Mary Kay’s Growth in China
Mary Kay is targeting China for significant growth. Remember the stories about Mary Kay Cosmetics peddling their sub-par products in China? Well the push is on to make China the company’s biggest market within 10 years. I can only surmise that this is because women in the U.S. are wising …
Seminar 2006 Speech – SD Auri Hatheway
How can someone honestly believe that God brought her more Mary Kay wholesale orders on the last day of the month? Sales director Auri Hatheway was the queen of Emerald seminar in 2006. She gave a speech full of religious references. The story she told about her childhood is, admittedly, …
Husband Do’s and Don’ts
A popular list of instructions for husbands of Mary Kay consultants… In Mary Kay, there is much talk about whether or not your husband is supportive. Generally, supportive means he doesn’t have any say in how you spend your family’s money (inventory, events, other MK junk), how much you’re away …
Layering and Personality Types
Layering is a technique in which you keep contacting a potential recruit with recruiting information every few months until they tell you to jump off a cliff or sign up to be a Mary Kay consultant. I recently came across a handout that recommends various techniques, depending upon the DISC …
Grand Prix Director Suzanne’s Earnings
We’ve discussed many times how little money the vast majority of Mary Kay sales directors make. The Premier Club and Cadillac directors are a tiny percentage of total directors. They are seen as the cream of the crop… the best directors… making the best money…. executive incomes for part-time hours. …
A Mary Kay Sales Director Faces Failure After 30 Years
This is the story of a senior director who has been with Mary Kay for almost 30 years. And what does she have to show for it? No retirement savings. I’ve been reading your blog for a few months now and I think it’s time I tell you all my …
What Happened to the “Free” Mary Kay Car?
That “free” Mary Kay car??? It’s not so free after all! You didn’t get it FREE, you didn’t WIN it, and it’s not really even YOUR car. There are a lot of misconceptions about those red, silver and pink Mary Kay cars, so let’s reveal some truth here, shall we? …
Running Your Own Business as a Mary Kay Rep
An October 2005 article from Smart Money for someone considering joining Mary Kay. QUESTION: A Mary Kay representative told me that if I became a rep, I could deduct the cost of my skin-care and cosmetics products from my taxes because I’d be running my own business. She assured me …
Hitting Bottom in Mary Kay
Written by A former Cadillac “future executive senior sales director” I started MK 4 years ago. To save money on product only. Went to a career breakfast and saw tons of sharp, happy, women who were “making money” and I thought why not. I was totally broke, but called and …