Keith B. Laggos, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Co-founder of Money Maker’s Monthly (1986) renamed Network Marketing Business Journal in 2004 – the most widely circulated publication serving the direct sales industry
Authoring first comprehensive textbook series on the direct sales industry. Book one is Direct Sales – An Overview (1999) and is being used as the authoritative source on direct sales in major universities. Book two is How to Recruit& Sell in an Over-commercialized Society (2004)
Author of fiction book, Higher Than The Highest Mountain, an inspirational, warm and humorous fictional account of a Christian family’s love and faith
President and publisher of Wealth Building magazine (1996)
Launched 2The Direct Sales Journal (1998)
High-producing distributor for Amway, as well as with several other direct sales companies

INDUSTRY EXPERT:

Management and marketing consultant to dozens of direct sales companies as well as to other sales and distribution companies outside of the industry – nationally, as well as internationally
Keynote speaker for many direct sales companies’ annual meetings, trainings and special events
Sponsor of corporate seminar series How to Start, Build & Manage a Direct Sales/Network Marketing/ MLM Company
Co-sponsor of the Entrepreneur Series, – the longest running seminar series in the direct sales industry
Creator and sponsor of the Successful Women in Network Marketing seminar series
Has held positions on the board of directors and has been treasurer of the Multi-Level Marketing International Association (MLMIA), and has assisted in founding several international chapters
Has represented the direct sales industry to many foreign government officials and to their country’s news media

Hall of Fame award (2001), received one of only three ever awarded since the late 1980s
President’s Spirit Award
Several Who’s Who awards as an executive and professional
His publications have been awarded
- Global Vision Award,
- Supplier of the Year among others

B.A. – Lewis University, Illinois • Majors: Math; Computer Science
M.B.A. – DePaul University, Illinois • Emphases: Management & Marketing
M.A. – University of Illinois • Emphasis: Economics
Ph.D. (All but Dissertation) – University of Illinois • Emphasis: Public Policy Analysis (Economics Major)
Ph.D. – London School of Business • Business Economics
Has taught management, marketing, economics, accounting, mathematics and computer science courses at the undergraduate and graduate level in several public and private colleges and universities