One of the first things I was taught after I started Mary Kay was how to “reconnect” with old friends in order to sell the product. They get you to make a list of “everyone with skin” that you know, Read more…
(It’s even more expensive than you think!) Written by Frosty Rose The pinnacle of success for a Mary Kay director is the coveted Pink Cadillac. It’s that trophy on wheels that sells the sizzle of a “career” in this company, Read more…
A comment from a gentleman who believes that people are more likely to fail than succeed at anything they do. What an outlook on life! Why do anything at all in life? What a sad life you are going to Read more…
Written by JTA The end of the month is always around the corner. For those not in the know, Mary Kay directors DO have quotas and must have total unit production of at least $4,500 per month. If they miss Read more…
Written by Frosty Rose A story recently surfaced in my Facebook memories. I wanted to share it, not because it’s a unique experience, but because it’s all too common in the hustle-culture farce that is multi-level marketing in general and Read more…
Written by Raisinberry From the day you start in Mary Kay, you are exposed to deception on multiple levels, and expected to accept that if you want to “move up.” There are times when I think I have no more Read more…
Written by Parsons Green Carly Phetteplace is a second line director underneath Megan Coleman in Jamie Taylor’s National Area and she set a goal to earn a Cadillac in 100 days. She posted daily on Instagram for those 100 days. Read more…
A Mary Kay consultant criticizes us in the comments on our Mary Kay Virtual Seminar 2021 post. (It’s good to know that women keep Googling and finding us!) To this positive uplifting MK lady: I’m not butthurt but I do Read more…
A former Mary Kay director shares her experience in DIQ and after. Here is news to some: No one successfully completes DIQ without recruiting a friend or a family member who is simply a number. It just doesn’t happen that Read more…
I’m not sure how a Kaybot can presume to know the details of everyone’s life and conclude that anyone and everyone can hold 2 Mary Kay classes a week… but that’s not stopping them! Below is another one of those Read more…
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Ooh I love these deep dives! I did some back of the napkin stuff to see how you came up…
If they made executive grade pay by sales, it would be reflected in the wholesale orders. We can see that…
Pink Truth critics cannot dispute these figures and there is no way to defend them. The numbers will only get…
Oh, BUT they will say, “We also make money selling products!!!!” What they don’t tell you is that they way…