With a global portfolio of more than 1,300 patents for products, technologies and packaging designs, innovation leader Mary Kay announces a beauty industry first at the company’s annual U.S. Seminar.
As nearly 30,000 Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants convene in Dallas, the global cosmetics powerhouse introduces a breakthrough in beauty technology, TimeWise® Vitamin C Activating Squares™.
Since the iconic beauty company was founded in 1963, Mary Kay Inc. has fostered a culture of creativity and innovation and invests millions of dollars in research and development. The company conducts hundreds of thousands of tests each year to ensure Mary Kay® products meet the highest standards of safety and performance.
“Mary Kay is on the front lines of innovation and we’re excited to announce a beauty industry first in the form of our TimeWise® Vitamin C Activating Squares™ at our annual U.S. Seminar,”
said Dr. Lucy Gildea, Chief Scientific Officer for Mary Kay Inc.
“Pure vitamin C degrades and loses its power over time when exposed to air, light or water, but with the new Mary Kay® dissolvable vitamin C square, a serum is enhanced and boosted with a fresh, pure and potent vitamin C elixir. It’s a revolutionary skin care innovation in the palm of
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Mary Kay Opens Peru
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Mary Kay Inc., a multibillion-dollar beauty company with thousands of independent sales force members worldwide, announces the opening of its newest market – Mary Kay Peru.
With a 53-year history, and operations in nearly 40 countries, this expansion strengthens Mary Kay’s already solid foundation in Latin America, while providing a flexible business opportunity to Peruvian entrepreneurs.
As Mary Kay puts its best face forward in Peru, their headquarters will be in Lima, covering operations for the entire country.
The grand opening is slated for September of this year. The in-country social media and web presence will be announced shortly, as well as a series of demonstrations highlighting the world-renowned company’s beauty and skin care products as well as the business and entrepreneurial opportunities associated with being a Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant.
The opening of Mary Kay Peru follows the company’s recent and successful launch in neighboring Colombia. In 2015, Mary Kay Colombia entered the Latin America region with 150 select beauty products in the color cosmetics, skin care, fragrance and body care categories.
The concept of direct selling is more attractive than ever, and has been growing in Peru for the past 40 years. In 2016, World Bank ranked Peru 50th (out of 189
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Mary Kay Distributor Earns Her 13th Pink Cadillac
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Lesa Franken has been working for Mary Kay for almost 35 years. She has been a sales director for nearly 30 years. On June 30, she picked up her 13th pink Cadillac, a 2017 Cadillac XT5.
Each Mary Kay career car has a two-year lease, which has allowed Franken to drive a total of 18 career cars in her time with the company.
Franken, an independent executive senior sales director, has been named to Mary Kay’s National Queens Court of Personal Shares 16 times, earning a diamond ring for selling at least $40,000 of merchandise. She also has been part of the National Queens Court of Personal Sharing twice, earning a diamond bumblebee for her team building.
Franken and her team of consultants have been recognised in Mary Kay’s Circle of Achievement for selling at least $300,000 of merchandise as a unit. Franken and her consultants once won a trip to Germany for selling $650,000 worth of Mary Kay products.
In her career, Franken has been awarded Star Consultant prizes 129 times. This is awarded based on sales of $1,800 or more in a quarterly period. Despite her long history of high achieving, Franken isn’t just in it for the prizes.
“I don’t really pay attention
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Mary Kay Appoints Lucy Gildea As Chief Scientific Officer
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Mary Kay Inc., a top beauty brand, and direct seller in nearly 40 markets around the world, announces the appointment of Dr. Lucy Gildea as Chief Scientific Officer at the company’s global headquarters in Addison, Texas.
Dr. Gildea will lead the Global Research and Development function, developing innovative products and increasing the number of patents to secure Mary Kay’s status as one of the top innovators in the direct selling and cosmetics industries.
With more than 1,300 patents for products, technologies and packaging designs in its global portfolio, and more than 130 patents granted in 2016 alone, Dr. Gildea will develop and execute Mary Kay’s Global Product Strategy and Innovation Pipeline.
“Dr. Gildea’s proven track record and success to embed high efficacy science in the personal care product industry will enhance Mary Kay’s ability
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Mary Kay Leadership Conference In New Orleans 8,300 Attendees
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In a city known for jazz, Mary Kay’s annual U.S. Leadership Conference in New Orleans is music to the city’s ears as the event brings nearly 8,300 attendees, approximately $12.9 million in direct visitor spending and an opportunity to give back to its host city.
The top beauty brand and direct seller in more than 35 markets around the world kicks off its annual Leadership Conference on Jan. 11 at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
According to the New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau, Mary Kay’s Leadership Conference is one of the top 15 conferences in terms of size and economic impact of the nearly 50 conferences New Orleans hosts each year. The event provides recognition, education and inspiration during two back-to-back, four-day conferences for the entrepreneurs who have their
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Mary Kay Named Top 5 Global Skin Care Brand
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As Mary Kay Inc. celebrates 53 years of empowering women entrepreneurs through a flexible business opportunity, the powerhouse beauty brand and direct seller in more than 35 markets around the world has been named a Top 5 Global Skin Care Brand by Euromonitor International, 2015.
The iconic company is known for its long- standing dedication to providing innovative, high-performing beauty products through its 3.5 million Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants worldwide.
Mary Kay Ash launched the company with one big dream and just five products in 1963 from a small Dallas storefront. Today, the beauty brand’s global portfolio of more than 300 Mary Kay® products enables the company’s independent sales force to address the skin care needs of every woman and skin type.
“Skin care has always been at the heart of the Mary
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6,000+ Mary Kay Consultants Drive A Company Funded Car
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Maria Price is driving in style. Pink style to be exact. But hey, this isn’t her first time receiving a pink vehicle. The Mary Kay Independent Executive Senior Sales Director has recently earned her second Cadillac.
The Mary Kay pink Cadillac is an iconic symbol of success, the most coveted incentive awarded by Mary Kay. These vehicles are only given to the most dedicated.
“It’s been a blessing and a challenge. I like to work. Mary Kay makes women successful,” she said.
Price received her new pearlized pink Cadillac XT5 Crossover, her fourth Mary Kay career car, in August at Luke Fruia Cadillac in Brownsville, USA. Mary Kay independent sales force members earn the use of a pink Cadillac by meeting and exceeding goals set within their Mary Kay businesses.
Price, a native of Mexico, began
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Mary Kay Awards $1.3M In Grants To Women’s Cancer Research
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The Mary Kay Foundation recently announced the recipients of its annual cancer research grants, which the foundation has awarded since its inception 20 years ago.
Research of cancers affecting women is one of two causes championed by The Mary Kay Foundation, the other being prevention and awareness of domestic violence.
To improve knowledge of the disease, which is the second leading cause of death in women, Mary Kay awards $100,000 grants to top medical schools and research facilities across the country.
“The Mary Kay Foundation is proud to support these promising researchers who are working on critical discoveries that will impact lives for the better,” said Michael Lunceford, Mary Kay Senior Vice President of Public Affairs and Chairman of the Mary Kay Foundation board. Lunceford also noted that, while the program focuses on cancers
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Mary Kay Attracts Increasingly Young, Diverse Consultants In 2015
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Mary Kay Inc. reports an increasing number of young women starting their own Mary Kay businesses. Women ages 18-34 accounted for 47 percent of new consultants in 2015, according to statistics released by the cosmetics company.
“These young women are tech-savvy and digitally connected. They’re looking for flexibility and not a 9 to 5, one-size-fits-all position,” Mary Kay’s Vice President of U.S. Marketing, Sara Friedman, said in a statement.
“A Mary Kay business can be customized to each person’s individual goals, and our company’s established social media presence and leading-edge digital technology have also proven to be attractive business-building tools.”
Friedman’s sentiments echo the findings of Amway’s 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Report, an in-depth look at the state of entrepreneurship around the world.
Conducted in 44 countries, the survey found that starting a business is
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Mary Kay Surpasses 1,200 Patents
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With more than 130 patents awarded so far this year, Mary Kay Inc. has set a company milestone with more than 1,200 patents for products, technologies and packaging designs in its global portfolio.
This new milestone validates Mary Kay’s status as one of the top innovators in the direct selling and cosmetics industries as the global cosmetics company has a long history of fostering a culture of creativity and innovation since the company’s founding in 1963.
Notable utility patents awarded to Mary Kay this year for skin care technologies and product formulations include Mary Kay® TimeWise Repair® Volu-Firm® Lifting Serum, Mary Kay® TimeWise BodyTM Targeted-Action® Toning Lotion and Mary Kay® TimeWise Repair® Volu-Firm® Eye Renewal Cream.
For packaging innovations, design patents were awarded to the Mary Kay® Cityscape® Eau de Parfum and Mary