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International Women’s Day: The Power of SHE at Mary Kay, 13 Women Leading, Lifting, and Inspiring

According to a recent press release:
At Mary Kay Inc., International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month are more than moments on the calendar, they are a year-long celebration and a reminder of what’s possible when women are championed, heard, and supported. Mary Kay Ash founded her company based on the belief that “a woman can do anything she is given the opportunity to do.”
This year at Mary Kay, we’re celebrating the power of “She” by shining a light on 13 women who lead with heart and drive with purpose across key roles or functions in the organization, spanning from C-Suite to Supply Chain, Legal or Digital, each with her own perspective, and her own way of making an impact. Together, their voices capture Mary Kay’s mission of enriching women’s lives and demonstrating that empowering women is more than a legacy, it’s the guiding light shaping what comes next.
Consider this your front-row seat to 13 inspiring voices, and an invitation to celebrate the women who make our world and our workplace stronger every day.
Lucy Gildea, Chief Brand and Scientific Officer at Mary Kay
Dr. Lucy Gildea, Chief Brand and Scientific Officer at Mary Kay
ROOTED IN PURPOSE:

“Mary Kay is more than a brand—it’s a movement.

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Natura Completes Corporate Streamlining, Reports R$ 6.2 Billion Revenues in Q4 2025

SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Natura (B3: NATU3) today presented its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results. In a year marked by the final steps of its corporate streamlining process, the Company sharpened its focus on Latin America and achieved strong profitability growth. The recurring EBITDA margin in the region reached 16.1% in 4Q-25. For the full year 2025, recurring profitability was 14.6%, an increase of 130 basis points compared to the previous year.
Highlights

Divestments of Avon International and Avon Russia mark the conclusion of the corporate streamlining process
Completion of the Natura–Avon brand unification (Wave 2) in Mexico and Argentina brings transformation costs to a close, coming in below 2024 levels
Annual recurring EBITDA margin reaches 14.6% (+130 bps increase), driven by the 16.1% growth in 4Q-25 in Latin America
Solid cash generation, despite revenue challenges, leads to leverage within the optimal range by the end of 2025
Continuing operations delivering net income of nearly R$ 1 billion

The completion of the sales of Avon International and Avon Russia marked the final milestone in Natura’s corporate streamlining and capital structure reorganization. The Company ended the year with financial leverage at 1.31x, within the optimal capital structure range.
With the integration of Mexico and Argentina, the operational unification of

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Do Heon Jeong: From Collapse to Blue Diamond with MWR Life

Do Heon was born in a poor rural area, where life demanded resilience long before it offered opportunity.
From an early age, discipline became his language. In middle school, he found boxing and what began as training quickly transformed into identity.
From middle school through university, sport defined every stage of his life. That discipline carried into his military service with the Armed Forces Athletic Corps, where structure, endurance and repetition governed each day. Yet even as physical strength and mental resilience deepened, an unspoken unease began to take shape. While training shaped his character, it did not show him a future.
Unable to see where that path would lead, Do Heon made a decisive break. He left sports and entered the corporate world, taking a job at a medical device company. It was not passion that guided him then, but necessity.
At 27, he took another risk and started his own company. This time, the outcome was clear. The business succeeded, and financially, he reached a level he had never known before.
Do Heon Jeong & Arin Ju
During this period, his personal life also blossomed. He married and welcomed two daughters. While his life seemed complete on the surface, he soon discovered network marketing

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Abby AI Appoints Shellie Sullivan as Chief Growth Officer Ahead of Market Launch

The behavioral performance platform for direct selling organizations enters go-to-market phase with experienced operator joining the founding team to lead growth strategy, partner relationships, and product development.
Abby AI, a purpose-built behavioral performance platform for the direct selling industry, today announced that Shellie Sullivan has joined the founding team as Chief Growth Officer.
Sullivan will help guide growth strategy, partner relationships, and product development at Abby AI, working alongside the founding team to ensure the platform is designed around the realities of how distributors build businesses today.
Abby AI is being developed specifically for the direct selling industry, with a focus on helping distributors move from intention to action through guided systems, structured momentum, and simplified workflows. Rather than adding more features or content, the platform is designed to reduce overwhelm and help users focus on the few behaviors that actually drive business growth.

“Direct selling is full of passionate entrepreneurs, but many tools in the space have historically focused on activity rather than sustainable behavior,”

said Sullivan.

“What drew me to Abby is the belief that growth doesn’t come from doing more things faster – it comes from helping people build the right habits consistently. That philosophy has the potential to change how technology

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From Living Room Presentations to the House Floor: Why Direct Sales Needs a Seat at the Table

OPINION | By Ryan D. Chamberlin, Member of the Florida House of Representatives and 30-Year Direct Sales Industry Veteran
In 1993, at the ripe old age of 19, I attended my first network marketing meeting. Like many people walking into their first presentation, I expected one of two things: either I’d discover the greatest business model ever created—or I’d learn how to politely escape a living room without making eye contact.
What I didn’t expect was that it would make perfect sense.
There was no lightning bolt. No choir singing in the background. No dramatic slow-motion handshake. Just a simple realization: this model worked. It empowered ordinary people to do extraordinary things, and it did so through relationships, initiative, and leadership—not corner offices or corporate titles.
That meeting didn’t just change my career. It changed my trajectory.
Over the next 25 years, I built teams across the country, served on corporate boards, and had the privilege of helping grow companies at the highest levels of the industry. I saw firsthand the life-changing impact direct sales could have—not just financially, but personally. Confidence was built. Leaders were formed. Families were strengthened.
But somewhere along the way, I realized something else.
Growth alone wasn’t enough.
Success without protection is like

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Elevando el Estándar: Cómo el Crucero por el Golfo Pérsico de Greenway Global Redefinió el Estilo de Vida en el MLM

En el network marketing, los incentivos no se tratan únicamente de recompensas, sino de visión.
Cuando Greenway Global reunió a 600 socios calificados a bordo del ultramoderno MSC Euribia para una travesía de siete días por el Golfo Pérsico, la compañía no estaba simplemente organizando un crucero; estaba demostrando cómo luce verdaderamente un estándar de vida más elevado dentro del MLM.
Con salida desde Dubái, el viaje se convirtió en una representación tangible de cómo el emprendimiento en la venta directa puede ampliar no solo los ingresos, sino también la mentalidad, el entorno y los estándares personales.
El MLM como vehículo para elevar el estilo de vida
La ruta —Dubái, Doha, Baréin, Abu Dabi, Sir Bani Yas y regreso a Dubái— ofreció mucho más que paisajes de postal. Simbolizó movilidad. Libertad. Elección.

Despertar cada mañana en un país diferente redefine lo que es posible. Para muchos socios, esta experiencia fue una prueba tangible de que la profesión del MLM, cuando se aborda de manera estratégica, puede financiar vivencias que tradicionalmente estaban reservadas para ejecutivos corporativos.
En la venta directa, el entorno moldea la ambición. Y subir a bordo de un buque insignia de 331 metros de eslora, con 19 cubiertas y 2,400 camarotes, envía un

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PM-International Reports Sale of One Billion FitLine Products Worldwide

Milestone reflects more than three decades of global product distribution and brand development. 
PM-International has announced a major company milestone, confirming that more than one billion FitLine products have been sold worldwide.
Over the past three decades, the FitLine brand has been used by more than 1,000 professional athletes and sports associations globally, including the ATP Tour, the German Ice Hockey Federation, Paris Basketball, and the Korean Wrestling Federation.
Within global direct selling and health and wellness, long-term product volume milestones are viewed as indicators of sustained consumer demand, continued growth, operational scale, and brand longevity across international markets.
The company described the milestone as a historic achievement that “reflects more than 30 years of scientific innovation, premium product quality and the trust and loyalty of millions of distributors and customers across the globe.”

“This number stands for one billion decisions to trust in FitLine, that make a difference for people every day – and 1 billion times the chance to improve life quality,”

said Rolf Sorg, CEO and Founder of PM-International.

“For this, we are incredibly thankful to our customers and partners.”

The post PM-International Reports Sale of One Billion FitLine Products Worldwide appeared first on Direct Selling Facts, Figures and News.

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The Post-Gig Reality: Why 2026 Belongs to Relationship Builders

OPINION | By Michael Cody
Why Direct Selling Is One of the Most Risk-Managed Income Paths in a Volatile World
By the end of 2025, something shifted.
Not in earnings dashboards.
Not in platform press releases.
But in conversations.
Field leaders across the world began hearing the same quiet refrain from prospects coming from everywhere. Gig work. Corporate roles. Freelancing. Real estate. Even traditional small business ownership.

“I’m working hard, but I’m not sure the path I’m on actually makes sense anymore.”

That question, does this path make sense, is the real signal of the moment we are in.
The gig economy did not collapse.
Corporate careers did not disappear.
Entrepreneurship did not stop being attractive.
But across every major income path, risk has become more visible, more front-loaded, and more unevenly rewarded.
That is where Direct Selling deserves to be re-evaluated. Not emotionally. Not defensively. But comparatively.

The Post-Gig Reality: what 2025 made impossible to ignore
 
According to multiple labour-market and platform-economy studies published over the past two years, the global gig economy now exceeds $600 billion in estimated value, and platform-mediated work continues to expand.
At the same time, the research converges on a consistent pattern.
Earnings are increasingly compressed once unpaid time, expenses, and incentive volatility are considered.
Algorithmic management governs pay rates, visibility, job

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The Post-Gig Reality: Why 2026 Belongs to Relationship Builders

OPINION | By Michael Cody
Why Direct Selling Is One of the Most Risk-Managed Income Paths in a Volatile World
By the end of 2025, something shifted.
Not in earnings dashboards.
Not in platform press releases.
But in conversations.
Field leaders across the world began hearing the same quiet refrain from prospects coming from everywhere. Gig work. Corporate roles. Freelancing. Real estate. Even traditional small business ownership.

“I’m working hard, but I’m not sure the path I’m on actually makes sense anymore.”

That question, does this path make sense, is the real signal of the moment we are in.
The gig economy did not collapse.
Corporate careers did not disappear.
Entrepreneurship did not stop being attractive.
But across every major income path, risk has become more visible, more front-loaded, and more unevenly rewarded.
That is where Direct Selling deserves to be re-evaluated. Not emotionally. Not defensively. But comparatively.

The Post-Gig Reality: what 2025 made impossible to ignore
 
According to multiple labour-market and platform-economy studies published over the past two years, the global gig economy now exceeds $600 billion in estimated value, and platform-mediated work continues to expand.
At the same time, the research converges on a consistent pattern.
Earnings are increasingly compressed once unpaid time, expenses, and incentive volatility are considered.
Algorithmic management governs pay rates, visibility, job

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Le 7 Domande Che Ogni Persona si fa Prima di Iniziare nel Network Marketing (e il Concetto Chiave Che Nessuno ti Spiega Davvero)

Di Stefano Orrù
Il vero dubbio non è sul business, ma su te stesso
Se ti sei mai chiesto: “Ma il Network Marketing è davvero per me?”, oppure hai pensato almeno una volta che potesse essere una fregatura, tranquillo: sei nel posto giusto. Questo articolo non serve a convincerti, ma a fare chiarezza.
Iniziare è facile. Restare bloccato nei dubbi lo è ancora di più. Le domande che ci facciamo prima di prendere una decisione importante sono normali, anzi, sono un segno di intelligenza. Il problema nasce quando restiamo fermi solo perché non abbiamo capito bene cosa ci sta davvero bloccando.
Nel mondo del Network Marketing ci sono 7 domande classiche che ogni persona si fa prima di iniziare. In questo articolo le analizziamo una per una, con risposte pratiche, zero fuffa e un solo obiettivo: aiutarti a capire se fa davvero per te.
Ma alla fine, voglio darti un concetto chiave che cambierà il modo in cui vedi tutto questo. Perché spesso non è la risposta alla domanda a bloccarci… ma la paura di cambiare ciò che siamo agli occhi degli altri. Si chiama status quo, ed è il vero nemico da battere.
Pronto? Iniziamo.
1. “E se non ho tempo?”
Domanda lecita. Viviamo in un mondo

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