Amway, Mary Kay, Herbalife and the Get Rich Quick Business
July 29, 2025
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July 29, 2025
Amway, Mary Kay, Herbalife and the Get Rich Quick Business
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Amway, Mary Kay, Herbalife and the Get Rich Quick Business
Summary
In this episode of Organized Money, hosts Matt Stoller and David Dayen are joined by journalist and author Bridget Read to unravel the shadowy world of multi-level marketing (MLM) and pyramid schemes. Drawing from Bridget’s new book, Little Bosses Everywhere, How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America, they explore how companies like Amway, Herbalife, and Mary Kay built vast empires by selling not just products but the promise of entrepreneurship and financial freedom—when in reality, most p...
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