Failing As a Million Dollar Director
A few years ago, Kristin Sharpe was bragging on social media about all the Million Dollar Directors in Mary Kay. She thought this was a huge accomplishment.
Category: Sales Directors
Sales Director Catch Phrases
What do Mary Kay sales directors say, and what do they really mean? One of our readers put together this handy list of catch phrases that Mary Kay directors can often be heard spouting. The directors feed everyone so much nonsense about Mary Kay and how great it is, but …
Fun National Area with Heather Daniel Kent
Heather Daniel Kent has been “almost an NSD” for years now. Every single year brings the mantra: “THIS is our year to become a national area!” But poor HDK never gets any closer. Here’s where she stands currently:
Confessions of Miss Go Give
Written by JTA Everyone used to love me. I was a Miss Go Give, in Applause magazine and everything. I helped everyone and was known for building leaders. I always taught and spoke at all the events. I was going to be a NATIONAL sales director for Mary Kay Cosmetics …
Mary Kay U.S. Keeps Losing Directors
Mary Kay is slowly dying in the U.S. In 2006 when Pink Truth started, the company had over 14,000 sales directors. They had about 700,000 consultants in the U.S. at that time. By 2008, the company had only 13,000 directors and 600,000 consultants. After that, MK Inc. never reported the …
God Gave Us Another Cadillac
Chelsea Claytor (Adkins) is excited because she picked up an official Mary Kay pink Cadillac. Her first Cadillac was one she leased on her own, since she didn’t meet the driving record requirements to drive one leased by Mary Kay. This one is also exciting because Chelsea says it was …
How to Make $100k as a New Director
It never ceases to amaze me how recruiters, sales directors, and NSDs make up numbers and pretend they’re reality. This piece has circulated for years. It’s from retired NSD Cheryl Warfield, who claims it’s pretty easy to make $100,000 per year as a new Mary Kay sales director. She doesn’t …
The Top 2% of Mary Kay
Written by Raisinberry After I resigned from Mary Kay, I found that I gained greater clarity over time. Where little white lies once seemed to be no big deal, I started to realize the damage that they caused. Actions that seemed so acceptable in the pink bubble started to feel …
I Found Jesus Because of Mary Kay
Mary Kay sales director Jaci Baccus went to church last week and heard something she didn’t like. She heard the truth from her pastor: That MLMs (like Mary Kay) are abusive scams. As a result, Jaci felt ashamed of what she does for a living (being a MK sales director). …
Tips For Growing Your Unit
This is a piece that is supposed to teach new directors how to really “work” Mary Kay and grow their numbers fast. Unknowingly, she gives a glimpse into the truth about MK: that the numbers work against the director. After that initial order, so few will continue to order or …