DSA CEO Dave Grimaldi urged direct selling leaders to modernize their message and advocacy—celebrating a rare legislative win, warning of politicized regulation, and emphasizing that the future of influence lies in authentic storytelling, not just policy.

As of now, there is no clear answer to whether the FTC Non-Compete Rule will ever become effective, or when. As of the date of this article, neither the Non-Compete Rule or Negative Option Rule are in effect or binding upon U.S. companies. So what happened?