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Herbalife Contacted By Law Enforcement Agencies

 
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

 
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

 

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

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Stella & Dot Family Brands CEO And Founder On “Undercover Boss”

 
Stella & Dot Family Brands CEO and Founder Jessica Herrin will be featured on CBS’s hit series “Undercover Boss,” airing tonight, January 30, 2015 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Stella & Dot is the first “Social-Selling” company to be featured on the show.
Going undercover as “Nicole,” Herrin visited with four key functions within the Stella & Dot organization. As the accessories company plans for an expansion into a Family of Brands this year, Herrin had the opportunity to go undercover to experience different aspects of the organization and ensure that everyone is set up for success as the business readies for their next stage of growth.
Herrin traveled to three offices outside of her San Francisco Headquarters to roll up her sleeves and work in the front lines of the company; she visited the Groveport, Ohio Distribution Center to learn the order fulfilling process, she traveled to New York City’s Design Studio to learn what goes in to the intricate techniques of creating jewelry, and she spent time in the Delight Center in Scottsdale, Arizona to work with the team on fielding customer and sales force inquiries.
She also traveled to the Midwest to learn more about the Independent

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Talk Fusion Updates Join Site With Video And Success Stories

 
Giving Associates the ability to make a perfect presentation every time, Talk Fusion has relaunched their recruiting site at JoinTalkFusion.com with a brand-new site design and opportunity video. Like their redesigned corporate site (TalkFusion.com), the new join site has been translated into 11 languages to make it available to Prospects around the world.
JoinTalkFusion.com showcases the Talk Fusion business opportunity at-a-glance, with immediate insight into the timing, the recognition and rewards, and Talk Fusion’s global Instant Pay Compensation Plan – an industry first that remains unchallenged as the fastest income payment plan in the business.
The highlight of JoinTalkFusion.com is the sleek, professional presentation video that greets Prospects when they view the site. In just over seven minutes, the video host outlines Talk Fusion’s timely business opportunity, gives an overview of the compensation plan and incentives, and demonstrates the scope of Talk Fusion CONNECT, the company’s suite of innovative video communication products.
The video is currently translated in five languages (Bahasa, Russian, Japanese, Spanish, and French) with the additional six language translations already underway.
Visitors to the join site get to watch video success stories from several of Talk Fusion’s Top Leaders and hear firsthand how the Talk Fusion opportunity not only transformed

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Synergy WorldWide Announces New CEO

 
In a letter to their distributors online, Synergy WorldWide announced the appointment of their new CEO:
On December 15th, Nature’s Sunshine Products announced an internal reorganization of the company with the objective of intensifying the focus of key resources on the major growth opportunities that exist in the years ahead.
As part of this reorganization, Wynne Roberts has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Synergy Worldwide, with responsibility for the Synergy Worldwide business as well as NSP’s business in Russia, Central, and Eastern Europe. For Synergy, Dan Norman will continue his good work as President of Synergy Worldwide.
Why make this change?
It’s all about accelerating growth and realizing our full potential.
Over the last several years, Synergy WorldWide has doubled its revenues, expanded profits across the world, and brought together talented people who have created an enviable culture of teamwork and support among the corporate team and Team Members alike. And the amazing fact is that everyone involved with Synergy believes it has only “scratched the surface” of the potential that is possible.
Looking forward, Synergy will continue operating in 29 markets across Asia, Europe, and North America, with scope to drive substantial growth through penetration in these markets and expand into new countries. This

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Primerica Promotes Glenn J. Williams To CEO

 
Primerica, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has promoted Glenn J. Williams, currently the company’s President, to Chief Executive Officer and also elected him to the Board, effective April 1, 2015.
The current Co-Chief Executive Officers, D. Richard (Rick) Williams and John A. Addison Jr., will remain members of the Primerica Board. In their new roles, Rick Williams, who has been with Primerica since 1989, will be non-executive Chairman of the Board and John Addison, who has been with the company since 1982, will be non-executive Chairman of Primerica Distribution.
The Board also announced that it has promoted Peter W. Schneider to the position of President, also effective April 1, 2015.
“Glenn has served as our ‘right hand man’ for the past 10 years and we are confident that he is the ideal leader to take the helm of our company and continue our growth trajectory.” said Rick Williams. “He possesses tremendous depth of understanding of our sales force and for many years has successfully overseen marketing for all Primerica business lines. He has valuable experience running our Canadian operations and leading Primerica’s overall management team, and he has been at the forefront of our most successful initiatives.”
John Addison said, “One

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Foru International Appoints New CEO

 
Foru International, the leader of personalized health, beauty and wellness products and subsidiary of foru Holdings, Inc. (OTC: FORU), is pleased to announce that seasoned MLM and direct selling executive Sharon Morgan Tahaney has returned to the Foru team as the new President.
“We are beyond thrilled to have someone with Sharon’s experience, passion, and marketing know-how lead the foru team,” said Gil Peter, Founder, foru International. “Sharon’s proven track record of operational excellence and remarkable leadership capabilities will allow us to further our premium skincare and nutrition products.”
Sharon grew up in a direct selling family and has worked with direct selling companies from both the field and corporate office for more than two decades. She has experience with both start-ups and billion dollar corporations.
Sharon spent eleven years with Tupperware, most recently as Sr. Vice President of Leadership Development. Sharon also served as a creative resource for more than eight years for Mary Kay and was one of the few authorized to write a book for Mary Kay about Mary Kay Ash. Sharon has authored four personal finance books for independent entrepreneurs and a strategy book for direct selling executives.

“Connecting innovative products to consumers through passionate and committed entrepreneurs has

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4Life CEO Attends WFDSA World Congress

 
4Life Research President and CEO Steve Tew recently returned from Rio de Janiro, Brazil, where he participated in the World Federation of Direct Selling Associations (WFDSA) World Congress XIV.
The WFDSA is a non-governmental organization that represents the direct-selling industry as a federation of national Direct Selling Associations. Membership consists of 58 national Direct Selling Associations and one regional federation, the Federation of European Direct Selling Associations. Tew is among a handful of industry CEOs who sit on the WFDSA CEO Council.
In the United States, the DSA’s (Direct Selling Association) mission is to protect, serve, and promote the effectiveness of direct selling companies and the independent business people they represent.
Tew: “The DSA mission is a commitment that 4Life pledges to uphold on behalf of independent distributors wherever they conduct business, which is why 4Life is a good-standing member of more than a dozen Direct Selling Associations around the world.
In 2014, 4Life was granted DSA membership in Brazil (ABEVD) and Italy (Avedisco).
4Life has offices on five continents to serve a global network of independent distributors through science, success, and service.

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Bill Keep’s Open Letter To Warren Buffett On MLMs

 
Now that Pampered Chef, the multi-level marketing company owned by Berkshire Hathaway Inc., has a new CEO, MLM expert and dean of the College of New Jersey School of Business Bill Keep is hoping to get some support in setting clearer standards on what is or is not a pyramid scheme.
To do that, he’s published a letter that he sent to Warren Buffett earlier this year, with no response, possibly hoping to get the attention of the Pampered Chef CEO Tracy Britt Cool.

“I ask that you consider, as an owner of an MLM company, the value of having clear and public standards that differentiate a legal MLM from a pyramid scheme,” Bill Keep wrote in the letter, dated August 25, which he tweeted today. “Should you conclude that such standards are important to protect consumers and investors, I ask that you publicly address the issue.”

Bill Keep: No standard for what separates MLM and pyramid schemes
As Bill Keep and others have explained before, when you’re trying to figure out if a company is a legal MLM or apyramid scheme, the central question is whether their revenue comes from primarily from selling goods or from recruitment. But more sophisticated pyramid schemes also make some amount

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