Written by Amy Are you a hypocrite? That is the same question I recently had to ask myself. Since resigning my sales director position and returning all my products, I have had to do quite a bit of soul searching. I believe it takes time to fully POP your pink …
I thought it would be fun to take a look at an article that ran in Fortune Magazine just over 27 years ago. If you’re wondering how or why the dollar store prizes motivate the sales force, look no further. The cars? They really cost Mary Kay Inc. nothing. There …
Dacia and Karl Wiegandt sure have that Mary Kay go-give spirit, don’t they? Today’s article is a bit of juicy gossip about “The Berry Farm” in Miami, run by Karl Wiegandt, husband of Mary Kay NSD Dacia Wiegandt. The story begins with Burr’s Berry Farm, a strawberry farm and fruit …
Written by Blackbird Every successful predator knows how to hunt its prey, right? Some predators use speed, agility, or ambush to accomplish their goals. Really intelligent predators though, don’t bother wasting time and their own energy chasing or stalking things. They have learned that running towards some kinds of prey …
Written by Raisinberry It’s time to get off the soap box. Face reality. Hike up our “big girl panties”. Let’s just face it. We all didn’t do 3 classes a week. We didn’t even work more than an hour or two calling customers, on the phone, per day. When 7 …
Written by sadnpink Having been trained in the field of communication, I know how crucial it is to keep lines of communication open when working a business. Even in relationships, this is a key ingredient to success. So why would any company allow its leaders to avoid discussing problems openly? …
Written by A Mary Kay Husband I read a particularly disturbing email from my wife’s NSD. In the National Sales Director’s “marching orders” for the upcoming months, the NSD referenced the name “Mary Kay” no less than 40 times. Can you imagine that? FORTY one-liners, listing the attributes of this …
If I had to boil down my beef with Mary Kay Cosmetics into one word, it would be LIES. I can’t stand all the lies that consultants and directors tell. Corporate actively encourages telling the lies and blatantly misleading others, and is well aware that it is being done by …
Written by DupedByPinkFriend We frequently discuss some of the falsehoods and partial truths in the Mary Kay recruiting spiels that tend to hook women who are only looking to get their products at a discount, or just want to earn a few extra bucks per month, and have loads of …
Several years ago, I appeared on HuffPost Live, discussing multi-level marketing and its negative effects on those who become distributors. Below is a clip in which I discuss my opinion that Mary Kay Cosmetics is one of the most predatory MLMs out there. Nothing has changed since this was filmed. …
