When 99% of your “sales force” loses money with your business venture, you’ve got to believe that there’s something wrong with the system. If less than 1% of people are able to turn a profit, that suggests to me that Read more…

In case you were interested in knowing how many women attend Mary Kay’s seminar in Dallas each year, here are the statistics  by year, going back to 2001. 2016: 30,000 2015: 27,000 2014: 30,000 2013: 50,000 (allegedly, but I believe Read more…

A few years ago, former Mary Kay national sales director Amy Dunlap was sued by Mary Kay Inc. for breaching her agreement with them. It’s interesting how these women such as Amy and Allison LaMarr (now known as Chaya Mushka Read more…

Written by The Scribbler Yes, you have heard this one – many potential recruits have. Oh sure, the recruiter’s not going to come right out and tell you what a Neanderthal the company thinks your hubby is; she’s going to Read more…

In Mary Kay Cosmetics, the term “layering” is an innocent-sounding word that means “keep pestering her until she says yes or gets a restraining order against you.” A common teaching in Mary Kay is that no doesn’t really mean no… Read more…

Part 1 of this training was all about squeezing as many orders and recruits out of people as possible. This one is more about the director working her business. But then we get to the good stuff. Notice the emphasis Read more…

This is the first part of a series on a “million dollar director” month. It’s part of a lengthy email that was sent out by Mary Kay national sales director Pamela Shaw. Pam promotes heavy recruiting and frontloading, as well Read more…

Written by Raisinberry No matter what we Pink Truth women do, how charming we are, how honest and forthcoming, we are still labeled “negative” by the “I haven’t found out yet” Mary Kay World. Now this characterization begs the question. Read more…

The ultimate goal in Mary Kay is to make it to national sales director. The idea is that if you get there, you are set for life. That’s not really true, as the company now has requirements that must continually Read more…

Written by The Scribbler The “Don’t give her too long to think about it” script featured on Mary Kay NSD Caterina Harris’s website. At the end of the recruiting interview, Prospect Pam is interested, but needs to “think about it” before Read more…