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Company Overview

Scentsy, Inc. is a rapidly growing party plan company offering a variety of scented, wickless candles heated in decorative ceramic candle warmers. The simplicity and value of its flameless candle products provide a better alternative to burning wicked candles in the home and office. What began in 2004 in a 40-foot ocean container on a small sheep farm is now an international company headquartered in Meridian, Idaho. Scentsy has more than 100,000 current Independent Consultants running home-based businesses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Canada.

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Company Facts

Founded in 2004
Headquartered in Meridian, ID
Distribution sites in Meridian, ID and Lexington, KY
Sold in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Canada
Privately held, owned, and operated by Orville and Heidi Thompson
First location was a 40-foot ocean container on a small Idaho sheep farm
Company employees: 700+
Method of sales/distribution: Direct sales—party plan
Independent Consultants/distributors: 100,000 and growing

Scentsy by the Numbers

12,000 Boxes packed and shipped on an average day (about one box for every time you blink)
4,000 Customer orders received on an average day (about one order for every three babies born in the U.S.)
38 Bathtubs worth of wax poured on an average day
6 School buses filled with newly enrolled Consultants on an average day
6 Semi-trailers filled and shipped in an average day

Company Growth

Year	Company Growth (revenue/distributor)	Employees	Square Footage Leased in Meridian
2005	200+%	5	1,850
2006	300+%	25	5,200
2007	400+%	85	47,200
2008	400+%	230	115,000
2009	280%	445	210,000
Projected 2010	200%	750	491,000