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Two weeks ago, Utah-based Stampin’ Up! CEO and co-founder Shelli Gardner stood in the center of a well-lit stage in Orlando, Florida. She’s broken news to their independent demonstrators many times during the company’s 27-year history, but this announcement was different.

This speech wasn’t about finances, compensations or product rollouts. For the company with revenues in the millions — as in, hundreds of millions — plus 450 employees and more than 40,000 demonstrators in 10 countries, this announcement was about something much more valuable.

With 1,600 in the audience and thousands more watching online, most of whom are not members of their faith, Gardner revealed that she and her husband, Sterling, are stepping down from the company to step up to a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

They’ve been called to the Hawaii Honolulu Mission and report to the Missionary Training Center on March 23.

In fact, in accordance with US Federal law requirements, even the company's publicly available documents PROVE that well over 90% of all Stampin' Up! "income-earning" Demonstrators (people who are actually trying to work the business) earn LESS than $750 ...per YEAR from their Stampin' Up! business!! (well, only for those who actually GET any income at all -that does NOT include the thousands and thousands who NEVER earn a single penny).

Uh, that's FAR below poverty level in my country.

Are you kidding me ?!!

I thought they said this was a REAL business where you can make a real living... you know, that whole thing about “You're in business 'For yourself but not by yourself' ” and how it's a “Great opportunity”?? What happend to that part?

Looking at the numbers it seems more like something to keep you busy until you file bankruptcy.

...and if Stampin' Up! won't readily provide you with their 'Income Disclosure Statement' ask why not.
Ask yourself: "What is the company trying to hide?"

(...psst... they don't want you to find out that what they are teaching you
has been documented for over 60 years to not work to make money with Stampin' Up!)

I have a question wrote:My question: Does operating the mission field in the way that this man is going to be inclined to operate it (I recognise I may have just done him a huge disservice), damage the reputation of the Church and further propagate the impression that "it's all about sales"?

I have a question wrote:My question: Does operating the mission field in the way that this man is going to be inclined to operate it (I recognise I may have just done him a huge disservice), damage the reputation of the Church and further propagate the impression that "it's all about sales"?

Doctor Steuss wrote:

I have a question wrote:My question: Does operating the mission field in the way that this man is going to be inclined to operate it (I recognise I may have just done him a huge disservice), damage the reputation of the Church and further propagate the impression that "it's all about sales"?

If I'm reading the article correctly, he hasn't been called to be a mission president; he and his wife are serving a mission.

Kevin Graham wrote:Gee, hard to imagine Mormons leading the way in something like this... Utah has always been the MLM center of the Universe. It is sad how it deceives people and makes them go broke so the top 1% in the company sit back and do nothing except count their winnings.