let's discuss MLMs, Pyramid Schemes, and Grindset Culture

Head to http://squarespace.com/minale to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or a domain! PODCAST Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3wvGhhd3yGEJhak11myA5N Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/high-brow/id1677209917 for extra content every Wednesday 😈 SUPPORT Newsletter: https://gremletter.substack.com/ Donate: https://ko-fi.com/minale SOCIALS Instagram: http://instagram.com/gremlita TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gremlita Letterboxd: http://boxd.it/7YgX business email: [email protected] PRODUCTION written by Ella Gray and Mina Le Edited by Charlee Reiff SOURCES Multilevel Marketing: A Historical Perspective by William W. Keep and Peter Vander Nat (2013) Avon Products 1964-2014: The Slippery Slope of Direct Selling by William W. Keep (2015) Islamic Marketing: Understanding the Socio-Economic, Cultural, and Politico-Legal Environment (Management for Professionals) by Cedomir Nestorovic https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/multi-level-marketing-businesses-pyramid-schemes https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/public_comments/trade-regulation-rule-disclosure-requirements-and-prohibitions-concerning-business-opportunities-ftc.r511993-00008%C2%A0/00008-57281.pdf https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/story-brownie-wise-ingenious-marketer-behind-tupperware-party-180968658/ https://www.history.com/news/tupperware-parties-brownie-wise https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/sep/15/lularich-lularoe-amazon-docuseries https://www.vice.com/en/article/ep4y7n/multi-level-marketing-schemes-target-gen-z http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/06/upshot/where-working-women-are-most-common.html? https://religionnews.com/2017/06/20/10-reasons-mormons-dominate-multi-level-marketing-companies/ https://kutv.com/news/local/follow-the-profit-how-mormon-culture-made-utah-a-hotbed-for-multi-level-marketers https://time.com/6096777/lularich-true-story-amazon/ https://jacobin.com/2022/09/multilevel-marketing-covid-crisis-economic-precarity-loneliness-isolation-financial-independence https://www.latimes.com/business/la-xpm-2013-feb-15-la-fi-herbalife-latino-20130216-story.html https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2000/03/jarvis.htm 0:00 - intro 4:22 - history 13:01 - gender 19:27 - religion 25:34 - vulnerability 29:01 - conclusion