NewburyportNews.com:
While the name Donald Trump conjures images of the Las Vegas strip and the Miss America Pageant, a group of local businessmen hope Rowley and customized nutrition will be included in those images soon enough.
The Trump Network, a direct-sales company based along Route 1 in Rowley, is expanding rapidly with a new round of hiring scheduled for the coming months.
“It’s been wild,” said Scott Stanwood, founder and vice president of communications. “We just moved to a 6,800-square-foot space (where Ipswich Glass was) and we’re building it out and handling our substantial growth.”
Stanwood, of West Newbury, started the business 20 years ago with his brother, Todd Stanwood, and friend Lou DeCaprio.
Todd Stanwood serves as the company’s CEO, and DeCaprio is the president. Prior to building a direct sales business, the three opened New England Wine and Spirits in Newburyport.
“We opened New England Wine and Spirits in 1991,” Scott Stanwood said. “Our sister had actually joined a direct sales company in 1989 and said we would be great at it, so we decided to do it.”
From there, the three started Ideal Health, which has since become The Trump Network.
Banking on Trump’s big name, the company specializes in a variety of products to make people healthier through customized vitamins and supplements as well as skin care.
“We’ve been in the industry for 20 years,” Stanwood said. “This company is 13 years old.”
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