Who runs N21?

Jim Dornan, an American Amway and Quixtar Independent Business Owner (IBO) started Network TwentyOne in 1989. It markets itself as an "education and training company" pushing Professional Development Programs, books, and materials to other IBOs working with other network marketing companies such as Quixtar and Amway. Network 21 now operates in many countries across the world including Australia, Germany, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, United States and Russia.
So just who is Jim Dornan?

In his own words he is a "leader of leaders". Modest too. The difference between Amway and N21 is that N21 sells the same products, as well as pushing "motivational" tools to help IBO's sell more products. It's a money making scheme on top of a money making scheme.
In 2002 Leslie Giblin, who authored the book "Skill with People" sued Network 21 for copyright infringement through unauthorized printing and selling of his book in multiple countries.
In a recent court case it was claimed "Amway business is run in a manner that is parallel to that of major organized crime groups, in particular the Mafia". Interesting claim.

Another common claim, made by those who feel it is a scam, say the real riches behind these multi level marketing business opportunities, and the key to get rich from them is to sell motivational materials to back them up. This gives the impression that is where the true "easy money" is (if there is at all in mlm), as there is no money to be made in Amway itself, except by those who own / started the business.

9 Comments:

Tex said...

Jim Dornan isn't a leader of leaders, he's an LCK of LCK's (Lying Cowardly "Kingpins.")

Mr Million said...

Yes, the nephew had made an error with the dates, however they did still settle out of court. It's not as if the judge threw the case out.
There is no deliberate misleading here.

IBOFB said...

Are you serious? A judge can't throw out a case if the person who filed the lawsuit withdraws it.

We have no idea what the settlement was. It could have been Giblin paying N21 for damage caused by the lawsuit!

The fact remains, Giblin's webmaster admitted he was the cause of the error and that N21 had made the mistake in good faith.

I could have accepted it was an accidental error, but your defence implies it was indeed a deliberate one. You have deliberately left out extremely pertinent information which significantly changes the picture drawn of the parties involved.

Mr Million said...

I already stated the additional facts as truth, I am in no way denying it. I want the truth to be known.

To state I am deliberately leaving out facts is without basis and pure vitriol.
Let's leave personal attacks out of this and keep this informative.

Anonymous said...

Is IBOFB some official representative from Network 21?

Sounds like he's their PR spokesperson or something?

Mr Million said...

You would think so wouldn't you, or just a very close minded person.

Mr Million said...

Amquix sourced reports claiming that Network 21 settled for $250,000

Tex said...

Who cares about an out of court settlement for a relatively small amount of money. The tool scam is several magnitudes bigger.

Ian said...

The annual membership fee for Amway is 30 EUROs. If we accept the fact that Amway or network21 or whatever you want to call it has 10,000,000 members worldwide then the company annual income from membership fees comes to 300,000,000 EURO. That’s right people you pay just to have access to their product lists, you pay to buy their products , you pay to attend the seminars to sum up you are a living- breathing advertising campaign that pays back !!!!!! I have to pay my respects to the Think Tanks that came up with this plan and made it happen. For those about to FRAUD we salute you !!!!