Dallin A. Larsen of Utah-based MonaVie was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2009 national winner in the Emerging category.

More good news for MonaVie.

It's a positive thing for everyone when a company considered an "MLM" gets recognition like this. Says a lot for MonaVie and its management that Ernst and Young recognized them in the emerging category, or any category at all.

Used to be that every company in the MLM category was considered just another MLM scam. Not that a lot of companies didn't do all kinds of negative stuff to create that impression to begin with.

The MonaVie reviews do seem to be getting better and better. They are also establishing some longevity; another missing factor in many MLM companies. Although I do feel that a good number of the scam theories can be attributed to misunderstandings by the public concerning the structure and processes behind many MLM companies, there are also definitely MLM companies out there who are solely focused on how to wheel and deal as much money from both consumers and their own distributors even in some cases. And while MonaVie is a higher priced product, the MonaVie reviews on both the juice and the company are highly complimentary.

You will always have nay sayers about MonaVie and any other MLM company. It's not so much the public's misunderstanding on MLM as much as it is the false claims that many MonaVie distributors where making which are just false such as "lose weight" and "get younger". While the juice has ingredients that can help, there has never been claims that it is a direct link. Also, the same is true about the income opportunity. Most people promise others they'll make a lot of money when they are not making any at all. Even though we all know the potential is there and it's up to the individual to make it happen, those claims will inevitably lead to the scam and pyramid theories you hear.

I think MLM is a great opportunity for people and I believe MonaVie has a strong product.

Keep up the good work

Hi Jorge,

I agree that you will have plenty of people telling you that MonaVie is a scam or that you will find other marketing opportunities that are a better choice for you to put your money into right now. You need to remember however, that in the area of MLM companies, there are a lot of individuals who are going to be willing and ready to tell you to give up on your choice to pursue your decision, no matter what choice you make. You need to stick with whatever you have chosen as your marketing directive and trust that it will make you money. Especially if it is a company that has a known record of making money like MonaVie.

Good Luck Jorge.