Opportunity Cost

Arbonne ft. Julie Jo

When Julie signed up as a distributor for Arbonne, she found early success and rapidly rose to the top of the ranks. What she didn't expect was her faith, finances, self-worth, and diet culture to be entangled with her business. When doubts began to creep in about her ability to stay in leadership at Arbonne, all it took was one thread for an entire belief system to unravel.Thanks for listening. Email us at bloww.studio@gmail.com and follow us at @oppcostpod on Instagram & TikTok.Brought to you by Bloww Studio. Scripted, hosted, and edited by Jill.

Enagic ft. Anna

Anna thought that she had found a home among the spiritually-minded community in Enagic and their Kangen ionizers, what she found instead were empty promises, debt and culty practices. I sit down with Anna 1:1 to talk about her experience in Enagic.Thanks for listening. Email us at bloww.studio@gmail.com and follow us at @oppcostpod on Instagram & TikTok.Brought to you by Bloww Studio. Scripted, hosted, and edited by Jill.

Amway ft. Chrystal

We kick off a round of bonus full interview episodes with the lovely Chrystal. When she joined Amway on an invitation from her coworker, Chrystal had no idea how much of her life would eventually be consumed by it. Through ever-growing fees paid and conferences attended, Chrystal never entirely lost her ability to see clearly through the merry-go-round of motivation pumped out by the organization and its leaders.Thanks for listening. Email us at bloww.studio@gmail.com and follow us at @oppcostpod on Instagram & TikTok.Brought to you by Bloww Studio. Scripted, hosted, and edited by Jill.

The Wolf of Main Street

Insurance MLMs have given rise to a new wave of super bros, who are convinced that selling supplemental insurance is how they will make it big. American Income Life is famous among the MLM world, or maybe…infamous. American Income Life reached out to me to see if I would be interested in talking about their life-changing opportunity, so I took them up on it.Sources:2021 Agent contractor class-action lawsuitAIL BBBNo evidence that women using oral contraceptives have weaker preferences for masculine characteristics in men’s facesInsider: Inside the tawdry, drug-fueled, violent world of America's top life insurance salesmen by Susan AntillaWTAE: Lawsuit alleges fraud, sexual abuse and illicit drugs at Wexford insurance agency2022 Plaintiff Amended Complaint vs Arias Agencies, Michael Russin, and American Income LifeUnder Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for 'fair use' for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.Thanks for listening. Email us at bloww.studio@gmail.com and follow us at @oppcostpod on Instagram & TikTok.Brought to you by Bloww Studio. Scripted, hosted, and edited by Jill.

A Symphony in Pink

Mary Kay Ash spun a tale of female empowerment, and today, is hailed as a feminist icon. Their cream, goop, and makeup has been a fixture in pop culture Americana for decades, but the model it uses to sell products and Mary Kay's culty corporate culture is worth a second glance.Sources: Mary KayMary Kay Income DisclosurePink TruthKRTV Mary Kay Ash, 1982Mary Kay Inc., CBS 60 MinutesThe case for and against multi-level marketing, Jon M. Taylor MBA, PhD, Consumer Awareness InstituteUnder Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for 'fair use' for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.Thanks for listening. Email us at bloww.studio@gmail.com and follow us at @oppcostpod on Instagram & TikTok.Brought to you by Bloww Studio. Scripted, hosted, and edited by Jill.