Just like their male counterparts, women want guidance, support and accountability from someone who understands and someone they can trust to help them meet their goals. Mentors—that’s what women really want. Like generations of men whose mentors opened doors to career advancement, women want and deserve to experience mentorship’s transformational power in their lives, too.
Revenue growth is the mark of a company that is doing something right. When a company can continue a pattern of revenue growth for two or three consecutive years, it signals healthy momentum and creates a new level of credibility among peers and customers. But four years? Four years of consecutive revenue growth tangibly illustrates that a growth mindset and resiliency is cemented into a company’s DNA.
Master Resell Rights is a type of licensing agreement in the digital product industry. It grants the licensee the right to sell a digital product and they in turn can resell that right to others. MRR often takes the form of online training courses focused on building lucrative online brands and businesses—an enticing pitch to aspiring entrepreneurs and influencers.
Many direct selling leaders have begun to consider integrating or launching an enhanced affiliate model as part of or in addition to their existing brands. In fact, in a recent Direct Selling News survey of 45 direct selling companies, more than two-thirds of participants (67 percent) said they were at least considering how they could adapt and incorporate an enhanced affiliate model into their existing structure.
DSN recognizes—for the first time ever—a group of innovative trailblazers, whose contributions push their companies’ trajectories upward, while reshaping the direct selling channel for the rest of us. More than two dozen companies answered the call to nominate their most accomplished achievers under the age of 40, who exemplify the kind of leadership skills and innovation that best represents the future of the direct selling channel.
Direct selling companies who experienced revenue growth through the pandemic share their strategies for success and the steps they’re taking now to prepare for the future.
The heartaches suffered, hurdles cleared and groundwork laid by direct selling’s extraordinary founding sisters are but one turn of a spinning wheel of inspiration. The next empowering turn comes from the bold, creative and tenacious spirits of these 35 current day female founders, whose modern leadership and vision reflects many of the ideals and principles of their predecessors.
Inc. Magazine announced its Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America list, ranking Red Aspen #788 nationally. The list, which ranks companies by revenue, industry, state and/or metro area, has a history of identifying emerging powerhouses during their early years.
Direct Selling News comprised a list of direct selling startup successes—statistical outliers of sorts who have seemingly beat the odds. Some of direct selling’s fastest growing startups, they are all five years old or less and have surpassed the $1 million mark in monthly sales.
The success of Melissa’s initial Facebook blog foreshadowed how ready the world was for a brand like Bellame. She put herself out there talking about being a mom to three kids, entrepreneurship, life and beauty without any of today’s social media polish.
More than 30 speakers shared tangible action plans for how the industry’s leaders can continue to grow and adapt in the face of this year’s enduring challenges.
How three young companies found remarkable success in five years or less.