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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 warmers. The company began with the idea of offering a safe, wickless alternative to burning candles in homes and offices. It has evolved from offering a safer alternative to offering a better alternative. Scentsy’s flagship product line is an array of decorative warmers that utilize a low-watt bulb to melt a fragrance-filled, wickless candle bar. These products, along with a line of Travel Tins, Room Sprays and Hanging Fresheners, are sold through a network of independent direct sales consultants at home parties, open houses and home shows throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico and Guam.



Company Facts

  • Founded in 2004
  • 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: 300
  • Method of sales/distribution: Direct sales – party plan
  • Independent consultants/distributors: 35,000
  • Current growth rate: 300% annually

Scentsy by the Numbers

24,000 Pounds of wax used in manufacturing each day
3,000 Boxes packed and shipped on an average day
2,400 Customer orders received on an average day
200 Business orders received on an average day
105 New consultants enrolled on average each day
4 Semi-trailers filled and shipped each business 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



Scentsy Web Presence

Scentsy URL: scentsy.com
Scentsy’s Safe Candle blog: safecandlesbyscentsy.com
Scentsy Videos: youtube.com/user/Scentsy01
Scentsy on Twitter: twitter.com/scentsy
Scentsy on Facebook page: facebook.com/pages/Scentsy-Wickless-Candles/47147216349