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Diana Co Ltd

Diana Co., Ltd. is a Japanese beauty and wellness company whose operating history dates to July 1986, when founder Itsuo Ohara established the company in Kyoto. Diana built its business around what it calls "proportion m... Read complete profile

Southwestern Advantage

Southwestern Advantage traces its roots to Southwestern Publishing House, founded in Nashville in 1855 by Baptist minister James Robinson "J.R." Graves. After the Civil War, the company developed a door-to-door sales pro... Read complete profile

LPT Realty

LPT Realty is a cloud-based real estate brokerage founded by entrepreneur Robert Palmer and launched in March 2022. Headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida, the company combines traditional real estate brokerage services wit... Read complete profile

VIV

Viv is a U.S. direct-selling company launched in 2018 around technology designed to reduce recurring household and business expenses. The business is founded by Cami Boehme, an energy-industry executive who previously he... Read complete profile

BeautyCounter

BeautyCounter no longer appears to be active as a direct sales company. Beautycounter is no longer active as a multilevel direct-selling company. The original business shut down in April 2024 after entering foreclosure, ... Read complete profile

Coway

Coway Co., Ltd. is a South Korean home-appliance and wellness company founded in 1989. The company began with water purifiers and door-to-door sales, later expanding into air purifiers and introducing its rental-and-serv... Read complete profile

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FTC Takes Action Against Stormy Wellington

The Federal Trade Commission has filed an action against Stormy Wellington, a prominent participant in the multilevel marketing industry, alleging that she used misleading or unsupported income claims to recruit people into MLM business opportunities. According to the FTC, Wellington promoted Total Life Changes and later Farmasi by suggesting recruits could earn substantial income, even though mos...

Court Upholds Huge Damages Verdict Against ViSalus

August 20, 2020 -- A federal judge recently upheld a $925 million judgement determined by a jury in April 2019 in a class-action lawsuit brought by a former ViSalus representative. The class-action suit argued that the nearly 2 million prerecorded "robocalls" placed by ViSalus to potential customers violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Each violation called for a $500 penalty under the ...

Kristi Hubbard Appointed Younique President

LEHI, Utah, July 8, 2020 -- Kristi Hubbard, a direct-selling executive leader with a strong record of success, has been appointed President of Younique, effective July 13, 2020. Ms. Hubbard will assume the Chief Executive Officer role after a period of transition, during which Derek Maxfield, the company's Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, will continue to lead the business. Upon her appoint...

FTC Sends Warning Letters About False Health Claims

April 24, 2020 - The Federal Trade Commission sent letters warning 10 MLM companies to stop making claims about their products' ability to treat or prevent the coronavirus and/or claims of potential income targeting people who are unemployed as a result of the pandemic. Companies receiving warning letters for making both health and earnings-related claims were doTERRA International,Total Life Chan...

Altair Acquisitions Acquires Wildtree

FRISCO, Texas, April 27, 2020 -- Altair Acquisitions, LLC ("Altair") announced today that it has acquired all of the material assets of Wildtree, Inc., a manufacturer of organic and allergen-sensitive spices, oils, mixes, sauces, and meal replacement products. Wildtree, Inc., originally founded in 1999, has been providing flavorful, healthy, all-natural products and meal solutions to customers for...

Diana Co Ltd

Diana Co., Ltd. is a Japanese beauty and wellness company whose operating history dates to July 1986, when founder Itsuo Ohara established the company in Kyoto. Diana built its business around what it calls "proportion making," combining personal ... Read complete profile

Southwestern Advantage

Southwestern Advantage traces its roots to Southwestern Publishing House, founded in Nashville in 1855 by Baptist minister James Robinson "J.R." Graves. After the Civil War, the company developed a door-to-door sales program in 1868, giving young ... Read complete profile

LPT Realty

LPT Realty is a cloud-based real estate brokerage founded by entrepreneur Robert Palmer and launched in March 2022. Headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida, the company combines traditional real estate brokerage services with technology, marketing too... Read complete profile

VIV

Viv is a U.S. direct-selling company launched in 2018 around technology designed to reduce recurring household and business expenses. The business is founded by Cami Boehme, an energy-industry executive who previously held senior positions with Cr... Read complete profile

Cash Texts

Cash Texts no longer appears to be active as a direct sales company.

Original Npros business profile for Cash Texts, preserved below for archival purposes:

CashTexts was a mobile-advertising and referral-mar... Read complete profile

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