Triangle of Opportunity
Episode description
Yep. We're going there.
You ask - we answer! This week we're responding to a Patreon supporter's topic request and tackling MLMs. Multi-level marketing, network marketing, direct sales, etc..., are a few names for a hugely popular business "opportunity" amidst the military spouse community. You know the drill (and may even be involved with some/several) of these companies. Start your morning with Herbalife supplements or Shakeology smoothies, work out with P90X (is that still a thing?) wearing your Zyia, get ready with a your Monat/Rodan + Fields/Beauty Counter/Younique, clean up with Norwex, pull leftover pizza out for lunch from a Tupperware (maybe an old reference, lol), reheat it with your Pampered Chef stone, melt some Scentsy for ambiance, and drop some oils in the diffuser to relax... I could go on and on. Many of these products Claire and I actually own from supporting other folks on their entrepreneur journey, but we have thoughts on the corporate structures. Tune in to see what those thoughts are and if you agree or disagree!
"The fundamental flaw in MLM is the endless chain
of recruitment of participants as primary customers.
MLM pay plans assume infinite markets and virgin
markets – neither of which exists in the real world."
- Jon M. Taylor, The Case (for and) against Multi-level Marketing
LINKS:
- Schitt's Creek Clip: Allez Voux and You
- The Office: Michael's Pyramid Scheme
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (fun fact: he's a milspo!): Multilevel Marketing
- Pros and Cons of Network Marketing: https://brandongaille.com/12-pros-and-cons-of-network-marketing/
- Advice and Guidelines from the Federal Trade Commission
- How MLMs are Hurting Female Friendships (Jan. 2019): https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/01/21/how-mlms-are-hurting-female-friendships/
- And we didn't even talk about the Netflix docu-series (Un)Well or the HBO series out now about NXIVM...
So, what'd we miss?