Notes from a conference call with Mary Kay national sales director Pam Shaw. The bottom line: money, recruiting, manipulation. Wash, rinse, repeat. It’s a system and a mindset and not a personality. I believe that success in Mary Kay is Read more…
They make it look so easy to move up, don’t they? If you’re not moving up in Mary Kay, you must not be working hard enough. Those who are really moving up legitimately and making more money are few and Read more…
Multi-level marketing is not a business. It is a thinly veiled pyramid scheme, designed to appear legal to regulators. Not only is it not a business, when you’re in Mary Kay, you don’t actually OWN anything. Look no further than Read more…
Today we take a trip down memory lane. Almost three years ago, Harper’s Magazine did an expose on the Mary Kay “opportunity” that ruffled a lot of feathers. The story, The Pink Pyramid Scheme: How Mary Kay Cosmetics Preys on Read more…
We haven’t done this in a while, but I found a photo that merited some ridicule, so here we go! In this picture we have MLM hopper Vincent Ortega Jr., who apparently has the microphone at a Mary Kay event Read more…
False information provided when recruiting new members to Mary Kay is not new. It has been going on for years. Here is another example of misinformation on a Mary Kay sales director’s website, with our comments in italics. Mary Kay Read more…
Written by Rachel After a really daunting experience (like, say, trying to make a success out of Mary Kay), moving forward can seem so difficult, we can’t even see where we want to go. So much of what holds us Read more…
A group of Mary Kay national sales directors… Tell us your caption in the comments section below.
Chase Williams, a former sales director with Mary Kay Cosmetics reveals the truth behind the company’s marketing plan. Before you become a consultant or try to earn the car or directorship, you need to hear these facts about Mary Kay.
If you are thinking about becoming a Mary Kay consultant, you need to watch this video. Chase Williams is a former Mary Kay sales director, so he understands exactly how the scam works. Chase spent 2 years of his life Read more…
Wonder whose Cheerios I ruined to get a down-vote!
Unfortunately, people stuck in MLMs or other high control groups have to wake up on their own. I wish there…
Tell her to knock it off
FTC REPORT on MLMS ... https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/09/ftc-staff-issue-report-multi-level-marketing-income-disclosures I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but it shows the business…
2023 https://imgur.com/a/mary-kay-income-disclosure-2023-LFdntKd 2019 https://www.marykay.ca/en-ca/pages/earnings-representation 2020 https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F7p73s2hz0bi81.jpg These are the only figures MK puts out in North America, Canadian Income Disclosure.…