On Saturday, thousands of businessmen and businesswomen filled the Salt Palace Convention Center Ballroom to honor Utah companies receiving the Best of State Awards. One of the companies recognized at the black tie event was doTERRA International, LLC, based in Pleasant Grove, Utah.
doTERRA received the Best of State Award for Essential Oils/Botanicals in the Merchandising and Consumer Services Category, making it the only essential oil company recognized at the Gala.
The Best of State Awards were created to recognize the people, organizations, and businesses that are achieving, innovating, and improving the quality of life in Utah. Judges review submitted material and online nominations, and assign three separate scores to each nominee, for a total of 100 possible points.
Fifty percent of the points are for overall achievement and excellence in service, products, or performance.
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Roger Langille – DS Domination CEO Steps Down
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Roger Langille, CEO of DS Domination has stepped down. DS Domination website services offer instructional videos and articles to operate an e-commerce business.
On his facebook he stated:
“It is with an extremely heavy heart that I must announce I will be leaving DS Domination effective immediately. I have spent the recent weeks contemplating this decision, all the while carrying out regular activities ( webinars etc). For me it all boiled down to whether or not I was leaving you in capable hands with the ability to help you grow your existing business’ .
I had several guest speakers, and snuck onto many team webinars to look over their shoulders. It was then that I once again realized the power of this product. You see in any other business, the leadership usually focused on
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Avon Having Trouble Getting Rid Of North American Business, Sales Plummet
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Avon shares slid by more than 7% on Tuesday to around $7.53 a share.
Last month, the stock surged by more than 15% after the Wall Street Journal reported that it is exploring “strategic alternatives” for its North American business, meaning the company is looking for ways to improve its competitiveness.
The initial report from WSJ said the company is looking to sell some or all of this unit. But according to a New York Post story published late Tuesday, this process isn’t going very well.
The Post reported that companies interested in buying out Avon are losing interest because they are struggling to finance an offer.
The Post quotes one hedge fund investor as saying: “All in all, I don’t see a deal happening unless Avon basically gives away its North America business for essentially nothing.”
Avon also reported weak first-quarter results last
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OneCoin – 240,000 Paid Members After 5 Months
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Digital currency MLM OneCoin has started in September 2014 by Dr. Ruja Ignatova, who was born in Bulgaria and had her education in the United Kingdom and Germany.
In November – December 2014, the company had about 10,000 paid members. As of May 2015 after another five months 240,000 paid members. The company has set a goal to be over 500,000 paid members before the year end.
The company has a payment frequencies at 80-85 % of all enrolling in the company. Training package costs 130 euros to 5,030 euros. Both management and good leadership structure of the company has made to become a big success.
Compensation plan has a cap on payouts per week at 35,000 euros per position. The company has over 140 members today who earn over 35,000 euros per week. As
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LEO And LEOcoin Denies Ponzi Allegations
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James Hargrave, account director for JBP Associates Ltd. one of the leading strategic communications consultancies in the UK send Business For Home the next statement on the article: LEOCoin Founders Linked to Pyramid Scheme in Pakistan.
James Hargrave:
” I am contacting you on behalf of LEOcoin following your recent article regarding serious allegations made against them.
Your recent article makes some serious accusations, which appear to be largely drawn from a number of articles, including a recent CNBC piece. You will also have perhaps seen that CNBC have also covered LEOcoin’s recent firm rebuttal of the accusations http://www.cnbc.com/id/102565765.
I would like to draw your attention to this statement from LEOcoin relating to the matters you highlight:
“These accusations are misguided and fundamentally untrue. Dan and Atif have never been involved in any sort of scam
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PUR Attitude Pre-Launches In The USA
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PUR Attitude, a new concept party plan company with a line of all natural, clinically proven and toxic-free skin care and wellness products has launched its line from their corporate headquarters in Miami, Florida, with its sights set on a Grand Opening in Miami in October 2015.
David Pollock, PUR Attitude’s Co-Founder and product inventor, has over 20 years of experience creating products for some of the most recognized names in the skin care industry, including Lancome, Bliss, Smashbox, SkinCeuticals / L’Oreal, the Art of Shaving and many others. He has been a trusted consultant to companies like Mary Kay, Shaklee, Reliv, and many others.
Throughout his career, he’s been Vice President at Home Shopping Network, Senior Management with Fuller Brush, Founder of Clinical Results laboratory and CEO of Hydron Technologies. David was named
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PUR Attitude Pre-Launches In The USA
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PUR Attitude, a new concept party plan company with a line of all natural, clinically proven and toxic-free skin care and wellness products has launched its line from their corporate headquarters in Miami, Florida, with its sights set on a Grand Opening in Miami in October 2015.
David Pollock, PUR Attitude’s Co-Founder and product inventor, has over 20 years of experience creating products for some of the most recognized names in the skin care industry, including Lancome, Bliss, Smashbox, SkinCeuticals / L’Oreal, the Art of Shaving and many others. He has been a trusted consultant to companies like Mary Kay, Shaklee, Reliv, and many others.
Throughout his career, he’s been Vice President at Home Shopping Network, Senior Management with Fuller Brush, Founder of Clinical Results laboratory and CEO of Hydron Technologies. David was named
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Herbalife Contacted By Law Enforcement Agencies
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Federal law enforcement agencies recently contacted several Herbalife members for information about their own business practices, CNBC has learned.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the inquiries came last week and focused on the activities of 10 or so mostly top Herbalife members.
It’s unclear exactly what law enforcement asked for, or the identities of the specific members in question.
Sources say the company has offered the members assistance in obtaining legal counsel though it’s unclear how many have sought representation.
Separately, Herbalife has also received inquiries recently about irregular trading in its stock as part of a broader investigation into possible market manipulation.
When asked for a comment on Sunday evening Herbalife spokesman Alan Hoffman provided CNBC the following statement:
“Bill Ackman has been engaged in a nearly three-year effort to drive down Herbalife’s stock in
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Melaleuca CEO Wins Prestigious Award
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Melaleuca CEO Frank L. Vandersloot, will receive the prestigious Horatio Alger award this weekend during a ceremony in the nation’s capitol.
The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, is a nonprofit educational organization honoring the achievements of outstanding individuals. The group also encourages youth to pursue their dreams through higher education. VanderSloot joins eleven other accomplished business and civic leaders from across North America in receiving the award this year.
Since its establishment in 1947, the Horatio Alger Award is annually bestowed upon renowned leaders who have succeeded despite facing adversity, and who are committed to philanthropy and higher education.
VanderSloot grew up on an 80-acre farm in northern Idaho. He took on a series of odd jobs as an adolescent, and saved his money to be able to pay his own way through college.
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ItWorks! CEO Donates $3 Million To Michigan State University
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Michigan State received a $3 million gift that will help support the men’s basketball program, according to a release from the university Thursday.
Mark and Cindy Pentecost’s donation will be used to update the men’s basketball offices, practice facilities and “establish an endowment for continued facility improvements,” according to the release.
The gift is one of the largest ever to Michigan State athletics, and is the third gift of $3 million or more received by the athletic department since the October 2014 public launch of the Empower Extraordinary, which according to the release is “enabling MSU athletics to build championship-level facilities, increase endowment support and elevate annual giving.”
“For many Spartans around the world, the men’s basketball program has been a source of pride and an engine of opportunity not only for the student-athletes in the program, but for the overall student experience on campus,” MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon said in the release. “We are so grateful to Mark and Cindy Pentecost for their vision and commitment to help us give ‘Team MSU’ the opportunity for continued excellence.”
Mark Pentecost is the president and CEO of It Works!, a direct-selling company that offers beauty and wellness products. He is a former teacher