Saturday, December 5
Doris Wood . . . Over 60 Years of Success in Direct Selling and MLMDoris Wood . . . from the moment Doris Wood embarked on the world of business, she brought a visionary mindset and a relentless heart to every venture. Long before conference calls, faxing, cheap long-distance, PCs, and the Internet made networking a breeze, Doris elevated personal connections in business to an art form. In 1964, her first $1 million in sales as a distributor—the equivalent of $9 million in today’s economy—along with her first two entrepreneurial companies, AloEssence and PCA, established her as a 50,000 distributor-strong global force in the MLM industry and set the tone for an astounding 62-year career that shows no signs of slowing.
Doris’s acclaimed seminar, No Hype, Just How, encapsulates the proven methods by which Doris built countless multi-million-dollar companies and is the foundation upon which her business empire rests. Her passion to share wisdom from her six professional decades, to champion women in business, and to find time for everything and everyone drives her to reach entrepreneurs in numerous ways. She has authored everything from books to company manuals and nearly every print medium between. We’ve Only Just Begun, a 50-year history of MLM, and Direct Sales/MLM/Network Marketing Dictionary have become preeminent textbooks for the industry. Her articles have appeared nationally, and she has been featured in global newspapers, including the Times of London, the LA Times, and piles of publications she takes delight in being unable to translate. Many MLM-based book mentions or quotes her as the industry’s definitive authority. Doris took her teachings beyond the written word, debuting her MLM After Hours show on Building Fortunes Radio with Peter Mingils and Carrol Leclair of Canada, and making guest appearances on numerous radio and television talk shows, including NBC’s Today Show and CBS’s Person to Person. She taught MLM as part of the high-profile education organization The Learning Annex, and her speaking engagements crisscrossed three continents and dozens of cultures, often as the first American female to hold such distinction. Trade press, global business leaders, and academia have all honored Doris’s contribution to the network marketing industry. In 1989, the Multi-Level Marketing International Association (MLMIA), a highly respected industry trade organization that she co-founded, bestowed Doris with the inaugural Hall of Fame Award. Ten years later, Doris became one of eight, and the first female recipient, of the International Network Marketing Hall of Fame. The Industry Icon Award (2001), the Who’s Who Worldwide Registry, Direct Selling Live’s first Industry Legend Award (2010), Nexera Top Industry Speaker (2011), Asian Networkers Lifetime Achievement (2012), the Freedom Award (2013) and TAMM’s Hall of Fame Award highlight her influence across decades. She was named to the board of advisors at the University of Illinois’s graduate business school by Dr. Charles King and advised the ongoing business program at the University of Texas, El Paso. In a lifetime of accomplishment, the love of her eleven children, two by birth (Keith and Kim), nine by adoption, and three grandchildren, and many friends from around the world from which she learned so much will always be her proudest triumph. Since 1985, Doris has served the MLMIA—the worldwide professional association for network marketing—as President (Chairman) and Executive Director (President, CEO). In addition to heading MLMIA’s board, she is a lifetime board member and President Emeritus. Her tireless dedication to servitude ensures she will never retire and will continue her mission to strengthen network marketing around the world. Her visionary excellence continues with the installation of a new organization name, Social Networking Association, and a revolutionary new Executive Director and President, Jim Lupkin, who is honored to carry on her legacy of service, success, and heart. |
Cynthia Simmons . . . Inspirational Speaker, Author, Podcast/Talk Show Host, & Business Owner.Cynthia Simmons . . . Inspirational Speaker, Author, Podcast/Talk Show Host, & Business Owner.
Ron Henley . . . Global Entrepreneur, Third Generation Network Marketer, Author, World’s Foremost Network Marketing Historian.Ron Henley . . . Global Entrepreneur, Third Generation Network Marketer, Author, World’s Foremost Network Marketing Historian and Keeper of the Archives.
A fourth generation entrepreneur and third generation network marketer, Ron was introduced to network marketing in 1968 by his family at age 5. Over the last half century, he has worked directly with, and been personally mentored by, the founders and legends of this profession. He is recognized as the world's foremost expert on network marketing history. He serves the profession today as the Curator of the Network Marketing Historical Society. The NMHS is dedicated to inspiring curiosity, discovery, and learning about the network marketing profession through unparalleled research, collections, exhibitions, and education. <MORE> Ron Henley |