Episode content warning: cults, cultic behavior, multi-level marketing, MLMs, pyramid schemes, ponzi schemes, white collar crime, scams, and fraud.

Roberta Blevins is a mom, business owner, consumer protection & victim advocate, and podcaster from Southern California. She began her professional life as a creative multi-hyphenate who juggled several different jobs and careers to provide for herself and her family. However, when she found out about LuLaRoe (a U.S.-based women's fashion company), she believed it would be the answer to her desire for simplification and success. Within a few years though, Roberta would realize - along with many other LuLaRoe business owners - that the company offered a much different reality. As a result, Roberta has gone on to share her experiences in the media - including the documentary LuLaRich, in her hit podcast Life After MLM, as well as in the courtroom for legal purposes. The Broken Cycle Media team is extremely grateful for Roberta’s advocacy and awareness work, as well as everything she shares with our audience today. 

Roberta's website

https://robertablevins.com/

Roberta’s Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/therealrobertablevins

Life After MLM

http://lifeaftermlmpod.com

WA Office of Attorney General on LuLaRoe Settlement

https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/lularoe-pay-475-million-resolve-ag-ferguson-s-lawsuit-over-pyramid-scheme

Amazon's LuLaRich

https://www.amazon.com/LuLaRich-Season-1/dp/B09CFXPNSX

FTC on MLM & Pyramid Scheme Profits

https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/public_comments/trade-regulation-rule-disclosure-requirements-and-prohibitions-concerning-business-opportunities-ftc.r511993-00004%C2%A0/00004-57286.pdf

If you believe you or a loved one have been a victim of financial fraud or unethical business practices, please visit the FTC website at https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ to make a claim.

For a list of other non-profit organizations and resources, please visit http://www/somethingwaswrong.com/resources