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Ponzinomics 101
Melissa Milner and Robert FitzPatrick
10 episodes
1 month ago
There are amazing anti-MLM content creators trying to make a difference. In this episode, Robert shares what he believes should unite all anti-MLM work. What actually is our message and goal in this fight?
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There are amazing anti-MLM content creators trying to make a difference. In this episode, Robert shares what he believes should unite all anti-MLM work. What actually is our message and goal in this fight?
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Education
Episodes (10/10)
Ponzinomics 101
Next Steps for the Anti-MLM Movement
There are amazing anti-MLM content creators trying to make a difference. In this episode, Robert shares what he believes should unite all anti-MLM work. What actually is our message and goal in this fight?
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2 years ago
58 minutes

Ponzinomics 101
A Pyramid Scheme by Any Other Name...is Still a Pyramid Scheme
In episode 9 of Ponzinomics 101, Robert shares his experience with a pyramid scheme in the 80s called the Airplane Game. The similarities to MLM become clear quickly.
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2 years ago
36 minutes

Ponzinomics 101
How MLM Infiltrates Schools: A Story of One Teacher's Betrayal with Robert FitzPatrick and Megan Rowton
In this episode, Robert and Melissa speak to Megan Rowton who at 18 was recruited into an MLM by her special education teacher. You read that right! Megan shares her story of getting in and getting out of an essential oil MLM.
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2 years ago
54 minutes

Ponzinomics 101
Talking to Your Child about MLM with Doug Brooks
Our chat with lawyer and advocate, Doug Brooks, continues in episode 7, as we explore why people abandon critical thinking and join MLM companies. How can we teach youth to do their due diligence and not believe the lies?
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2 years ago
43 minutes

Ponzinomics 101
Why Law is Failing with Doug Brooks
Episode 6 is a discussion for parents, teachers, and anyone hoping to protect youth from MLM. Lawyer and advocate Doug Brooks joins Robert and Melissa to talk about court cases, legislation, and what is going wrong in the fight against MLM.
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2 years ago
38 minutes

Ponzinomics 101
Legal Schmegal
Know anyone who failed trying to sell MLM products or an MLM "opportunity?" It wasn't their fault. How could something “legal” engage in such deception and cause so much harm?
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3 years ago
16 minutes

Ponzinomics 101
So, What's a Pyramid Scheme?
Ever had a person try to recruit you into a multi-level marketing (aka MLM) company? One of the first things they say is, "It's not a pyramid scheme." What is a pyramid scheme? How are they disguised? Are MLM companies pyramid schemes?
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3 years ago
22 minutes

Ponzinomics 101
The First Truth: What is Multi-Level Marketing?
"Business opportunity." "Full time pay for part time work." We have clarified in our first two episodes that MLMs are not direct selling. So what are they?
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3 years ago
23 minutes

Ponzinomics 101
Reality Check: Is Multi-Level Marketing Direct Selling?
"This is a direct selling business opportunity." Is it really? In this episode we continue to investigate direct selling and whether multi-level marketing (MLM) really is direct selling.
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3 years ago
17 minutes

Ponzinomics 101
The First Lie: What is Direct Selling?
Whether it’s selling leggings, make up, or knives, we hear about business opportunities to make full time pay for part time work. Are they too good to be true? Multi-level marketing companies such as LuLaRoe, Mary Kay, and Cutco Knives claim to be direct selling opportunities. What exactly is direct selling?
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3 years ago
21 minutes

Ponzinomics 101
There are amazing anti-MLM content creators trying to make a difference. In this episode, Robert shares what he believes should unite all anti-MLM work. What actually is our message and goal in this fight?