Shaun, a WWDB IBO, maintains a blog, which I've been reading recently. He writes a blog called "Expeditions Of Truth" (http://expeditionsoftruths.com/), which you may find here. Shaun appears to have resigned from Amway and vanished without a trace. His blog is no longer active, and his other social media accounts show no trace of affiliation with Amway.
Apparently, not only did he believe that he was doing business with people of high moral character, but he also believed that he was going to retire in November 2011. Is it currently the month of July 2015? While I believe that conducting business with people of integrity is a wonderful thing, I also know many great business people who are brutal in their pursuit of success. So, do the people that work for Amway and, in particular, WWDB, have high moral standards, or are they simply as unscrupulous as other businesspeople? Is it really that important? However, I believe that it is irrelevant save for the fact that WWDB members appear to believe that they have leaders with high moral character.
Let's take a look at some of these influential people. During their tenure as WWDB leaders in the 1990s, they pledged that no one made a profit from the sale of tools. At the time, no one was aware of the truth. We now understand that this was a fabrication. Is this a matter of integrity? As far as we know, Greg Duncan was involved in a chapter 7 bankruptcy process. Is it true that not paying your debts demonstrates integrity? In the past, we've learned that Greg Duncan and David Shores had their homes foreclosed on (Public information). Is that a decision made with honesty and integrity? They could have made an effort to pay off their obligations, considering how much money Duncan and Shores make. But they didn't.
According to a blog that is related to this one, "Rocket's Rants," there is a YouTube video of "crown" Brad Duncan promising rank and file IBOs that they can make "hundreds of thousands of dollars" every month if they work hard at their business. First and foremost, I'm curious as to whether Brad Duncan has accomplished this feat himself, let alone with others. Even if someone had done it, it would be illegal or unethical to portray that level of accomplishment as something that a prospect could attain on his or her own.
Brad Wolgamott used to brag about how WWDB had a low divorce rate when he was younger. Is it a breach of integrity for WWDB leaders to separate or divorce when they talk about the importance of integrity and how Amway and WWDB save relationships? What about Dean Kosage, do you know? Is there yet another divorcee? Do they have a strong sense of morality? What are your thoughts, Shaun Guthrie of WWDB? For example, what about Howie Danzik, whose website makes no mention of the fact that he was formerly married to Susan? Is it ethical to claim that you started the company as a single person when Howie previously started the company with his ex-wife as a partner?
Despite the fact that Amway's owner, Rich DeVos, admitted that the "tools" were likely a pyramid scheme, the company did little when sales decreased following some attempts to clean up the situation. Is that a stance of integrity? I'm not sure what to say, but
It certainly appears as though WWDB and Amway are having integrity concerns at the moment.
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