Advocare Announces Restructure, Fires 100,000 Distributors
In May, multi-level marketing company Advocare announced that it was restructuring and laying off 100,000 distributors after confidential talks with the FTC. At this point, it's unclear if Advocare or the FTC initiated the talks. [...]
Jeunesse Settles Pyramid Scheme Lawsuit for Undisclosed Amount
Late last month, multilevel marketing company Jeunesse settled a pyramid lawsuit filed by ex-distributor Helen Xiong against the company and top distributor Kim Hui. You can read a full list of the lawsuit and the [...]
2019 Top 50 MLM Companies in the U.S. (by Revenue)
*Note: 2018 revenue numbers coming soon. Below is the comprehensive list of multi-level marketing companies generating the most amount of revenue in the United States. After compiling this list, we noticed some interesting trends: Only [...]
Epiphany Blu Abruptly Shuts Down, CEO Goes Dark
Without any warning to its distributors or employees, it appears as though Epiphany Blu has been shut down. The website is currently inaccessible with a message that reads: The Phoenix, AZ based company was founded [...]
Is LuLaRoe Going Bankrupt? Lawsuits, Talent Loss, & Quality Control Issues Plague Company
Update 1/25/2019: Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit today against Lularoe, alleging that the company operates as a pyramid scheme. From the press release: “LuLaRoe tricked consumers into buying into its pyramid [...]
Amway Co-Founder Richard DeVos Passes Away at Age 92
Rick DeVos announced earlier today that his grandfather and co-founder of Amway Richard DeVos has passed away at age 92. DeVos got his start in the multi-level marketing world as a distributor with Nutrilite, a [...]
It Works Launches New Line of CollagenWorks™ Beauty Supplements
In a Facebook post this morning, It Works announced the launch of a new line of ingestible collagen supplements called CollagenWorks™. According the company website, CollagenWorks contain "bioactive collagen peptides trigger fibroblasts to produce hyaluronic [...]
Husband Charged With Murder of Le-Vel Distributor Shanann Watts
Update 8/21/18: Authorities this morning revealed that there may be evidence that Chris Watts was unfaithful to his wife. In addition, documents detail that Chris now says he walked in when his wife was attacking [...]
Melaleuca CEO Frank VanderSloot Promises to Resign if World Record Attempt Fails
In an interview with East Idaho News today, Melalecua CEO Frank Vandersloot promised to resign his executive position with the company if his world record rowing attempt fails. VanderSloot will attempt to complete a 100-meter [...]
Lularoe’s Dani Dress Disaster Adds to Difficult Year
2018 has been an extremely difficult year for Lularoe, the California-based MLM that sells a variety of women's clothing including leggings, dresses, and tops. The company is facing multiple lawsuits alleging that the company is [...]