Autor: Steve Jamieson

WorkingLive CEO Spotlights Partnership with Zoom at Zoomtopia

We’re excited to share a special moment from our recent appearance at Zoomtopia. Our CEO, Steve Jamieson, had the opportunity to shine a spotlight on our partnership with Zoom through a partner testimonial, and we’re thrilled to share the video with you. WorkingLive is proud to be a Zoom Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Partner and […]

What if the FTC is Right about Network Marketing?

If the CEO of a network marketing company was appearing on the TV talk show Dr. Phil, the doctor would turn and say to him as he frequently does to those who struggle to cope with the reality they are living in, “Okay you are right, so how’s that working for you?” Since the FTC […]

Will Shopify Win the War for MLM Distributors after Amazon has Won the Battle for Customers?

The “Amazon Effect” is now an accepted universal term on how online sales have made customers disappear from retail stores and direct sales companies with as much force and devastation as the raging fires in Brazil that are eviscerating the rain forest that shares its name! But the greater danger to direct sales, unique to […]

How IBM Watson Can Help Network Marketing Checkmate the Gig Economy!

What is Direct Sales’ Next Move? In 1997, with the entire world watching, IBM’s Deep Blue supercomputer, shocked and defeated the number one chess player in the world, Gary Kasparov! Today, IBM’s Watson may now be the next great player called upon to help Network Marketing defeat our inability to stake out a strong and vibrant […]

Customer Compensation Plans Go Viral

James Carville, a famed political consultant once said to Bill Clinton – “Don’t worry, it’s not about you, it’s the economy stupid”. To every MLM C-Level Executive, that is struggling from continual stagnation in your direct sales company, let me say to you, “Don’t be Stupid”, it’s about the Compensation Plan. Alternative Gig-Economy compensation plans […]

Innovation Leadership: Why We Need to Get This Right

A company dominates when leadership creates and employees innovate By Steve Jamieson, founder and CEO at Dallas-based consulting firm Working Social. Innovation does not happen in a suggestion box, it’s a culture, and a system. Edison invented the process whereby leadership creates and employees innovate so a company can dominate the competition. A frequent fatal […]

AdvoCare’s Leadership Council: The Truth Behind their Season Ending Story!

On the very same weekend distributors of AdvoCare saw their story come to an untimely end, Tyrion, one of the lead actors in Game of Thrones said to the Leadership Council in the show’s climactic final scene, “true power and lasting impact doesn’t rise from the ashes of what people are willing to die for…but […]

When David becomes Goliath, a new David is born

The only pathway to dominating Amazon is by disruption. Other alternative income opportunities have had record-setting exponential growth during the same three-year period in which direct sales companies have struggled to evolve. New compensation plans have to look different, feel different, be different. In 1999, a record 457 companies went public and doubled in value […]

Is your company in need of a business transformation?

Inspired change can create a competitive advantage.   Does your company feel lethargic, stuck and uninspired? Has your company been poised for success but struggles with results that don’t meet your expectations? Are you disappointed you own or work for a company whose intentions aren’t matched by the company’s sales? Transformational change is even more […]