Written by SuzyQ This was the hardest part for me. I remember running into a director at a gas station after my first seminar in 1998. I asked her “I don’t get this part of making God my business partner.” Read more…
This was written by a woman who has been in Mary Kay for over 23 years. At the time she wrote it, she was a Future Executive Senior Sales Director. Now she’s a lowly consultant who works very part time, Read more…
Written by Frosty Rose Mary Kay is the best opportunity out there for women. I mean, really. Think about all it offers! Financial freedom, be your own boss, control your own time, focus on your family. And that’s just the Read more…
I love evidence of the slow decline of Mary Kay Cosmetics in the United States. I would love it if Mary Kay collapsed right now, but that’s not realistic. So I’ll live instead for the slow decline of MK, as Read more…
A letter from a former Mary Kay sales director to her offspring sales director. This letter really captures the essence of the Pink Truth mission. Getting women to understand that reality of MLMs, the predatory nature of Mary Kay, and Read more…
While this piece mentions you know your consultants are selling, none of the “reasons” to actually have to do with selling. Literally! None of the below reasons include the fact that you’ve sold products. This is part of the rampant Read more…
This is retired Mary Kay NSD Gloria Mayfield Banks comparing Mary Kay to a “real job.” Mary Kay isn’t a real job because 99% of the people involved spend money on it instead of getting a paycheck. Because it’s an Read more…
Let’s take a look back to the 2012 Harper’s Magazine cover story, The Pink Pyramid Scheme: How Mary Kay Cosmetics Preys on Desperate Housewives. Mary Kay Inc. immediately responded to the article, but with almost no substance. There have been Read more…
In Mary Kay Cosmetics, it’s all about the wholesale order. No one really cares if you ever sell anything to a customer, as long as you keep ordering from the company. Of course they have to SAY that selling products Read more…
The lies Mary Kay consultants and directors tell about how “easy” it is to earn a car in Mary Kay and how little time it takes! This is a training document which completely downplays the amount of time and effort Read more…
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The company would have just failed sooner. MK will never make it as a retail company because consumers don't want…
Another interesting issue regarding this that Richard's attorney made is that Ryan seems to want to go back in time…
There is a distinction between capacity and competency. Capacity must be determined by a mental health provider (usually a psychiatrist).…
I wonder what we'd be seeing if 10-15 years ago, MKC had made the decision to go from MLM/direct sales…
The interesting thing about the competency.... Lots of papers were filed and all Ryan can say is "he's old and…