Scentsy Hosts Direct Selling Peers At Dsa Companies In Focus Seminar

Fastest Growing Companies in Industry Sharesresources that the DSA offers its members as
Tips, Answers Questions about Rapid Growthwell as having a talented consultant network and
Scentsy, a rapidly growing party plan companysimple product. The more than 450 Scentsy
offering a variety of scented, wickless candlesemployees in Meridian were thrilled to host our
heated in decorative ceramic candle warmers,fellow DSA members.”
hosted more than 100 of its fellow Direct SellingThe simplicity and value of Scenty’s
Association (DSA) members for a two-dayflameless candles provide a better alternative to
seminar about how to succeed no matter whatburning wicked candles in the home and office.
economic or operational challenges areWhat began in 2004 in a 40-foot ocean container,
encountered.on a small sheep farm is now an international
Starting with a welcome from Idaho Governorcompany, headquartered in Meridian, Idaho.
Butch Otter, the 2010 DSA Companies in FocusScentsy has more than tripled year-over-year for
Seminar offered a close-up look at how threefive years in a row with nearly 60,000
Idaho-based direct selling companies operate. Theindependent consultants running a home candle
agenda included educational sharing sessions withbusiness in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam
the executive management of the homeand Canada.
fragrance company as well as two other DSAIn addition to the Scentsy story, attendees heard
companies from Idaho, a Scentsy facility tour,from Melaleuca, a company based in Idaho Falls
and several opportunities for Q & A to help otherthat is committed to providing naturally safer,
members understand what makes thesemore effective products to change
companies successful.people’s lives; and Oxyfresh.com, based in
“Five years ago when we launched Scentsy,Coeur D' Alene that has been a force in the direct
we gained tremendous knowledge and insightselling industry for almost 30 years.
from other direct selling companies,” said Orville“We appreciate the time and energy that
Thompson, CEO of the flameless candle company.Scentsy, Melaleuca and Oxyfresh invested in
“There’s no doubt in my mind that oursharing their company stories with their peers.
success is due in part to the tremendous