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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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Women small business owners struggle to get loans
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Women are a growing force in the business world, but if they own a company, they may still struggle to get a loan from a bank.
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Should Your Small Business Welcome Legally Carried Guns?
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Reward offered for former billionaire's assets
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The trustee representing Montana’s Yellowstone Club creditors is offering a reward to anyone who can help uncover assets the luxury resort’s co-founder might have hidden from bankruptcy proceedings.
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BP names David Lawler CEO of US business
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BP PLC said Wednesday that it has hired David Lawler as CEO of the oil and gas company’s U.S. business, which is gearing up to spin off into its own separate company.
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Morinda’s Business Summit In Tokyo Draws 3,500 Attendees
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Morinda recently held its annual National Business Summit in Tokyo, Japan-exciting the business building efforts of thousands of people from around the country.
This year’s summit was the biggest region-specific business summit the company has ever held, drawing 3,500 people to the two-day event-a forty percent increase over the previous Japan Business Summit.
The event is one of many Morinda has held around the world recently, with others occurring in the United States, Taiwan, Singapore and Ireland. This particular conference featured Morinda executives sharing corporate strategy, introducing expansion plans and providing recognition to Japanese distributors for their years of success and dedication.
Additionally, several highly-anticipated announcements were delivered at the event. These announcements included the launch of the TruAge Community-an online community where individuals can gather to share health information, participate in networking and social activities, as well as access the latest products and programs in the TruAge lifestyle.
Morinda executives also laid out the details of the company’s innovative Area Developer program-an expansion and compensation strategy designed to reward those individuals who augment their business activity according to geographic location. The area developer program has skyrocketed activity levels across Morinda markets so far and with Japan serving as Morinda’s largest market, it’s certain
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Massachusetts cutlery maker files for bankruptcy
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The nation’s oldest cutlery manufacturer has filed for bankruptcy after 177 years of making knives and other kitchen tools.
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5 Qualities of Top Employees
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For many startups, hiring the best and the brightest is not an option — it’s an absolute necessity.