Published on Thursday, January 28, 2010 .
While another company captured attention this week for unveiling the latest tech gadget, our Fulton Innovation group’s eCoupled technology was in the spotlight for helping consumers cut the cord to their electronic devices.
Our wireless power technology was featured on NBC’s TODAY show in a segment on new consumer tech products. Gadget Nation author Steve Greenberg showed viewers how eCoupled helps consumers keep their gadgets charged by providing wireless power to laptops, cell phones, and other small electronic devices.
Even the latest gadget.
Published on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 .
After righting the wrongs of the wild American West, the famous Lone Ranger character would ride away on his horse, prompting the question, “Who was that masked man?”
In similar vein, our friends in Australia pose the question, “who is that company?” in a new video designed to make people realize they may not know Amway as well as they think they do.
Hosted by three-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer and Amway ambassador Libby Trickett, the video is already sparking conversation. Trickett’s accomplishments make her anything but incognito and now, the same is true for Australia and New Zealand’s 100,000 Amway business owners.
Published on Monday, January 25, 2010 .
A little recognized side of our growing global operations - our Aviation Department - graces the cover and is featured in a five-page story in the January issue of Professional Pilot. This comes on the heels of Amway Aviation being one of two flight operations honored for “outstanding flights” in 2009.
The headline - Amway uses broad mix of aircraft to develop opportunities and further company growth - pretty much tells the story of the significance of aviation to the company’s global expansion over the last 50 years.
”Without a flight department we wouldn’t be where we are…we surely would not be all over the world like we are,” said Amway co-founder Rich DeVos in the article.
Read about the team of 63 employees that make ours one of the top corporate flight teams in the world. They’re far and away among the best around.
Published on Friday, January 22, 2010 .
In the days since the devastating January 12 Haiti earthquake, we’ve heard staggering numbers…3 million affected, tens of thousands dead, and countless others suffering.
But there have been hopeful numbers as well…of funds raised by hundreds of thousands of individuals and organizations and help provided by the thousands of volunteers who have raced to Haiti to aid the victims.
We’re proud to have helped in our own way by providing:
Help for Haiti is adding up, but the needs are great and increasing every day.
Published on Thursday, January 21, 2010 .
When Black Enterprise compiled its 2010 list of the 75 most powerful women in business, they added Candace Matthews, our chief marketing officer, to the roster.
But this isn’t the first time Candace has been honored by the magazine. She graced the cover of Black Enterprise in September 2009 as its Corporate Executive of the Year.
You might say this is well-deserved recognition to the second power.
Published on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 .
For years we’ve hosted Toastmasters International groups at Amway. Now the nonprofit organization that teaches communication and leadership skills is toasting Amway with one of its annual Sponsor Awards.
We’re one of just two Michigan companies recently honored by the organization for the company’s strong support of its employee Toastmasters members. The company pays each member’s club dues, allows them time away from work and provides a place for them to convene and hone their speaking skills.
We may have received the award, but we raise a glass to our employees who have conquered their fears, expressed their ideas and become more confident communicators through Toastmasters.
Published on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 .
When Robert Pagliarini became an Amway distributor in 1995, he experienced a mindshift. His words:
“If you’ve never had your own business, you can’t understand what it feels like to be CEO of a company and to be responsible for marketing, generating clients, cash flow, recruiting, training, and all of the other hats an entrepreneur must wear.”
Today, Pagliarini writes for the CBS Moneywatch.com Human Capital section and is a frequent guest on Good Morning America and NPR’s Marketplace, offering financial and career advice.
He’s no longer a distributor, but 15 years later, Pagliarini penned a blog post titled Why You Should Join Amway. As he says, it’s the “easiest and quickest way to start your own business” and an opportunity worth considering.
Sound advice from someone who makes his living advising others.
Published on Friday, January 15, 2010 .
As we learn more about the devastation in Haiti, we’re doing more to help the victims recover.
Amway is sending 10,000 hygiene kits to Haiti through World Vision and International Aid. We’re working to dispatch two of our corporate planes filled with medical supplies and personnel to Haiti.
And an opportunity for our employees and distributors to give to the American Red Cross and SOS Children’s Villages and have their donations matched by the company has resulted in US$54,900 for those agencies. This is in addition to the US$100,000 we gave the Red Cross and SOS earlier this week.
Many hands and many dollars will be needed to help Haiti recover. You can give now at www.amway.com and have your contribution matched by Amway, or give directly to any of these relief organizations.
But please give.
Published on Thursday, January 14, 2010 .
Like everyone else, we’ve watched the devastation of the Haiti earthquake unfold. And like everyone else, we want to help in any way we can.
We’re donating US$100,000 to the American Red Cross and SOS Children’s Villages, organizations that are on the ground and providing aid to victims. We’re also encouraging our employees and distributors to help these organizations, by providing an opportunity for them to donate through www.amway.com.
Amway doesn’t have offices in Haiti, but we do have hundreds of distributors who operate there. Per Jim Hunking, who manages Amway’s Caribbean operations, “we’ll be there to help Haiti recover and put the country back together.”
