Direct Approach with Wayne Moorehead

Wayne is joined by Will Templeton, Director Global Amway Brand, CSR & Sustainability, who talks about the emotional nature of a brand, what it takes to bring it to life, the importance of personalization for customers and why traceability and sustainability are must-haves for every business today.

Wayne is joined by million-dollar ring earner and Executive Vice President of PPLSI, Darnell Self who shares his philosophies on how intentional leadership is the foundation for building trust and increasing retention. He also unpacks the difference between management and leadership and offers a new way to look at work/life balance.

Wayne Moorehead is joined by billion-dollar brand builder and President of Prüvit, Blake Mallen, who shares 10 disruptive innovations and trends currently driving opportunities for direct selling companies.

Wayne Moorehead is joined by Amanda Tress, Founder and CEO of FASTer Way to Fat Loss. She shares her story of leveraging digital marketing to grow a successful online business and offers some strategies direct selling companies can adopt to improve results.

Wayne Moorehead is joined by Garrett McGrath, President of the Association of Network Marketing Professionals. Wayne and Garret talk about everything from collaborating with field leaders, creating bespoke onboarding experiences, customer community groups and how to plug into what's working in social media right now. Finally, he shares why he believes the next 10 years can be the best decade for direct selling.

Wayne Moorehead talks with John Addison, CEO of the Addison Leadership Group, who shares why he thinks the world is experiencing a leadership crisis and why focusing on building your strengths is better than trying to improve your weaknesses. He also shares why he believes fear is one of the greatest stumbling blocks to outstanding leadership and how to overcome it.

This week we flip the script on Wayne as Stuart Johnson, Founder & CEO of Direct Selling News, interviews him—from the recent DSU Event—about his key learnings from 40 episodes as host of the Direct Approach podcast. The insights and aha moments are a must-listen! Wayne talks about some of the trends that corporate leaders have shared during these bi-weekly episodes, including such topics as the rise of social selling, the importance of self-care for leaders, how the nature of competition is changing—and what that means for the channel.

Wayne Moorehead is joined by Ray Urdaneta, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of MONAT Global, who talks about why direct selling was a natural choice for him and explains the "stress test" he created for determining if products should be taken to market. He also talks about what it takes to build a great brand, the importance of focusing on one thing (and doing it well) and shares his personal strategy for expansion.

Wayne Moorehead is joined by Russell Fletcher, CEO of Xyngular, who talks about how he uses the Agile methodology as a framework for project management, alignment and accountability. He also shares what he has borrowed from the software world to test products and ideas. He also talks about the value of the daily standup and shares three essential questions to ask your team to keep everyone moving forward together. Plus, Wayne and Russ delve into how direct selling is changing—and why even the terminology should be reconsidered.

Wayne Moorehead is joined by Michael "Hutch" Hutchison, Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer, inGroup International. Hutch shares how the travel-based company's unusual but conscious approach to the pandemic reinforced the principles upon which it is built, and he talks about the importance of taking a step back in times of crisis. He also shares the importance of doing the right thing and taking care of people—no matter what challenges your company might be facing—and he talks about the three things that every company can do right now to strengthen relationships and your business.