One of the common “defenses” of multi-level marketing and the fact that 99% of people lose money in it… is that people just joined to HAVE FUN! They didn’t really want to make any money. They just wanted to meet Read more…
Have you ever wondered how and why Pink Truth was started? Below is a clip from my appearance on HuffPost Live (more than 10 years ago!), in which I talk briefly about my Mary Kay experience and why I started Read more…
This video is long, but it’s good. It gives you a look at seminar in 1977, as well as plenty of cult-like activities… such as singing the “Mary Kay Enthusiasm” song.
This 60 Minutes report on Mary Kay Ash from 1979 starts out by noting that Mary Kay doesn’t go a minute without invoking God…. “as if the road to heaven is paved with cosmetic sales.” God wants you to become Read more…
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 Read more…
One of the common statements made by people in favor of multi-level marketing is that it is just like corporate America. We call MLM a pyramid scheme, and corporate America is a pyramid too! That’s simply not true. While the Read more…
Enjoy this video memorializing Mary Kay’s Seminar in 1992. How little things have changed. The fashions may be different, but nearly 30 years later, it’s the same silly event with stages, crowns, and silly skits.
Former Mary Kay sales director Kimberly Perkins is now a “biz coach.” She admits to cheating and helping her nsd Somer Fortenberry cheat to get her title. But you should listen to her when she talks about leading with integrity Read more…
In April, Mary Kay sales director Jamie Taylor made ANOTHER push to become a national sales director (NSD). This involves coercing the downline to place massive inventory orders. A national area doesn’t get finished without lots of ordering, as the Read more…
Mary Kay nsd Lily Gauthreaux spent some time discussing the “99% of people lose money in MLM” statistic this weekend. Her conclusion: She knows it’s true, but she doesn’t care. Because in all of her years in MK, she has Read more…
I forgot - it’s probably because I just never “made the decision” to be a success. The upper echelon would…
Your post really reminded me of a Netflix show "How to be a Cult Leader." It's somewhat tongue in cheek…
I really want to go stand outside with a big bag for my million dollars.
Oh my gosh, I studied this form/worksheet for SO MANY YEARS, and just thought if I could “get it together”…
I'm going to steal a comment from someone else a long time ago when they said "A million dollars might…