I did a really interesting interview this week with Amy Levin-Epstein, who writes for CBS MoneyWatch. We talked about why Mary Kay is so appealing to so many women, especially right now in the midst of our recession, which …
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I did a really interesting interview this week with Amy Levin-Epstein, who writes for CBS MoneyWatch. We talked about why Mary Kay is so appealing to so many women, especially right now in the midst of our recession, which …
Just a quick one to share this link for the interview I did Monday afternoon on WOR’s The Joan Hamburg Show. Joan is old school radio and awesome and we had a great conversation about… you guessed it… the Mary …
Another radio podcast for y’all, in case you missed me yesterday on NPR affiliate KUER’s RadioWest with Doug Fabrizio. The RadioWest folks invited me and Mother Jones reporter Stephanie Mencimer to talk about our reporting on the direct …
Everyone in the direct sales industry will tell you this. Last week, Mary Kay’s Vice President of Compliance, Laura Beitler told me on NPR’s On Point. Then Joseph Mariano, head of the Direct Selling Association said it. And then Mary …
And one last radio update for you before the weekend! This interview with Tess Vigeland aired on NPR’s Marketplace yesterday evening. It’s just five minutes — much shorter than my other segments and tightly edited (we taped in the …
When I spoke with Laura Beitler, Mary Kay’s Vice President of Compliance, on NPR’s On Point on Monday, she was quick to emphasize that “absolutely, the majority of our products end up with the end consumer.” But when we …
Industry Claim #1: Nobody is required to buy inventory.
This is true. Antonella even told me so when we did my official Mary Kay orientation: You’re not required to purchase a single thing from Mary Kay beyond your $100 starter …
My new cover story, “The Pink Pyramid Scheme” is out in the August issue of Harper’s Magazine.
This is a big one.
I’ve tracked this story for the past three years, since enrolling in beauty school and discovering that …
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