Life After MLM

We're back with the 3rd installment of our FTC v. Amway case coverage, and it is JUICY! In this episode we are diving into the allegations of falsifying sales to circumvent the FTC's 70% rule, using ghost accounts, random phone numbers, fake receipts and padding that "garage qualifying" ditto as your own best customer. HUGE thanks to our expert Ex-IBOs for all of their help being honest and provid...

In Part 2 of our FTC v. Amway coverage, we tackle pin levels, ranks and what it takes to get to the top of the pyramid. From edifying your upline, to making sure you get that ditto order in on time, it's all part of this endless chain scheme we call The American Way. KAKAW! Join us all month long for LOTS of coverage in our FTC v. Amway series! Show Notes The LAMLM Vault! Catch up on Amway Stories...

Did you hear? Amway got smacked down by the FTC in a HISTORICAL decision featuring the largest MLM settlement ever at $225M. In true LAMLM fashion, we dove deep into the case to bring you all the juiciest details and even invited back a few of our former Amway guests to chat with us about this ruling, help answer some of our questions and even corroborate the FTC's findings. Join us all month long...

Part 2 of our Bridge Contract series brings the piping hot tea from the archives of recent MLM Drama. I get so tired of hearing Huns claim that they've never heard of a bridge contract that I decided to dive real deep into AntiMLM Reddit and bring the receipts I could still find. You be the judge, did these MegaHuns receive bridge contracts? Or are they just like, super good at MLMing? If you reme...

It's about time we sat down and talked about Bridge Contracts. You know, those hush-hush secret MLM recruiting bonuses Huns don't like to admit to taking. In Part 1 Mr. F and I tackle some of the more technical ins and outs of these contracts, how they work and who might be given one. We also have Friend of the Pod , Maile Cabral back on the show to give us some more of the inside scoop on how bri...

September 10th, 2026 marked the 5 year anniversary of the premiere of LuLaRich on Amazon Prime Video. In honor of this momentous occasion I reached out to some of the cast and crew to give us their 5 year life updates since baring it all for the world to see. Join us as we reminisce about the LuLaYears and laugh at what we didn't know. Show Notes Watch LuLaRich Now! The Influence Continuum Out of...

After a much needed 7 month break, Julie Anderson is back to help me expose a new MLM on the block, Agara Life. Once I started looking to it, I found myself in some DEEP rabbit holes I did not expect, making connections to past MLMs with similar roots and even shadier histories. This episode is so full of red string, you may need to take notes so you don't get lost, but I assure you it's worth it...

Inspired by last week's episode, we're bringing you some Convention Horror stories from our personal experiences, those shared and submitted on antiMLM Reddit, and even some from our listeners too! Road trips, trinkets, sharing rooms with strangers, COVID restrictions... and what kind of MLM Convention story would it be without Katy Perry? There is still time to SUBMIT YOUR STORY to be included in...

On July 29th 2026, Mr. F and I stepped off the southmost stop of the Las Vegas Monorail and into the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. Maybe it was the heat of Vegas or maybe we were called to this spot, but we ended up smack dab in the middle of a Paparazzi Accessories Convention. I quickly made a TikTok video, and it exploded with questions and stories alike, leading to the inspiration of this episode...

We're back with another cautionary tale of an MLM with property to sell. If you've ever been traveling down SR 16 through central Ohio, you may have seen the towering, basket shaped, i conic American novelty architecture that is the headquarters of The Longaberger Basket Company, a now defunct MLM with an enthusiastic cult following and deep Ohioan roots that trace all the way back to the Great De...

Michelle is joining me today with a BIG update from our former guest, Rachel Weatherly! You may remember Rachel from her incredible Anti-MLM short films, The Hun and The Downline and the inspiration behind her creativity. She's back and she's dying to share what's next for our favorite megahun, Poppy! But first, Mr. F and I have some updates on last week's new name change announcement. Show Notes...

Breaking News! What is going on with Optavia? Right now, Optavia reps have descended upon Orlando, Florida for their annual convention, and this year "Big Changes" are coming to the company. But this isn't the first time this company has had to rebrand and make big promises, and that's not where the similarities stop. From legal troubles to reinvention, join us for some MLM history as we deep dive...

A few weeks ago I received a link to an article about Scentsy selling one of their large commercial warehouses as well as Mr. F seeing it for sale on a real estate website. At first glance the article looks like a company selling off assets it's no longer using, but coupled with the issues they've had in the last year; multiple corporate layoffs, comp plan changes, reps jumping ship, and sales tan...

We've got a new deep dive into another Health and Wellness MLM that's breaking the rules as if they don't apply to them! This time it's LifeVantage and of course their story would be filled with a lot of wacky connections that seem unrelated and out of place. From their early start as a mineral mining company, to their trouble with dangerous health claims and FDA letters, LifeVantage's MLM journey...

Who would have thunk it, an Amare case update already? Apparently Amare and their cronies don't think those pesky old FTC orders from the past mean they should be held in contempt for this most recent case, and I'd argue that's exactly what that means. Last episode we learned Dr. Shawn Talbott and Amare MegaHun Pat Hintze have previous FTC cases against them for doing exactly the same thing they d...

Another MLM is in hot water again with the FTC! This time it's Amare Global Holdings Inc. for alleged health and incomes claims! So Mr. F and I did what we do best when MLMs are accused of something we definitely know they did... we decided to prove it. All of the pieces of evidence presented in today's episode were found the day after this press release was dropped, leading me to believe that no...

In Part 2 of our introduction into AI, Michelle and I dive deeper into the ugliness of AI; data centers, environmental destruction, unregulated growth and AI psychosis just to name just a few. Plus we discuss Kevin O'Leary's AI MEGACENTER that has plans to be at least TWICE the size of Manhattan in the Utah desert, putting the future of the Great Salt Lake at risk. As we go deeper into Artificial...

The rise of AI is inevitable and hard to escape, so I asked Michelle ( our Triple Emerald Princess of Robots ) to chat with us about the good, bad and ugly of this growing technology. From crypto pyramid schemes and data centers to advancing accessibility and innovating modern health care, AI seems to have it's finger in many pies, and as someone who has been working with AI in her professional ca...

In part 2 of our Stormy Wellington coverage, we tackle the case brought against her by the FTC, and go down both the formal complaint and the stipulated order to find out EXACTLY what Stormy can and cannot do going forward. It's another long one, but we've got Mr. F to help translate the legalese, and you do not want to miss this episode laced with pure AntiMLM schadenfreude. Show Notes Wellington...

Coach Stormy Wellington is in trouble with the FTC, which isn't surprising if you know where she started. In part 1 of this double episode, we dive into the rise of Stormy Wellington, her traumatic backstory and long history in MLM, her failed Lifetime reality show, and her ever constant promise to make people into millionaires. Grab your foofy coffees and low vibrational plates , because this is...

This episode started off as a bit of MLM News I was planning to mention in the next episodes housekeeping. I hadn't heard too much about Sipology, but as I started to gather information to share about it's closing, I began learning about a much more interesting story; the Rise and Fall of the little Canadian Tea MLM that could. From humble beginnings out of loss, to the meteoric rise to the United...

While in the middle of a Patreon live chat, I was sent a link to an article on Behind MLM about an alleged AI Generated Crypto Adjacent Pyramid Scheme making the rounds. At first, I was just trying to understand how it worked and how Crypto was involved, if at all. But after days of reading blog posts and watching AI slop disguised as training videos, I sat Mr. F down to make sense of it all; what...

In our travels around Southern California, Mr. F and I run into a lot of interesting places, and Ontario has been no exception! Not only is it the home of Chick Publications who make those delightful little tracts we sometimes read, but it's also home to the MLM Vida Divina, which I had never heard of until now. I cannot tell you how many times we've randomly driven past their building and never t...

We're back from our break with a brand new Mini Dive into an MLM that's one of the most bizarre we've come across. Loaded with games and surprises, Mr. F and I dive into the MLM LifeWave, a company known for their Non-Transdermal Patches that allegedly reflect the power of light back into your body for natural energy and a variety of other claims the DSSRC is concerned about. Show Notes LifeWave W...

After hearing about the MLM merger between It Works! Global and Zinzino, I felt they both needed their own deep dive, not only into the merger, but the companies themselves as well. What I found is typical MLM 101, but a good source of information for anyone looking at the facts, legal troubles and numbers of these network marketing companies and whether or not to get involved with them. Show Note...