It’s January 2014, which means that here at DSN we begin our task of compiling the Global 100 list, based on revenue generated by our industry’s top companies during 2013. This will be our fifth year of researching and compiling this list. Your feedback has told us the Global 100 is inspiring, motivating and very helpful in educating the general public about our tremendous industry.

Today, personal development is an integral component of most direct selling companies; for many, it is the fuel that fires that entrepreneurial spirit.

Cindy Monroe has a simple leadership philosophy: surround herself with a great team. It’s a philosophy that has served her well as founder and CEO over the last few years as her company, Thirty-One Gifts, has experienced incredible growth.

Pseudo-journalism perpetuates direct selling misperceptions through mass media.

In this month’s Executive Connection, Direct Selling News Publisher and Editor in Chief John Fleming speaks with Ryan Blair, Founder and CEO of ViSalus Sciences, about leadership, inspiring distributors and the challenges facing the direct selling industry.

“We create the environment that enriches your life.” That’s our new tagline here at PartyLite, and it’s working beautifully for us.

It’s official. Direct selling today looks little like the party planning business of the past. The digital age has brought with it powerful social networking tools, mobile technology and readily available content, all of which are ways for consumers to connect with large brands on a new level. The advent of social media alone has fashioned a different world in which we communicate. Connections can be initiated and fostered through social networks, extending our abilities to engage and enhance those into more personal relationships.

With its unique product and altruistic business concept, Mandura has people taking notice.

When you look into your children’s eyes, you want to be sure, with some degree of certainty, that you are doing everything you can to keep them healthy—and safe. And, yet, with the state of our health care today, that is becoming more and more difficult.

With its magnet technology leading the way, Nikken has been attracting consultants and customers from around the globe for 34 years.

The bruises would alert you, but they may be hidden beneath her clothes. The psychological and emotional abuse may be disguised in the smile she greets you with each day. The sexual assault may be waiting for her after you hug her goodbye. Someone you know is or has been a victim of domestic violence. […]

When I interview a job candidate, I ask what, to me, is a most telling question: “What has been the defining moment of your life?” It is, admittedly, not an easy question for many to answer, as an honest response requires some degree of introspection, intimacy and thoughtfulness—all things a candidate may not be prepared […]