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Manipulation, Exploitation, and the Darker Side of MLMs with Roberta Blevins

Manipulation, Exploitation, and the Darker Side of MLMs with Roberta Blevins

FromEyes Wide Open with Nick Thompson


Manipulation, Exploitation, and the Darker Side of MLMs with Roberta Blevins

FromEyes Wide Open with Nick Thompson

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Length:
96 minutes
Released:
Mar 5, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Our guest today is Roberta Blevins. Roberta is an anti-MLM activist, educating victims of system issues with multi-level marketing programs. She is the host of the Life After MLM Podcast and a participant in the Amazon docuseries LuLaRich, which exposed the exploitative and culty LuLaRoe MLM program.   Roberta and Nick discuss her experience with multi-level marketing (MLM) programs and her journey to becoming a podcast host to educate and fight against them.    Roberta talks about her involvement in the LuLaRue MLM program and her journey to realize it was a pyramid scheme. She also discusses the media attention she received and her insights into the cult-like nature of MLMs.    Nick and Roberta discuss her shares her motivation for starting the Life After MLM podcast. She shares what motivated her to start the podcast and how she finds purpose in having conversations about MLMs with others.    Roberta also talks about expanding the topics of her podcast to include discussions on evangelicalism, exploitation, and other related subjects through discovering so many parallels in other aspects of life. She highlights the control and manipulation tactics used by MLMs and the importance of connecting with listeners through relatable stories. Roberta addresses the threats and pushback she has received from MLMs and the power and influence they hold.    They also explore the addictive nature of MLMs, the impact they have on relationships and friendships, and the dark tactics used by MLM companies to deceive and exploit individuals.    She shares her personal experience with MLMs and highlights the predatory nature of the industry by delving into the lobbying efforts of MLMs to protect their business model.  Roberta provides advice for individuals trapped in MLMs and emphasizes the importance of seeking alternative employment opportunities.   MLMs are everywhere, and cult-like manipulation tactics are implemented more into our everyday lives than we realize. Hopefully, this conversation will help you go through life with your eyes wide open.    Find Roberta Blevins here:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealrobertablevins/?hl=en   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bertalikewhoa   Podcast: https://robertablevins.com/the-podcast   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RobertaBlevinsLAMLM   Websites:  https://robertablevins.com/ www.Lifeaftermlmpod.com Find Nick Thompson here:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nthompson513/    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EyesWideOpenContent   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickthompson13/    UCAN Foundation: https://www.ucanfoundation.org/  Website: https://www.engagewithnick.com/
Released:
Mar 5, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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