Episode 186 : Emma & Grand Rapids

Life After MLM

Roberta Blevins

Society & Culture, Education

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Growing up in the Grand Rapids Michigan area, Amway is a part of every day normal life. Even if you're not a fan, it's almost literally impossible not to support the company in some way. From the medical research facilities, to the concert halls and arenas, the Devos/Van Andel family have made their mark on West Michigan in more ways than one. Emma shares some of her experiences growing up surrounded by Amway, and some interesting inside looks into the lives of MLM billionaires. Show Notes Grand Rapid/Ada Township Slide Show - TBD Redeveloping Ada, MI - https://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/2013/05/amway_in_ada_doug_devos_steve.html How Ada Transformed over 10 Years - https://www.woodtv.com/news/kent-county/old-village-new-vision-how-ada-transformed-over-10-years/ Amway's Mark on West Michigan - https://www.freep.com/story/news/2018/09/06/amway-richard-devos-dies/1211469002/ Tour Amway - https://www.amwayglobal.com/tour-amway/ Amway's Peter Island - https://www.ahchospitality.com/properties/peter-island-resort-spa Richard & Helen Devos Tribute - https://www.gvsu.edu/devostribute/ Fox Motors - https://www.foxmotors.com/blog/index.htm Out of MLM - https://outofmlm.info/ Cultish by Amanda Montell - https://amzn.to/3Q7owx9 Dr. Steven Hassan's BITE Model - https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/bite-model/ Ponzinomics by Robert L. FitzPatrick - https://amzn.to/3q16oJb How can you help? Report false income and health claims here: https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ Or go to: https://www.truthinadvertising.org You can also report to your state Attorney General's office! https://www.naag.org/find-my-ag/ Not in the U.S.? Go here: https://www.ftc.gov/policy/international/competition-consumer-protection-authorities-worldwide Support the Podcast! Join the Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/robertablevins Buy me a Taco and leave a note! 🌮💖 - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/robertablevins Follow on TikTok for Anti MLM content, education, and humor! - https://www.tiktok.com/@bertalikewhoa Follow on Instagram for visual show notes, FAQ, and updates! - https://www.instagram.com/lifeaftermlmpodcast/ Like on Facebook and join our show fan page to jump in on the conversation! - https://www.facebook.com/lifeaftermlmpodcast *Some links may be affiliate links. When you purchase things from these links, I get a small commission that I use to buy us tacos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Robert of Lovins, and this is Life After Emolim, a podcast where we worked
0:10.0	and the stigma of failure in an industry systemically designed for you to fail.
0:14.6	Join us as we dive into the real life stories of survivors, experts, and advocates
0:21.3	to debunk the common myths and fallacies of colts, scams, and multi-level marketing.
0:31.0	Hey Hunbots and Hunbrows. I am super excited because we are about to go into a couple of Amway episodes.
0:40.0	I always get so many comments when I ask people about the type of episodes that they like.
0:44.5	I get so many people saying that they love Amway episodes and I think it's because Amway is this
0:49.9	like really rotten onion that has so many layers that we can just peel back and
0:54.5	with each episode we learn a little bit more about Amway it becomes slightly
0:59.8	less confusing although not entirely less confusing.
1:03.8	And we get another piece to this puzzle
1:06.4	about just really how big Amway is
1:09.4	and how much control they have.
1:12.0	And so this episode is really cool because I am talking to
1:15.3	Emma who is a citizen of Grand Rapids, Michigan, where Amway is located and we talk about the impact of Amway on the economy, on the infrastructure,
1:28.5	literally everything and not only Grand Rapids, but the small town of Ada where their gigantic headquarters and factory is located.
1:37.6	And because I am such a visual person, I needed to pull up Google Earth to be able to look at all of these things. So I went ahead and I took screenshots and made
1:45.6	notations and sort of labeled things and made boundaries around areas so that you can really
1:51.4	see how big Amway is in this small town.
1:54.8	If you are interested in seeing all of that you can head to my
1:57.4	Instagram and I have the Grand Rapids Ada Amway slides that you can go through. It's just so much. You can also find the link to those
2:07.4	photos and slides on Instagram in the show notes, so if you want to follow along.
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