. He now holds a direct stake of 107,599 shares. Walsh’s most recent previous transaction was on April 3, 2012, when he exercised options and sold 125,500 shares for $5 million, an average of $69.44 each through a 10b5-1 plan.
All the executives hold stakes of less than 1% in Herbalife.
Walsh and Goudis joined Herbalife in 2004. DeSimone joined in 2007.
Herbalife did not respond to a phone call seeking

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Ackman Says “My Bad” On Herbalife Presentation

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Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has two words to sum up his Herbalife Ltd. (HLF) presentation last week: “My bad.”
Investors may have missed the point because the event was long and overhyped, Ackman said in an interview. Even the private researcher who helped convince Ackman the company is an illegal pyramid scheme now says the details of a two-year investigation into Herbalife’s nutrition clubs were largely ignored.
Ackman had promised to show an Enron-style fraud during the event. Instead of dumping the stock, investors sent the shares up 25 percent after the presentation, marking the biggest one-day gain in the history of the company. Ackman’s firm, Pershing Square Capital Management LP, bet $1 billion against the stock in 2012.
“It was a PR failure,” Ackman said. “I think we raised expectations. People were looking for the dead body and the smoking gun and instead what they got was a three-hour detailed regulatory presentation.”
The shares declined 6.1 percent to $52.40 at the close in New York.
Lost amid the earlier share gain was research that offers evidence of an elaborate and secretive illegal recruiting system, said Christine Richard, a former journalist who helped Ackman present material at the New York event.
William “Bill” Ackman, founder and chief executive officer of Pershing Square Capital

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ViSalus Honored With Kaltura Innovation Award And Four Telly Awards

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ViSalus, Inc., the company behind the #1 90-Day weight-loss and fitness challenge platform in North America, took home a Kaltura Innovation Award for ‘Best Designed Video Experience’ for the release of their Vi-Net Pro application as well as four coveted 2014 Telly Awards for excellence in video production.
The Kaltura Innovation Awards celebrate cutting-edge and exciting applications of video, and recognized ViSalus as their 2014 ‘Best Designed Video Experience’ at Kaltura Connect, The Video Experience Conference held June 16-18 in New York City. Kaltura Connect remains at the forefront of video technology and acknowledged the Vi-Net Pro application as an innovative and premier mobile experience. 
The company, whose mission is built around challenging others, took on its own Challenge and competed against 12,000 worldwide entries at the 34thAnnual Telly Awards— and won. For over a quarter century, the Telly statuette has been recognized as the premier award honoring the finest film and video productions, groundbreaking web commercials, and outstanding local, regional and cable TV commercials and programs.
ViSalus was honored with four Telly statuettes in the categories of: Online Video, Infomercial, Sales Program, and Live Event Segment.

“We love to innovate at Vi, and we are proud of creating and producing the highest quality programming

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Empower Network Expects 5,000 Attendees At Orlando Event In October

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Blogging and leadership company Empower Network announced today that it has chosen Orlando and the Hyatt Regency Orlando at 9801 International Dr. for the location of its last quarterly conference for 2014.
The company expects up to 5,000 attendees at the October 23-26 event.
“The event and the location cannot be missed,” said CEO Jonathan Cronstedt. “Orlando has much to offer for our conference, including supplemental incentives like the area attractions, entertainment and dining options. We want our affiliates to better themselves and enjoy their time while attending these events; Orlando is the perfect place to achieve both.”
Attendees will learn about company products and hear members of the leadership team speak, and the newest members of Empower Network’s Millionaire’s Club will receive recognition. Empower Network also plans to donate time and money to a local charity during the quarterly conference.
In June, Empower Network hosted a training event in Charlotte with 2,300 attendees.
Empower Network also hosted a regional event in Orlando in October 2013. The 2013 event saw 2,000 attendees and brought in an estimated $2.64 million in economic spending for the Orlando area.
Empower Network deals with web, marketing and leadership tools for individuals looking to build businesses. With these tools, they don’t have to deal with many

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Vemma CEO Responds To Accusations In The Media

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BK Boreyko, CEO Vemma, reponds to accusations in the media in the next statement to Vemma Elite members:
“Last year, together we accomplished something only 18 out of the thousands of networking companies in the world did – we GREW by $103 million to finish at $221 million! This marked the biggest, most successful company in my career. It just figures when you’re bigger than ever, you’ll receive more negative attention than ever. I don’t understand why success attracts negativity, but it always has and I guess it always will.
The recent media coverage on Vemma has been disappointing. Our strategy to move to affiliate marketing and improve our business model was designed to make our opportunity more attractive. Well, I learned early on to turn my disappointments into determination. I don’t know what fires you up, but hate towards what we do and who we help is my fuel for the future!
Let’s talk a bit about the media and their view on what we do. Recently, the producers from the Today Show asked for comments on these topics below and our answers were on point. Some of the topics made it into the show, some didn’t. Below I’ve expanded our responses

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ForeverGreen VP Attends Standing Room Only Events

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ForeverGreen Worldwide Corporation, a leading provider of nutritional foods and other healthy products, announced today that Vice President of Business Development, Rick Redford visited several Russian speaking meetings recently.
Rick Redford commented, “The meetings in Russia and Kazakhstan were a huge success. Not only were they well attended, and standing room only in most cases, the attendees were trained on everything from product details to business skills to goal setting and beyond. The members are united with others across the world in putting Power Strips on over a 1,000,000 people during the first weekend in August. I believe we will see positive results from these meetings for months to come.”
International meetings like the recent events in Russia and Kazakhstan are part of ForeverGreen’s strategy to support steady market expansion across Europe, Africa, Asia and South America. Members of the ForeverGreen executive team have been consistently on the ground with local leaders to ensure that infrastructure is in place to keep pace with increasing product demand.
About ForeverGreen Worldwide
ForeverGreen Worldwide Corporation develops, manufacturers, and distributes an expansive line of all-natural, whole foods and products to North America, Australia, Europe, Asia, and South America, including its new global offerings, PowerStrips and SolarStrips. ForeverGreen Worldwide

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4Life’s New New Health Sciences Advisory Board Member

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4Life’s Chief Scientific Officer Chris Lockwood, PhD, CSCS, appointed Mei-Ling Siu-Caldera, MD, PhD, as the newest member of the company’s Health Sciences Advisory Board (HSAB).
Dr. Siu-Caldera was born to Chinese parents in Nicaragua. She graduated with her medical degree from the University of San Carlos, Guatemala, and received her PhD in Nutrition from the University of Connecticut, Storrs.
She has done extensive research involving vitamin D and women’s health while at Brown University School of Medicine, and taught Nutrition at the University of Connecticut for more than ten years. Presently, she has a private practice as a Nutritionist.
Dr. Lockwood: “It is with great honor that I welcome Dr. Mei-Ling Siu-Caldera to our 4Life HSAB. Her research is quite extensive, with more than 20 peer-reviewed papers of which she is a lead or co-investigator.  She has specific expertise within the area of vitamin D research; both in the identification of new, biologically active metabolites of vitamin D as well their respective effects within various research models.”
4Life’s HSAB supports the 4Life Research and Development mission of being an industry leader in dietary supplementation, substantiation, and education. Among 4Life’s HSAB responsibilities are product formulation and evaluation, scientific study design and interpretation, and technical

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WorldVentures Becomes Member of Plano Chamber of Commerce

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WorldVentures, the leading international direct seller of vacation club memberships, is pleased to announce its membership in the Plano Chamber of Commerce. As a member of the Chamber of Commerce, WorldVentures is able to receive member-to-member benefits and member-to-community benefits including discounts between members and supporting the local economy.
“Joining the Plano Chamber of Commerce is a great step for WorldVentures,” Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Mike Azcue said. “We’re a fast-growing company and now we’re able to reach a larger audience while becoming more connected to our community. And, we’re looking forward to sharing with those in the north Dallas area why our DreamTrips Vacation Club was named “World’s Leading Travel Club” at the 2013 World Travel Awards.”
“WorldVentures is dedicated to helping our Independent Representatives blend great life experiences with the opportunity to earn extra income doing something they love, and to help others improve their lives.” 
As a member of the Plano Chamber of Commerce, WorldVentures will join other well-known companies that work promote local economic growth. Displays and information about WorldVentures will also be located in the Resource Center for anyone stopping into the Chamber’s location. 
About WorldVentures:
WorldVentures is the leading international direct seller of vacation club memberships. WorldVentures

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Reliv 6.2% Decrease In Q2 – 2014 To $14.5 Million

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Reliv International, Inc. (NASDAQ: RELV), a maker of nutritional supplements that promote optimal health, today reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2014.
Net sales for the quarter were $14.5 million, a 6.2 percent decrease from the second quarter last year. Net U.S. sales totaled $10.8 million, down from second-quarter 2013 net sales of $11.8 million. Net sales outside of the United States increased 1.8 percent in the second quarter of 2014 compared to the prior-year quarter, buoyed by a sales increase of 14.5 percent in Europe.
The net loss for the second quarter of 2014 was $289,000 or $0.02 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $214,000 or $0.02 per diluted share in the 2013 second quarter. The loss from operations for the second quarter of 2014 was $475,000 compared to a loss of $222,000 in the same quarter of 2013.
Net sales in Europe increased to $2.24 million in the second quarter of 2014 compared to $1.96 million in the prior-year second quarter. “Europe continues to lead all markets in growth,” said Robert L. Montgomery, chairman and chief executive officer of Reliv. “The second quarter of 2014 marked Reliv Europe’s 19th consecutive quarter of increased net sales when

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