Maciej Maciejewski

In a survey conducted by Reader’s Digest, readers awarded Shaklee the Trusted Brand Award in the Vitamins and Health Supplements category, the second consecutive year the company has earned a Gold Award.

Modere chief executive officer Asma Ishaq was recognized as the winner of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 Pacific Southwest Award. This award is given to forward-thinking leaders of high-growth companies.

LifeVantage Corporation announced the debut of TrueScience Liquid Collagen, featuring ruby red quinoa extract and proprietary ingredients that the company says “activate” the body’s collagen production, replenish depleting collagen levels and maintain collagen by reducing breakdown.

ASEA’s efforts to support CHOICE Humanitarian, an organization focused on reducing poverty around the world, was recognized with the CHOICE Humanitarian Corporate Impact Award. This honor acknowledges the ASEA Advancing Life Foundation’s legacy work with CHOICE Humanitarian.

eXp World Holdings, Inc. announced its pending acquisition of Zoocasa Realty Inc. and Zoocasa.com, a consumer real estate search portal and brokerage based in Toronto, Canada. With this addition, eXp Realty would have the opportunity to improve its online lead generation and home search and listing opportunities for its agents and brokers.

Natura &Co has announced a group reorganization plan that includes a CEO change. As reported, this was in line with its strategic direction to increase the accountability of its individual business units and brands. The group consists of Natura, Avon, The Body Shop, and Aesop brands.

Scentsy Inc. was presented with the Product Innovation Award for its Scentsy Air Purifier at the U.S. Direct Selling Association (DSA) annual meeting this month in Boca Raton, Florida. This award is given to companies that bring new products or services to the marketplace and exhibit a high standard of excellence and innovation.

On the way to success, one thing is certain – changes. In any business. Melaleuca has appointed Frank VanderSloot as executive chairman of its board of directors and has promoted Jerry Felton to chief executive officer.

Herbalife Nutrition announced a two-year global responsibility partnership with Plastic Bank, a social enterprise that works to stop ocean plastic, that will prevent 400,000 pounds of plastic from polluting the oceans by 2023. As an additional benefit, Plastic Bank’s community members in Indonesia can exchange plastic waste for life-improving benefits.

The survey shows record highs of $42.7 billion in retail sales and 44.6 million customers of the direct sales & network marketing channel. The number of direct sellers decreased by 5.2% over 2020 to 7.3 million but still remained above the number of direct sellers reported in 2019. Growth & Outlook is DSA’s annual survey that reports on the size and scope of direct selling in the U.S. and is audited by Nathan Associates, an international economic consulting firm.