From Modere to Make Wellness: Navigating the Latest MLM Collapse

Alright. So it’s been a hot minute since I’ve recorded a podcast episode. As you can hear from my nose, I have come down with a cold and I just feel like that is my body telling me, Maren, slow down.

It has been a wild last month and a half for me, in the golf industry, specifically, like, when you live in South Florida. March is just epically crazy, and we’ve just had so many other things going on as a family and all the things.

So I literally took a break from recording. And what we’re gonna talk about today, I hope it doesn’t seem passe because I was so quick to be like, oh my gosh, I need to record about this, like, when the news broke, you know, a la like a Candace Owens.

But, like, truth be told, I just haven’t had the time, and I’m grateful that I’ve been able to kinda sit with what I’m about to say and and really break it down once again. Now before we continue, as always, this is about entertainment purposes only. It’s for fun.

These are my opinions, my experience, my personal experience from the network marketing lifestyle. I am not trying to get a cease and desist from anyone and you need to do your own research as always.

Modere Has Closed It’s Doors

Now, what news dropped in the last few weeks? Well, here we go again. Another network marketing company, another MLM bit the dust. This time, it was Modere.

Modere was a network marketing company that had been in business for over twenty years, similar to a Beachbody. They were known for their liquid collagen. Like, you probably saw people on social media taking that, like, liquid gold goop.

It was never my thing, never my jam, but that was what they were known for. And just like Beachbody, Modere, you know, had a long standing business, but unlike Beachbody, they are completely closing their doors.

So Beachbody is still open, still promoting. I am gonna give you an update on what’s going on with them. But Beachbody went the route of having an affiliate model, whereas Modere, they’re like, nope.

We’re done, like, Hasta la Vista. They did one last hurrah sale, kinda like a a beauty counter where they sent an email out to their distributors and customers being like, hey.

You know, get one last chance for discounted products. Basically, a fire sale. Right? They just more trying to collect whatever they could. And what I noticed, the trend that happens every single time this happens.

So I I know for a fact it happened with Beachbody. Right? I lived it.

I was in it. I’ve seen it before when other companies closed down, and people within my network before Beachbody closed were trying to poach. Right? Like the wolves go on the prowl. It’s like, they they give this half hearted, oh, I’m so sorry this happened to you.

I’m here if you ever need to talk. Like, I’ve I’ve I’ve found a company a year ago, and I’m so happy over here. Oh, my gosh. It’s so gross.

The Modere and Make Wellness Connection – When MLM Leaders Jump Ship

But this time with Modere closing, it’s it’s a little more sensitive. And the reason for that is because the kingpin, if you will, of Modere, Justin Prince, and there’s a whole laundry list of things that go with that, but he is currently running Make Wellness.

And I want you to kinda keep that information on the forefront as we discuss this.

Now, one of the big things about network marketing is that it is an extremely, extremely transactional business and it’s also rooted in nepotism. And I know what I’m gonna talk about is going to really trigger some of you today if you are still involved with network marketing.

Those of us who have closed that chapter said, no, never again, you’re gonna be nodding your head throughout this episode. But I really encourage those of you who still have your foot in the door of network marketing to kinda just open your heart to what I’m gonna say because I understand how you feel.

Like, when your your money, first of all, okay, when your your income is rooted in network marketing, your friendships, your identity, it is extremely difficult to walk away.

The transactional nature of MLMs and why you need to understand the business model

You know, I’ve talked about this before when it comes to the money, like, when you’ve been doing the same thing for I mean, I was with Beachbody for eleven years. It’s really difficult to pivot.

And a lot of people don’t want to do the hard things. They just wanna jump into another network marketing business because why? Really, all they have to do is learn a new product and quite frankly, the big fish, nothing really changes for them because what they do is they just bring over all their little fish that help them get to the top at their original company, and then they bring them over to the new company.

You know, some of them have gotten bridge payments. People have asked me before, what is a bridge payment? Bridge payment is when the big network marketing company will pay that particular distributor to come over to them.

Think of it as, like, a signing bonus. Right? And their hope is, okay, I’m gonna sign this big fish and they’re gonna bring in this massive downline to help generate sales for our company.

You know, that’s why a lot of people still stay in network marketing. It’s it’s clicking the easy button. And for me, I knew that Beachbody was going down. I’m I mean, I’ve been in business my whole life, essentially, like, with my, you know, growing up in my household with my dad, working on Wall Street.

I have a BBA in finance. I have an MBA. Like, I I just understand economics. And so that’s why I really started doing different things.

That’s why I got back into the golf industry literally a year before Beachbody closed its stores. It’s why three months before they got rid of their affiliate model, I started dipping my toe into UGC.

And I even before that, you know, nine months before they closed their door, I was doing one on one coaching and teaching people about how to make different ways of income online.

So I saw the writing on the wall, and I refused to be one of those that just smoothly, I’m using air quotes, transitioned into another company. Because I don’t believe in the model.

Network marketing is outdated

I’ve told you this is not the future. The future of social selling is with live shopping, whether it is doing UGC, it’s TikTok shop, it’s Amazon shoppable. You know, because of TikTok shop, I believe and and Amazon, they have Amazon live shopping.

I believe that that Meta is gonna go that same route. You know, Zuckerberg doesn’t wanna be left in the dust by TikTok and, Amazon. So he’s gonna go that route.

And the old ways of network marketing are just like their passe. Right? You know, I remember when I first started working in network marketing, we would joke like, you know, it was so cool because now you can do it online and you didn’t have to host those, like, Tupperware parties.

Well, we’re still in that age of having the ability to be on social media, but the modality and the medium that is being used to create that income is different. It’s not the same as hosting your little, you know, Zoom calls and having Facebook groups, information groups. It’s it’s not.

And people are waking up to the fact that, you know, your product isn’t super exclusive. It’s just got a higher price tag because the company has to pay its distributors to represent them. I mean, that’s really what it is.

And, you know, that leads me back to Make Wellness. I’ve talked about this in my previous episode about Make Wellness. There are other like, the peptide strong, it’s white labeled.

You can get that peptide strong in other products. You do not have to drop that coin on Make Wellness to get the same product.

Okay? And the reason why I’m gonna be harping on this so much is because even in my downtime of not recording for a few weeks, that episode I did about Make Wellness is still being listened to.

People are still searching for it in whether it’s iTunes, Spotify, you know, or just Google, and it comes up. So that search engine optimization is is is hot. And I can tell you that people wanna learn more about it and are, like, starting to see the red flags, but need the affirmation that, like, what they’re feeling is to be true.

And I’m here to tell you, like, yes. I’m your friend. I’m I’m here to give you the real and raw about what it is like to be in network marketing. I never thought I would be agreeing so wholeheartedly with these, like, quote, unquote, hashtag anti MLMers.

I used to can’t I like I I don’t like using the word hate, but, like, I used to really dislike those women who created that type of content.

I was a victim of it, during, I think it was, like, 2020 or 2021. I remember some chick made a YouTube video about me. And, you know, in hindsight, I understand why and how it can seem.

And and when you’re in it, you don’t think you’re doing anything wrong. But a lot of what goes on in network marketing is very much cult like behavior. And that’s what we’re gonna talk about today because I want you to avoid being gaslit by people.

I want you to really I want you to cut the head off the snake, and I really want everyone to be aware of what truly goes on in network marketing and why it it’s very similar to a cult.

And I know me saying that is is gonna make you feel a lot of ick, especially if you’ve been involved with it. But if you know you know, it is.

Cult Tactics in Disguise: Is Your MLM More Than Just a “Business Opportunity”?

Now, I wanna kinda go over the criteria to classify a group as a cult. K?

So there are 10 characteristics of a cult, and these were developed by Michael de Wangong. He is a psychologist who specializes in cultic groups and helping victims recover from this psychological manipulation.

He’s also the executive director of the International Cultic Studies Association and the founding editor of the journal Cultic Studies Review.

So his definition of a cult is a group or movement exhibiting a great or excessive devotion or dedication to some person, idea, or thing, and employing unethically manipulative techniques of persuasion and control designed to advance the goals of the group’s leader to the actual or possible detriment of members, their families, or the community.

And what you need to know is that cults are not always like, we think them as, like, religious in nature.

You know, the people who just drink the Kool Aid and all, you know, pass out and die together. Okay? But they don’t have to be. Some are political. Right? You have the woke mob who believes that, you know, kids can, I’m a lion. No, you’re not. You’re a little boy who, you know, likes playing pretend, or you’re a grown man who likes to play dress up. You can’t breastfeed. You can’t have a child.

And then on the other extreme, you have the people who are white supremacists and who don’t believe in having diversity. Right? So it’s it is political, some are commercial, you either love Pepsi, you know, or Diet Pepsi, or you love Diet Coke, like but you don’t love both.

You have people in the health space who are all like, yes. Like, jab my kid up with every vaccine known to man. Yeah. Three COVID shots on the kid’s schedule, sign my baby up. And then you have people like me who are like, no. Let’s not do any of that.

I’m not gonna have any vaccines in my child. And then I guess I’m kinda in the middle, but I also give liquid vitamin k drops to my baby. Like, you know, there is some balance.

But regardless of whatever the niche is, there is definite criteria that outlines and defines what is a cult. So when these network marketing doors are closing, that’s when the vultures come out. Right?

And that the reason for that is because the group is preoccupied with bringing in new members. So in a cult, that is their priority. And in direct sales network marketing, that is what they do.

The MLM Money Machine: Why Downlines Trump Real Sales

Let me break this down for you – I had a massive downline, and here’s the honest truth: the bigger your downline, the more money you make. That’s the whole game. You’re essentially getting thousands of people to do the work that you could be doing yourself.

Now, compare this to affiliate marketing. With affiliate marketing, you’re getting similar commission rates – around 15-20% – but it’s just you doing all the work. Whether you’re promoting skincare, supplements, or whatever else, you’re only earning from your own sales, and often just on the first purchase.

In MLM, though? Those commissions stack up through your downline and turn into these huge team cycle bonuses. That’s why recruitment becomes everything. And you see it in all those cringy social media posts – you know the ones I’m talking about. The matching pajama photos, the beach retreat pictures with coordinated outfits… I recently saw one where these women in their forties were posing with matching beach towels on their heads. Like, come on, this isn’t a sorority trip!

Personally, I’ve never been that type of person. But like, seeing grown women do this, who are like pushing 50 is just so cringe to me, I can’t.

And when I was in network marketing, I couldn’t stand it. Like, I knew it looked good for marketing purposes, right, like for website to have everyone in the matching, whether everyone was all wearing black or, you know, a scheme of pastel colors, whatever it is, like, I understand how that looks aesthetically, but like, to be walking around a city dressed like that, it just made me feel so uncomfortable.

But yet people are still doing it. Right? And they create that content to try to entice you into look at our team, look at our bonding, look at us all together. And the fact is network marketing is extremely transactional.

False Friends and Fake Bonds: The Dark Reality of MLM Relationships

Like, do not be fooled. These people who you’re wearing the matching pajamas with will literally cut you off. Like, you can’t believe if you choose to speak out or go a different route, or maybe you wanna try a different product, or maybe you don’t love a particular, let’s say, workout program, like with Beachbody.

Like, I didn’t love every program we came out with. And and then if you happen to not, you know, use their product, right, they go to a new network marketing company and you try a different product and or you don’t reach out to them and it is the same product, they they get so annoyed.

And I know in Beachbody, the coaches were notorious for doing this. You know, you had coaches traveling to trainers houses, going to concerts with one another, they called one another besties. I was laughing because I was doing a, twenty one day fix super block workout just like a week or so ago.

And the trainer is calling these women in the workout her best friends and literally, like, they don’t even speak to one another anymore. Like, you figure that out. Right? You know, people who were frenemies, they were competing against one another for like elite points, and now they’re all part of the same network marketing company. Holla, Make Wellness, or Shaklee. Right?

And so I have I’ve personally experienced this transactional business firsthand. Like, people that I worked with for over a decade, like, I don’t talk to anymore. And it’s not because of me, it’s because I’m speaking out on this and they’re still in it.

And I’ve made it abundantly clear that I’m not gonna participate in this arena of direct sales anymore because of the culture.

And, you know, there are people in my downline that get triggered by what I say because deep down, they know that this is true. Like, they’re still in it, so it’s very hard for them to hear this.

Just like when I was in it and I would see people making comments or creating podcast episodes about YouTube videos, I was in YouTube videos, like, where they were, you know, pulling me out, and like, taking what I was saying out of context.

Like, I know it hurts and you get very, upset about it. But at the end of the day, like, once you’re removed from it, you’re like, okay, there was some truth to what was said. And I never in a million years would think that I was agreeing with those people, but here I am.

And when you’re part of the cult, you can’t see the forest past the trees, like that’s that’s saying. Right? You think, well, like, I’m running my business with integrity, so everyone else must be too.

And, unfortunately, like, I know I was an outlier within my company. Like I said, like, I wasn’t the one to wanted to dress up. I didn’t know. I I’ll never forget. There was a very popular top coach. She was top coach, twice, I believe, in my eleven years at Beachbody. And I remember the first time she was announced, we were in New Orleans, I think. So it was, like, 2017 or something.

And I was, like, who’s that? Like, I had no idea who she even was. Right? Because I never watched other coaches. I didn’t care what other people were doing because I knew that I love the products, I love the programming, and and I thought, like, you know, I’m doing the right thing.

And what really started to feel gross for me was I was doing this really solid recruiting, but, like, I only had one and I and I considered this, like, kind of a win. Right? Like, I was like, oh, well, like, I have someone else, like, who made it to the top with me.

But at the end of the day, like, in eleven years to only have, you know, one person on, you know, the the stage with me, it sucked. And then things started to get better in, like, 2020, 2021, but then the company started to go down.

And then that’s when, like, I decided to bow out completely, obviously, like, before, the company completely went under, I just stopped recruiting because I couldn’t, in good conscience, bring someone into this opportunity knowing that the point 01% that you hear about finding success is very true.

I was in the point 01%. But when you hear that number, please know that that’s true. Like, there’s a reason for it. You know? It’s it’s an uncomfortable truth. And I think people stick around and and are still, you know, following this cult like group like behavior because they think that they too can be part of that.

Because I can’t really wrap my head around the idolization. Right?

So, anyway, let’s let’s go back to some of these other warning signs of a cult that you might think and connect to network marketing. The group is preoccupied with making money.

Now in network marketing, you’re not allowed to talk about how much money you’re making, but what do these people do instead? They make sure they bring you into their home so you can see, you know, the way that they live, which quite frankly, a lot of that is curated.

You don’t necessarily know what their spouse does for work. You don’t know what their bills are like. You know, there’s always three sides to every story. Right? And so they can’t talk specifically about money, but they do it in that way or they talk about the trips that they’re going on. Right?

So they’re showing you or they’re saying stuff like, you know, that they get to stay at home with their kids and, you know, work one to two hours per day. It’s like, seriously? And anyone who is in that point 01% of network marketing knows that that that is a blatant lie. In network marketing, you do not work one to two hours a day.

Full stop. I mean, maybe at my peak, I was working one to two hours a day, but I was also outsourcing my work to people who work for me.

My assistant was creating graphics. I had someone else, you know, writing emails for me, someone engaging on social media, like, things that I would have had to been doing, right, to keep the business going, but I’m paying someone to do it.

But regardless, like, that work needs to be done, and it’s not one to two hours per day. Right?

The next marker of a cult is the group is focused on a living leader to whom members seem to display excessively zealous unquestioning commitment.

Now this is where your big time leaders come into play.

So I mentioned to you about how Modere, was run by Justin Prince, and now Justin Prince is over at make wellness.

And two of the people that were high up in Modere, a husband and wife couple, just so happened to be at Make Wellness. They have a massive downline. Their best friends happen to be my upline in Beachbody, who is now also with Make Wellness.

So there’s two things about that.

One, people seem to worship the ground that these people walk on. Okay? They can do no wrong. A big issue that I have with this, first of all, I believe the only person that we should be idolizing is Christ. I also believe that a lot of these people are using their faith to manipulate people into said cult.

You know, God opened this door for me. Did it? You know, like, did that door open because of God, or is it because you had insider information? And it’s funny, this is just a sidebar.

I think this is hysterical, but senator Josh Hawley, so he is a Republican from Missouri, he introduced a bill that is preventing elected leaders from owning securities and investments.

And the anacronym is Pelosi Act. So basically, he’s introduced a bill aimed at banning elected officials from trading stocks. And this title is goes towards, you know, Nancy Pelosi who, you know, there’s literally an app or I guess yeah. It’s an app that tracks Nancy Pelosi’s recent trades, and it it, like, gives insider track on what she’s what she’s trading on before it actually hits, like, the S and P 500. So I just thought that was hysterical.

But why is this relevant to what I’m telling you? What I’m telling you is that you can’t tell me that these leaders don’t have any kind of clue that the doors of said company are going to be closing.

Like, you can’t. You can’t be the most successfully financial coach in an organization and and claim to me faint ignorance like, I had no idea this was coming. You know, this came as a shock to me.

And and then a week later, are telling you about this door opening at this new network marketing company with these groundbreaking peptides. Get the heck out of here with that noise.

And you just so happen to be best friends with a couple that came from another network marketing that shut its doors within the same year. Stop it.

Stop it with it right now. And if you are that foolish to believe that, then, like, I honestly think, like, you deserve, like, what you get then because that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard.

And so I just want people to understand that you’re being gaslit by these leaders who are feigning ignorance, trying to use their religion to rope you in, like, you know, God told me that this is where I needed to be, or he provided this opportunity, blah blah blah blah. Get out of here.

And then you let everyone you collected the checks, you know, from everyone else. And then once again, you’re riding on their backs in your new company to continue living your lifestyle. I’ve said what I’ve said because it’s the truth.

You know, I saw a reel by someone else who was affiliated with my team recently, and she’s at a new network marketing company.

And the whole thing was all about how, like, she reached this pinnacle at this new company, and, like, she was at, you know, rock bottom, hitting reset. Now she’s top 10, blah blah blah.

Like, you know, people didn’t see the hard days. Yeah. There were hard days, I’m sure, because like I said, like, your identity was attached to the last company you were with. But to say things like help others rise with you, that’s a bunch of bullshit. Because if other people were rising with you, they would be at said retreat with you, But they’re not. They’re not.

Okay? So that’s what I’m trying to tell you is that stop believing this nonsense. Seriously. Okay. Let’s go back into some of these other markers of a cult. Right?

So we talked about, focused on money.

We talked about how they’re focused on recruitment, bringing in new members, how they are following these leaders who, like, literally can do no wrong, like, whatever product they’re doing, I’m gonna do it. Like, it’s kinda like, what’s it, in in Mean Girls. Right? Like, Regina George and, Cady.

You remember when they were talking about Regina George? It was like, one time, she punched me in the face. It was awesome. And one time, she met John Stamos on a plane and he told her she was pretty. I mean, seriously. Like, that is what it reminds me of.

Anyway, so let’s continue. So this is a big one. Right?

This is why I told you that a lot of these women who are still involved with network marketing don’t talk to me.

And it’s because as soon as you start to question or doubt or dissent from the group, they start to out you. Right? Like or they’ll punish you. Meaning, like, you’re you’re not in you’re not included with with their their clan, if you will.

And the reason for that is because they don’t want other people to catch on to what they’re doing. So cults will use mind numbing techniques such as meditation, chanting, debilitating work routines and practices, like, thinking about they get no breaks, and they’re used to suppress doubts about the group and its leader.

Now you’re probably thinking, like, how is that related to network marketing? Well, let me tell you. As soon as there is any kind of questioning or dissent, they immediately tell you to block that person, don’t listen to that, and then they just tell you work harder, work harder. You’re not doing enough.

Get on more Zooms, do more power hours. I’ve received some email like make wellness. They’re still same cycle y’all. They’re still hosting these power hours to, once again, grow their team. Recruitment, recruitment, recruitment.

So they they keep you busy with busy work that actually isn’t getting you paid, which is why I will say to him in the face once again, you know, if you’re going to be doing all those things, creating content, you know, learning about a product, creating reels, you might as well get paid on the front end and not hope someone clicks your link which is why you should be doing UGC, which is why you should do Amazon shoppable.

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Another marker is the group has polarized us versus them mentality, which causes conflict with the wider society.

So what does that mean? That means, like, they make you think that, first of all, people who don’t do network marketing, like, they’re the weirdos, not you.

Or they will pin you against another company, like, say like right right now, Beachbody was very, very divided.

You had a ton of big leaders go to Shaklee. You as well as people who worked for Beachbody corporate went to Shaklee. You also have people who went to Hue and Grace. Corporate leaders also went there.

Don’t tell me insider trading didn’t happen there. I know for a fact it did. You know, doing people favors because they were once their corporate leaders in another network marketing company. You’ll look at Make Wellness.

Right? Like, it’s it’s just bizarre to me. So that is another tactic they use.

Cults also, they’re a group that is elitist claiming a special exalted status for itself, its leaders and its members. So for example, like, the leader is the Messiah. You know, they’re very godlike. Or it could be an avatar. So I know the team that I was a part of in Beachbody. The avatar was blonde hair, blue eyed Christ follower.

And so there’s that. And they were also closeted conservatives, but no one knew that because, heaven forbid, anyone did know that their brand would have been completely questioned.

They would have lost what their stronghold on a massive downline. But I know for a fact that a lot of those top leaders in my upline were very much aligned with what I believe and what I spoke about in 2020, 2021, and going forward, but they’ll never tell you that they voted for Trump.

They’ll never tell you that they didn’t get the vaccine. Like, they won’t they won’t tell you that because they are so afraid of it affecting their bottom line.

And so that is another marker, and the group and or the leader has a special mission to save humanity.

So whether it’s the product saving people from their menopause or these are nontoxic.

They’re saving you from, you know, having autoimmune issues, whatever. They they have this this mission.

Another marker is that leadership dictates sometimes in great detail how members should think, act, or feel.

For example, members must get permission from leaders to date, change jobs, get married. Leaders may prescribe what types of clothes to wear, where to live, how to discipline their children, so forth.

Now that is pretty extreme. I mean, I wouldn’t say that, you’re you’re being told, like, you must homeschool your children or, you know, you must have them in all organic cotton, you know, when you’re in network marketing.

But I will say, like, you know, just something so silly as we’re all gonna wear this, and so you need to wear it too.

You know, I remember that we would take these team photos, and I would design the tank tops. And there were some women that didn’t want to wear that particular one because they didn’t wanna maybe they found a cheaper option, or they were trying to support someone else that also made tank tops as opposed to just supporting, not me particularly, but, like, another upline that the shirts were going through.

Like, little things like that and just comments like, well, why wouldn’t you just get the shirt everyone else is wearing? Well, because they just didn’t feel like it. And, like, honestly, in the whole grand scheme of things, like, who gives a rat’s ass?

Like, you think someone’s not gonna join us because they’re not wearing the same shirt? But, like, that’s the mentality that some leaders in the network have. So take that little nugget and just imagine how that can manifest when you’re in direct sales.

Another red flag is that the group’s leader is not accountable to any authorities

as are, for example, military commanders and ministers, priests, monks, and rabbis of main stream denominations. The group teaches or implies that its supposedly exalted ends justify means that members would have considered unethical before joining the group. For example, collecting money for bogus charities.

So how does this happen in network marketing? Well, first of all, the end justifies the means. I can’t tell you how many times I would work with leaders and they would be like, you know, I’m just gonna do what I want and beg for forgiveness. Right?

Like, I’m not gonna ask for her permission. I’m just gonna beg for forgiveness. You had people who have multiple accounts. You know, that is something that if you follow Lisa Cutler on Instagram, she’s talking a lot about how a lot of these leaders would have multiple bogus accounts, and that’s how they would, you know, grow their wealth.

I can tell you that, for me, I definitely had multiple accounts that I would benefit from. So I had, you know, I was able to open multiple business centers under my name.

My husband had multiple business centers. My mom had an account. My dad had an account. But we, you know, we use the products, but I can definitely see and I know how that can get abused.

And I’ll never forget interviewing a top coach who is probably one of the top five financially successful coaches in the network. And I interviewed her for a what’s it called, like, I was filling in for my mentor at the time, and it was, you know, a business mentorship training, if you will.

And I asked her point blank, how many business centers do you have? And she told me I’m pretty sure she told me nine. At the very least, it was seven.

Right? So do we think that all nine were legit? Maybe, maybe not. But I just know that a lot of people would be creating emails underneath other accounts to hit in certain benchmarks.

They would be buying products so that they can ensure that they are on the trip because, you you know, if you’re not on the trip, then how do you justify that you’re really successful. Right?

So they would do these things that you may or may not know about. And quite frankly, the companies kinda let slide because they needed people to believe that the company was still successful. Right?

They they would kinda turn the blind eye or they would, you know, rules for the not me. A lot of these top leaders were doing shady stuff, and they just kinda let it go because, well, we can’t tell so and so they can’t do it because her downline’s too massive. She will, you know, she’ll turn against us.

She’ll go to another network marketing company and bring her whole downline with us. So they they definitely the company in itself will definitely turn a blind eye to a lot of this behavior.

Another red flag is that leadership induces guilt fillings in members in order to control them.

Members’ sub service to the group causes them to cut ties with family and friends, and to give up personal goals and activities that were of interest before joining the group. Members are encouraged or required to live and or socialize only with other group members.

This is a huge one. Oh, my word. I know people that they have family members that they don’t speak to anymore because they dissented.

You know, Lisa Cutler talks about this a lot on her Instagram too. She knows more of the ins and outs about Modere and Make Wellness, like, the people from Modere, right, that went to Make Wellness.

I obviously know about the people who went to Beachbody from Make Wellness. And there are people that literally they don’t speak to their sister-in-law. Like, she’s come out and said how, you know, Justin Prince’s sister-in-law, they don’t speak anymore. And it’s because she dissented.

I have a very good friend that their relationship is just not the same with their in laws anymore. And so that happens.

And if that does happen, that’s a red flag. Like, I I don’t care who you are, like, or what you’re involved with.

Like, hello. I I think that that’s a really, really big issue that happens within network marketing. And as soon as it does happen, you should run the other way.

Now I just wanna make sure I shout out, Capitalism and Glitter. So this is Adrienne. She is on Instagram.

Like, her post really, like, got my my juices flowing on this topic. So she has talked about it a lot, in the past about, like, network marketing and all that. But I don’t believe she was ever involved with network marketing, so I wanted to add my spin to it. You know?

I want you to know that I’m coming from a place where I’ve experienced these things, and I know that it happens. So, you know, if you listen to my first episode about Make Wellness and I told you all about the products, right, and and how I changed my mind.

And now you’re listening to this, and I’m telling you, like, shouldn’t it be another red flag that, you know, you had two companies close their doors, and now those leaders are the top at Make Wellness. Like, I I just I don’t know how people don’t see this. I I really don’t.

I don’t know how people turn the blind eye to it all.

I feel as though people need to break out of the programming, and that’s why I’m hopeful that you’re listening to this and that you will join me in that.

And I want you to know there are other avenues to make income, and it doesn’t have to be through network marketing. You can always reach out to me to talk more on this. My UGC workshop and Amazon workshop, Path to Passive Profits are open, and I’m just here for the conversation.

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Steps to Protect Yourself and Find Success

If you’re new to network marketing or considering leaving, here’s your beginner’s roadmap:

1. Educate Yourself: Research the company, the compensation structure, and its legal standing. Look for unbiased reviews and testimonials.
2. Watch for Warning Signs: If your team is engaged in excessive recruiting, silencing questions, or idolizing leaders, proceed with caution.
3. Value Your Independence: Consider options where your earnings reflect your actual work, not your willingness to recruit others.
4. Build New Skills: Learn about content creation, social selling, and other digital opportunities—many require little upfront investment.
5. Trust Your Instincts: If something feels off or exploitative, it probably is. Don’t be afraid to walk away.
6. Seek Community: Find support groups or communities for those leaving MLMs, so you don’t feel alone in your journey.

“If you know, you know.” With awareness, courage, and education, you can move beyond network marketing and thrive in newer, healthier online income communities.