Posts by tonyaa
Change your assumptions, change your life
At this point—a month and a half into the new year—many of us have abandoned our New Year’s resolutions—exercise regularly, make ten sales calls a day, eat healthy. Our New Year’s resolutions are typically all great ideas. Why is it so hard to change our behavior? To create a change in our lives we must…
Read MoreBULLET JOURNALING
Bullet Journals are incredibly hip right now. The #bulletjournal Instagram tag has over two million posts. The Bullet Journal subreddit has more than 72,000 subscribers. The trend is picking up steam and it fits right in with the world of direct sales because it helps you organize your professional life and it also helps you…
Read MoreVemma settles with the FTC
On December 15th 2016, Vemma and the FTC reached a settlement. The settlement contains no admission of fault or any finding that Vemma operated unlawfully or operated as a pyramid scheme and it “imposes a $238 million judgement that will be partially suspended upon payment of $470,136 and the surrender of certain real estate and…
Read MoreDoes the Herbalife settlement affect your operations?
I’ve released a few articles discussing the Herbalife settlement and what it means for the industry already. Commissions are my area of expertise so my previous articles focused there, but I’m also intrigued by the operational implications of the settlement. Three of the restrictions we see in the Herbalife settlement will significantly impact their operations…
Read MoreHerbalife, inventory, and personal consumption
Legal action taken against any MLM catches the industry’s attention. Company owners find themselves perusing court documents, studying the details, and trying to identify takeaways about the legal climate. The recent Herbalife settlement leaves us with many takeaways. One of them is a new and perplexing approach to resolving an old and familiar issue—personal consumption.…
Read MoreYour comp plan in a post-Herbalife settlement world
“What does my company need to do in order to stay off the FTC’s radar?” This is the question on everyone’s mind in light of the recent Herbalife settlement and Vemma action. I’m not an attorney, but as InfoTrax’s Vice President of Commissions Operations, I’ve read the court documents for both cases—and there are a…
Read MoreTupperware India, uplifting impoverished women
The economic plight of women continues in many places around the world. Women often work in what is called the informal sector—working for cash, off the books—and are thus economically dependent on others (UN Women). While some in the informal sector choose their work based on social and other preferences, in many places for-cash work…
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