Heritage Makers
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Heritage Makers is a party-plan direct selling company—similar to Pampered Chef or Tupperware
—that sells personalized published Storybooks. The business was formed in 2004, was bought by MyFamily.com
in September 2005, and then sold to its management team in August 2006. The business is based in Provo, Utah
, but has consultant representatives throughout Canada and the United States. As of August 2010 its CEO was Christopher M. Lee, a Brigham Young University
and Harvard Business School
grad, who left Heritage Makers to join the New Media
leadership team of the Deseret News.
Consultants are paid commissions and bonuses to conduct home party "workshops" where they sell a variety of products, including custom hard-bound storybooks, greeting cards, and other printed novelties. The company provides an online solution, called Heritage Studio, which allows customers to upload 2GB of photos and choose from many layouts and over 47,000 pieces of digital art to create their own projects.
Heritage Studio Premier is a membership-based service that provide greater photo storage capacity, and integrate thousands of pieces of storybooking or scrapbooking artwork from Scrap Girls, a leading resource for digital storybooking or scrapbooking content.
Heritage Makers became a member of the Direct Selling Association in 2006
Tupperware
Tupperware is the name of a home products line that includes preparation, storage, containment, and serving products for the kitchen and home, which were first introduced to the public in 1946....
—that sells personalized published Storybooks. The business was formed in 2004, was bought by MyFamily.com
MyFamily.com
Ancestry.com Inc., formerly The Generations Network, is a publicly traded Internet company based in Provo, Utah, USA. The largest for-profit genealogy company in the world, it operates a network of genealogical and historical record websites focused on the U.S...
in September 2005, and then sold to its management team in August 2006. The business is based in Provo, Utah
Provo, Utah
Provo is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the county seat of Utah County and lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south...
, but has consultant representatives throughout Canada and the United States. As of August 2010 its CEO was Christopher M. Lee, a Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
and Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
grad, who left Heritage Makers to join the New Media
New media
New media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the latter part of the 20th century. For example, new media holds out a possibility of on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community...
leadership team of the Deseret News.
Consultants are paid commissions and bonuses to conduct home party "workshops" where they sell a variety of products, including custom hard-bound storybooks, greeting cards, and other printed novelties. The company provides an online solution, called Heritage Studio, which allows customers to upload 2GB of photos and choose from many layouts and over 47,000 pieces of digital art to create their own projects.
Heritage Studio Premier is a membership-based service that provide greater photo storage capacity, and integrate thousands of pieces of storybooking or scrapbooking artwork from Scrap Girls, a leading resource for digital storybooking or scrapbooking content.
Heritage Makers became a member of the Direct Selling Association in 2006