Episode 25: Amanda Sekiguchi - Part 1

Amanda and her husband were newly transplanted into Southern California for work, and looking for some mentorship and direction in life when she met a nice girl offering just that at a coffee shop. She was quickly swept up into the controlling nature of the oldest MLM in the world, Amway. Amanda and I talk about what life was like inside the cult, the BITE Model, and Amway's odd fixation on married couples and The American Dream. Show Notes Josie Naikoi "Not the Good Girl" - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4DMThX0F-h6F1nzCbp6shw Savy Leister "Savy Writes Books" - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9WShNx2HsXRGjj9F593HzA Haley O'Bryan "Counselor Haley" - https://www.instagram.com/counselorhaley/?hl=en Why is California so Expensive? - https://sunlightliving.com/why-is-california-so-expensive/ World Wide Group - https://www.wwghq.com/ Robert Kiyosaki and Multi-Level Marketing Exposed! - https://www.lazymanandmoney.com/robert-kiyosaki-and-multi-level-marketing-exposed/ How Amway Ruined my Marriage - https://www.reddit.com/r/antiMLM/comments/9t40an/how_amway_ruined_my_marriage_long/ Beware Of Amway Mentors? - http://amwayscheme.blogspot.com/2017/05/beware-of-amway-mentors.html Steven Hassan’s BITE Model of Authoritarian Control - https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/bite-model/ LAMLM : The BITE Model with Josie Naikoi Part 1 - https://anchor.fm/roberta-blevins/episodes/Episode-19--Josie-Naikoi---The-BITE-Model---Part-1-eurvav LAMLM : The BITE Model with Josie Naikoi Part 2 - https://anchor.fm/roberta-blevins/episodes/Episode-20--Josie-Naikoi---The-BITE-Model---Part-2-eutm6n Extreme Ownership - https://amzn.to/3eBVG6s The Go-Giver - https://amzn.to/2QBlyaK Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action - https://amzn.to/3333SaC Ponzinomics by Robert L. FitzPatrick - https://amzn.to/3tWutRS 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! Buy me a Taco and leave me a note! 🌮💖 - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/robertablevins Follow us on Instagram for visual show notes, FAQ, and updates! - https://www.instagram.com/lifeaftermlmpodcast/ Like us on Facebook and join our show fan page to jump in on the conversation! - https://www.facebook.com/lifeaftermlmpodcast Follow me on TikTok for Anti MLM humor! - https://www.tiktok.com/@bertalikewhoa Find me on CLUBHOUSE at @therealrobertablevins Become a monthly supporter for as little as $.99! https://anchor.fm/roberta-blevins/support *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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/roberta-blevins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/roberta-blevins/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices