Q: What are the challenges associated with running such a large entity with four companies under its umbrella? J.P. Ferreira: Determining how we complement each other in the eyes of consumers and their customers while protecting the identity and originality of each of those brands. Many of our associates don’t belong to any particular brand anymore – for […]

REMEMBER WHEN it was easy to network with your peers during industry events and meetings? Remember the insights and ideas that those conversations prompted? The DSN Executive Insights interview series is working to bring those priceless exchanges of stories and ideas back.

Recently, we were honored to be able to interview Candace Matthews, Chief Reputation Officer at Amway, and discover more about Candace and what role a Chief Reputation Officer plays.   Candace Matthews has been with Amway since 2007 and is currently responsible for overseeing Amway’s global reputation strategy, Corporate Social Responsibility and Amway Brand. Candace is the […]

Wayne Moorehead Talks with Ryan Napierski About the New Normal, What Keeps Him Up at Night and More. Remember when it was easy to network with your peers during impromptu hallway or dinner conversations at industry events and the resulting insights that came out of those conversations? DSN’s new Executive Insights series is the next best thing to those priceless exchanges. […]

EXCITING THINGS have been happening with NewAge Beverages and ARIIX. In July, a partnership formed between the two companies, and a new name was adopted. With Dr. Fred Cooper and Brent Willis as the CEOs, NewAge, Inc. is now a global firm with an estimated pro forma revenue in excess of $500 million. Together they […]

Insights on leading during a global pandemic from the CEO and President of Oriflame and WFDSA Chair.  I was fortunate to catch up with the WFDSA Chair and the CEO and President of Oriflame Magnus Brännström. He offered his insights on leading during the COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges, changes and successes of the direct […]