When Amway and Microsoft recently hosted an event celebrating and promoting women leaders in business, people took notice – including Forbes.com contributor Anne Doyle, who wrote:
“When two global corporations with the economic impact and cultural influence of Amway and Microsoft – both reach and employ millions of consumers and change agents all over the world — recognize that the women’s leadership engine is revving up and they’d better get on board, the possibilities for paradigm shifting change are enormous.”
More than 200 women attended the event, which started with a conversation between Amway managers and their Microsoft account executive about the need to better support women seeking leadership roles.
It resulted in a daylong gathering that included keynote speeches from Amway Chief Marketing Officer Candace Matthews and Microsoft Americas Premier Support Vice President Kelly Rogan, who explained why being a “street fighter” is just as important as being a great collaborator.
We can’t wait to see where this conversation leads.
(Guest post by Nick Wasmiller)
It was mid-day, but the stars shone bright at Figure Skating in Harlem’s Skating with the Stars Gala Monday.
Amway was among the shining stars at the event where some of the world’s greatest skaters, celebrities and corporate and community leaders united for an evening of ice skating at the Trump Wollman Rink in New York City’s iconic Central Park.
Amway has been a proud sponsor of this event and organization for the past five years, but this was the first as presenting sponsor.
Candace Matthews, Amway Chief Marketing Officer, joined Figure Skating in Harlem’s Board of Directors in 2005 and has served several terms as FSH’s Board Chair and Gala Co-Chair, including this year.
Learn more about this fabulous event, including photos and some of the big names that were there, at our One by One blog.
If you want to learn how to create a global career, ask someone who has one. That’s what the Harvard Business School Women’s Student Association did when they invited Amway CMO Candace Matthews to be part of its Harvard Dynamic Women in Leadership Forum February 23.
Candace joined Tata Consulting Services head Farzana Haque in a panel discussion about how they developed and navigate careers that span the globe.
Candace’s lesson for success on a global scale? “You have to have a yearning for learning,” she told the group. “You must have the desire to learn about other cultures, what motivates them and how they define success.”
For those starting out she advised learning four key words and phrases – hello, goodbye, please and thank you - to show interest and a connection with other cultures.
After spending time with the students, Candace sat down with the Harvard Business Review (HBR) to tape a lesson for the HBR Channel on how to stand up for yourself in business. It was a lesson she learned long ago and was happy to pass along to the next generation of business leaders. The video lesson will be online in April.
Our Chief Marketing Officer Candace Matthews sat down with CMO.com recently and talked about her role in transforming marketing at Amway while ensuring the company maintains the identity that served it so well for more than 50 years.
Matthews talked about creating a global strategy and global branding to the business to help our more than 3 million distributors be more successful. And she talked about the importance of listening to the younger generations.
“They live in a digital world,” she said. “And what they’re thinking about is beyond what we baby boomers could ever imagine.”
While the younger generation of distributors may go about things a bit differently from their predecessors, the core of what they do remains the same — building relationships. And Matthews said that is the key to success.
“Digital enhances our business model; it won’t replace our business model because that contact is who we are,” she told CMO.com. “What digital does is it brings relevance, but it won’t replace relationships. That’s the core of who we are.”
Read the entire interview here.
With more than 3 million distributors worldwide providing “word of mouth marketing” for our business opportunity and brands, what’s the role of marketing for Amway?
To make it easier for our distributors to sell our health, beauty and home products to their customers.
Candace Matthews, Amway’s Chief Marketing Officer, recently met with Forbes.com and other media to talk about how marketing efforts support our distributors from Australia to the Wake Islands.
“What we’re trying to do now is build awareness about not only Amway the company and the business opportunity, but also our major brands like ARTISTRY and NUTRILITE,” Matthews explained in one of two videos posted at Forbes.com. “We are in essence greasing the skids so that when distributors are talking to people about the products or the opportunity, the awareness is there and it makes it easier for them.”
ARTISTRY played a “break out” role at the 17th Busan International Film Festival as the Diamond Premiere Exclusive Sponsor of the annual competition. The festival ran from Oct. 4-13 and included more than 221,000 guests and 304 films from 75 countries.
The event also featured celebrities, screenwriters, producers, directors and entertainment industry professionals. Among them? Emerging Hollywood actress Teresa Palmer. We know her better as the global face of ARTISTRY.
Palmer’s recent film, “Wish You Were Here,” was filmed in Cambodia and screened at BIFF. She shined in a Naeem Khan tufted taffeta, bejeweled gown. And, thanks to a billboard 74 meters wide and 29 meters tall, she also took center stage during a fireworks display.
“It was one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life,” Palmer said. “Seeing my face emblazoned on a gigantic billboard is one thing, but sharing the evening with such amazing talent from around the world in support of independent filmmaking – I felt so blessed.”
Amway Chief Marketing Officer Candace Matthews said ARTISTRY’s sponsorship of BIFF shows Amway is staking its claim as one of the top five premium skincare brands around the world.
“Our goal is to help all women take their beauty forward with superior products that perform, and a business opportunity that helps them play the ‘leading ladies’ in their own lives with grace and poise,” Matthews said.
Check out more photos from the amazing 10-day festival at ARTISTRY’s Facebook page.
The October issue of Direct Selling News features the “20 Most Influential Women in Direct Selling.”
Among them is our own Chief Marketing Officer Candace Matthews.
In her profile, Candace highlighted the opportunities that exist with direct selling companies like Amway.
“Five years ago, I had no idea how global Amway was, the actual opportunities that existed, how wonderful it would be to be part of a global enterprise and bring the skills I’d developed into the organization,” Matthews told the magazine. “I encourage people to look beyond what they believe is traditional to wonderful opportunities that exist in our industry.”
The Amway Center is a prime destination, home to the NBA Orlando Magic and host to internationally-acclaimed artists, sporting events and shows. Those who haven’t made it to Orlando may have seen the 2012 NBA All-Star Game or other Amway Center events that have been broadcast all around the world.
This exposure is inspiring to our distributors and has helped millions of people get to know our brands and products, Amway Chief Marketing Officer Candace Matthews recently told Direct Selling News.
“You can see the Amway name from the air, on the ground from blocks away, and throughout the complex,” Candace said in the interview with DSN. “Orlando is a global destination and the Amway Center is a major family entertainment venue, just like Disney World and Universal Studios. And when events at the Amway Center are broadcast to a global audience, they bring our name to potential customers and inspire pride in our distributors all over the world.”
To learn more about what’s coming up at this prime destination, visit www.amwaycenter.com.
Photo by Ben Tanner
If you were one of about 45 MBA students gathered by Thunderbird University for its “Winterim” program in New York, what would you ask Amway Chief Marketing Officer Candace Matthews?
As it turns out, a lot.
As Candace walked the students through Amway’s history and the evolution of the Amway brand, she received dozens of questions about Amway, its brands, business model and operations around the world. And she answered a question commonly asked of her at events like this: Why she joined Amway four years ago.
Her answer included one word that’s associated with Amway more than any other: Opportunity.
A company that’s all about opportunity offers young professionals and seasoned pros alike the opportunity to build global brands, work with top talent all around the world and help a growing company achieve its goals.
Ready for a career move? Learn about careers at Amway at Amway.com.
This time of year we see lots of “top 10″ lists, as notable books, movies and music of the current year are celebrated.
But another “top 10″ list has us talking today.
That’s because Amway’s Chief Marketing Officer Candace Matthews was just named one of the “Top 10 Women in Business 2011” by the Little Pink Book.
The list recognizes women who lead companies and divisions and are leaders in their own communities. More importantly, they share advice for other women climbing the corporate ladder.
“I have been blessed to have strong mentors and role models at critical points in my career,” says Matthews. “I am very aware of the necessity to continue to blaze the trail and be a strong example for others to follow. You never know whose career path you are impacting.”
