Have you ever heard a Hun proclaim they owned their own business, with silently screaming inside that joining an MLM isn't the same thing as being a business owner? Have you ever been curious about some of the less obvious things a real small business owner would be concerned about that might never cross the mind of someone in an MLM? Well you're in luck! Olivia is an internal auditor by trade, who also fell prey to an MLM and quickly saw how the scam can pull you in. Now she runs a successful business of her own and wanted to talk about the real differences between being your own boss and being The Boss.

Show Notes

FTC vs BINT - https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/07/operators-blessing-loom-scheme-banned-multi-level-marketing-result-pyramid-scheme-charges-brought

Connect with Olivia on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivia-whipple-07009118/

Celeb's LOVE S&D! They're just like us! - https://people.com/style/ruth-bader-ginsburg-stella-dot-necklace-kardashians/

RBG's Necklace is a Stella & Dot gift - https://www.jckonline.com/editorial-article/ruth-bader-ginsburgs-collar-stella/

The Audit Library - https://theauditlibrary.com/

Out of MLM - https://outofmlm.info/

Cultish by Amanda Montell - https://amzn.to/3Q7owx9

Dr. Steven Hassan's BITE Model - https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/bite-model/

Ponzinomics by Robert L. FitzPatrick - https://amzn.to/3q16oJb

How can you help?

Report false income and health claims here: https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/

Or go to: https://www.truthinadvertising.org

You can also report to your state Attorney General's office! https://www.naag.org/find-my-ag/

Not in the U.S.? Go here: https://www.ftc.gov/policy/international/competition-consumer-protection-authorities-worldwide

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