Heidi & Orville bought the company from Kara & Colette in 2004, even though they were $700,000 in debt. They started running Scentsy in a 40 foot ocean container on their Idaho sheep farm. With so much debt they couldn’t start anywhere else. With the help of family & friends, Scentsy started to grow. It has come a long way since then, becoming one of the most successful direct selling companies in the industry. Scentsy now employs over 500 employees & has over 150,000 consultants. Orville & Heidi are not in debt any longer & encourage all of their consultants to stay out of debt! When they launched Scentsy, Orville and Heidi determined from the beginning to build their business around core virtues of Simplicity, Authenticity, and Generosity. The basis for Scentsy’s business philosophy comes from a quote by Albert Einstein—a quote that so inspired Orville as a young man he kept it posted on his bedroom wall: “Try not to become a man of success. Rather, become a man of value. A successful man takes out of life more than he puts in. A man of value will give more than he receives.” And this is where Scentsy is today.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
How Did Scentsy Start? Read The Scentsy Story & Be Inspired
The Scentsy story began in 2003 with the simple idea of melting scented wax by the heat of a light bulb instead of a wick and flame. Kara and Colette were two stay at home moms in Utah that created the idea & Scentsy was born. They started selling Scentsy at retail shops & boutiques. To help more people learn about Scentsy, they also started selling at home shows and home parties. This is where current Scentsy CEO, Orville Thompson was introduced to thewickless candle concept. Orville took the testers home to his wife, Heidi, where Heidi, in turn invited her mother & sister over to see them too. Orville left the house & when he returned he was amazed to find Heidi and her family laughing & sharing memories, just from smelling scented wax testers! It was then, that Orville knew there was HUGE potential for Scentsy.
Heidi & Orville bought the company from Kara & Colette in 2004, even though they were $700,000 in debt. They started running Scentsy in a 40 foot ocean container on their Idaho sheep farm. With so much debt they couldn’t start anywhere else. With the help of family & friends, Scentsy started to grow. It has come a long way since then, becoming one of the most successful direct selling companies in the industry. Scentsy now employs over 500 employees & has over 150,000 consultants. Orville & Heidi are not in debt any longer & encourage all of their consultants to stay out of debt! When they launched Scentsy, Orville and Heidi determined from the beginning to build their business around core virtues of Simplicity, Authenticity, and Generosity. The basis for Scentsy’s business philosophy comes from a quote by Albert Einstein—a quote that so inspired Orville as a young man he kept it posted on his bedroom wall: “Try not to become a man of success. Rather, become a man of value. A successful man takes out of life more than he puts in. A man of value will give more than he receives.” And this is where Scentsy is today.
Heidi & Orville bought the company from Kara & Colette in 2004, even though they were $700,000 in debt. They started running Scentsy in a 40 foot ocean container on their Idaho sheep farm. With so much debt they couldn’t start anywhere else. With the help of family & friends, Scentsy started to grow. It has come a long way since then, becoming one of the most successful direct selling companies in the industry. Scentsy now employs over 500 employees & has over 150,000 consultants. Orville & Heidi are not in debt any longer & encourage all of their consultants to stay out of debt! When they launched Scentsy, Orville and Heidi determined from the beginning to build their business around core virtues of Simplicity, Authenticity, and Generosity. The basis for Scentsy’s business philosophy comes from a quote by Albert Einstein—a quote that so inspired Orville as a young man he kept it posted on his bedroom wall: “Try not to become a man of success. Rather, become a man of value. A successful man takes out of life more than he puts in. A man of value will give more than he receives.” And this is where Scentsy is today.
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