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Disappearing Spokespeople

okarma56 — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 14:33:11 GMT

Where are the usual spokespeople for the brands gone. David’s cookies, Kuhn Rikon, Prepology,Heartland fresh. Just wondering if they have all retired? I enjoy the current representatives but I’m wondering where the others went.

Re: Disappearing Spokespeople

They CallMe MRWILKES — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 16:31:12 GMT

All different reasons.

The Philosophy representatives terminated by Coty.

The Kuhn Rikon representative due to internal human resource issues.

There doesn't appear to be any common thread. Things happen and people move on in the corporate world.

Re: Disappearing Spokespeople

Sweet Kitties — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 17:25:19 GMT

Is Prepology even a company anymore?

Re: Disappearing Spokespeople

loriqvc — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 17:35:01 GMT

To add to the details in previous posts, during a presentation earlier this week, Jessie Holeva mentioned that Adina Miccio is still working with David's Cookies, just behind the scenes more often now.

And yes, @Sweet Kitties, Prepology is still around and has been releasing new items on about a monthly basis over the past year or so. The former rep, Susie Hassan, left QVC earlier this year, but it was never explained whether she chose to leave or was asked to leave. Marc Gill is doing a nice job with the line; he always brings great energy and fun ideas for the products.

Re: Disappearing Spokespeople

KKJ — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 18:34:44 GMT

I am disappointed about MarkCharles being let go as always enjoyed his presentations and thought he did a good job.

Re: Disappearing Spokespeople

Caaareful Shopper — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 19:06:01 GMT

@loriqvc wrote:
To add to the details in previous posts, during a presentation earlier this week, Jessie Holeva mentioned that Adina Miccio is still working with David's Cookies, just behind the scenes more often now.

And yes, @Sweet Kitties, Prepology is still around and has been releasing new items on about a monthly basis over the past year or so. The former rep, Susie Hassan, left QVC earlier this year, but it was never explained whether she chose to leave or was asked to leave. Marc Gill is doing a nice job with the line; he always brings great energy and fun ideas for the products.

@loriqvc I really like Marc Gill presenting Prepology. He's doing a great job.

Re: Disappearing Spokespeople

Lisamartha — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 19:50:45 GMT

Mark Charles is gone?

Re: Disappearing Spokespeople

snipsnapsnur — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:50:07 GMT

@They CallMe MRWILKES wrote:
All different reasons.

The Philosophy representatives terminated by Coty.

The Kuhn Rikon representative due to internal human resource issues.

There doesn't appear to be any common thread. Things happen and people move on in the corporate world.

Care to elaborate on the internal human resource issues and where you heard that?

Re: Disappearing Spokespeople

rockygems123 — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 01:05:38 GMT

@KKJ wrote:
I am disappointed about MarkCharles being let go as always enjoyed his presentations and thought he did a good job.

@KKJ

That's too bad. Has that been confirmed?

Re: Disappearing Spokespeople

KKJ — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 02:01:22 GMT

@rockygems123 I actually have no idea. I only found out reading posts here that he may have been let go due to some neg. emails of his that got him in trouble but don't know any details.

Re: Disappearing Spokespeople

febe1 — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 04:01:56 GMT

I see representatives like people doing commercials. Companies don't keep the same ones.

Companies see and find different people who they think more exciting or can do a better job.

Just like vendors, reps keep repeating same things, and become mundane.

I imagine it has to do with just how much they push product and just like hosts, how much they're selling.

I barely notice when they change....

Re: Disappearing Spokespeople

CalminHeart — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 11:33:38 GMT

@snipsnapsnur wrote:
@They CallMe MRWILKES wrote:
All different reasons.

The Philosophy representatives terminated by Coty.

The Kuhn Rikon representative due to internal human resource issues.

There doesn't appear to be any common thread. Things happen and people move on in the corporate world.
Care to elaborate on the internal human resource issues and where you heard that?

I can't think of the Philosophy rep -- blond. She posted on social media that she was let go, along with other original Philosophy employees.

Given today's economy, a lot of companies are letting people go, particularly big corporations. The one I retired from just let 2,000 go. They've had massive layoffs off and on since the 2007 crash.

They also slashed everyone's pay in 2007 - mine was an 8% cut. They promised to give it back after the economy improved but reneged on that too.

Big business can also hire young people for a pittance of what they pay loyal, longterm employees. And they do.

I worked for nearly 40 years for a huge corporation and it was the norm to make life difficult so people would quit or get layed off. I used to get lectures because I refused to mistreat people in my departments.

The corporate world is a cruel one. They have one single goal = make money for shareholders.

Re: Disappearing Spokespeople

Kachina624 — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 18:48:51 GMT

Being a brand rep is a temporary, stop-gap sort of employment at best, not something one would choose as a career. People come and go as they find other more lucrative opportunities or they go into full retirement.

Re: Disappearing Spokespeople

Caaareful Shopper — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:13:18 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
Being a brand rep is a temporary, stop-gap sort of employment at best, not something one would choose as a career. People come and go as they find other more lucrative opportunities or they go into full retirement.

@Kachina624 Mark Charles was a brand rep for over 24 years. A lot of the older brand reps have similar decades tenure doing the job.

I think it's like the older hosts. They very much intend for it to be a career, not a temporary job until the next best thing comes around.

However, the newer hosts and newer brand reps have more options these days because of social media. They may indeed come & go more frequently.

Re: Disappearing Spokespeople

Tinkrbl44 — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:26:34 GMT

@okarma56 wrote:
Where are the usual spokespeople for the brands gone. David’s cookies, Kuhn Rikon, Prepology,Heartland fresh. Just wondering if they have all retired? I enjoy the current representatives but I’m wondering where the others went.

@okarma56

First ... Welcome!

Second .... I'm not sure where I read this, but most product spokespersons are independent contractors, not 40-hour-a-week employees with benefits.

Basically, they work part-time.

I'm guessing many move on, looking for a more steady paycheck.

Re: Disappearing Spokespeople

KKJ — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:52:58 GMT

Was still disappointed to not see MarkCharles as a rep on the most recent ITKWD. He rep'd several brands too so was strange not seeing him at all.

Re: Disappearing Spokespeople

Caaareful Shopper — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 20:08:19 GMT

Most of the brand reps are employees of independent marketing companies.

Mark Charles worked for a company called Gentile-Lichter Associates, LLC, located in King of Prussia, PA. GLA provides brand reps for QVC and HSN, among other things.

Adina Miccio (formerly brand rep on air for David's Cookies) is VP of Sales at GLA. She's been with them since 2016.

Jeremy Parker, who we see in every QVC kitchen show with various gadgets, has been an employee of GLA since 2015.

Jesse Holeva, brand rep for many food brands on QVC, used to do fashion for QVC, but got the food job two years ago with GLA.

Re: Disappearing Spokespeople

beach-mom — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 20:32:02 GMT

@febe1 wrote:
I see representatives like people doing commercials. Companies don't keep the same ones.
Companies see and find different people who they think more exciting or can do a better job.
Just like vendors, reps keep repeating same things, and become mundane.
I imagine it has to do with just how much they push product and just like hosts, how much they're selling.
I barely notice when they change....

@febe1 - I had a "hard time" when they brought in a new "Jake from State Farm." I thought the original guy was great. I always laughed when the wife caught her husband on the phone in the middle of the night, and grabs the phone from him: Wife: "What are you wearing Jake from State Farm?" Jake: "Khakis." I thought the "actor" was funny!

It turns out the original "Jake" was not an actor, but a real State Farm employee named Jake! He eventually left State Farm.

Re: Disappearing Spokespeople

Kachina624 — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 22:05:45 GMT

@Caaareful Shopper. Yes, I realize Mar Charles had been around forever and, frankly, I got really tired of him and a couple other vendors from the food shows. Maybe they wanted some new blood.

All those old-timer food vendors made the shows feel even more stale. I don't even watch them anymore. It's like watching the exact same show week after week.

Re: Disappearing Spokespeople

KKJ — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 22:10:09 GMT

I find many food vendors tiresome that are seemingly on all the time, like Rastelli and Heartland chicken.