Epic Slim fails to offer possession or govt data on its web site.
In truth as I write this, Epic Slim’s web site, hosted on the area “epicslim.com”, refuses entry and not using a “sponsor username”:
If we click on on the “login” hyperlink nevertheless, it’s revealed Epic Slim’s backoffice is “powered by BEpic Worldwide LLC”:
BEpic is an MLM firm run by Dan Putnam.
Wanting just like the love youngster of Man Fieri and serial MLM fraudster Jan Gregory, Putnam’s involvement in Epic Slim is additional confirmed by his look in latest advertising movies:
The SEC sued Putnam and associate Angel Rodriguez for securities fraud in 2020.
By numerous scams, the SEC alleges Putnam and Rodriguez defrauded customers out of no less than $12 million.
Putnam settled the SEC’s Ponzi fraud fees in January 2023. In September 2024 Putnam’s judgment topped $5.66 million.
Exterior of Putnam’s SEC fraud fees;
- in August 2023 BehindMLM documented Flex, an AI spam grift connected to BEpic
- in March 2024 BehindMLM documented Aiscend, a “arms free” unregistered buying and selling alternative connected to BEpic
- in October 2024 BehindMLM documented Avasar, a BEpic spinoff unregistered funding scheme pitching $250 shares in Amazon shops on the promise of “month-to-month returns”
Additionally value noting is Putnam partnering up with Travis Martin and JC Martinez to launch In opposition to All Odds in 2022.
In opposition to All Odds’ web site remains to be up nevertheless it’s assumed to have collapsed after Martin was arrested on youngster intercourse fees again in January.
As at all times, if an MLM firm isn’t overtly upfront about who’s working or owns it, assume lengthy and arduous about becoming a member of and/or handing over any cash.
Epic Slim’s Merchandise
Whereas no product particulars are offered on Epic Slim’s web site, Epic Slim does function on BEpic’s web site:
Our wealthy, clean, all-natural on the spot espresso consists of adaptogenic mushrooms, collagen protein, and different health-boosting components.
Moreover, our unique method options CaloriBurn GP, a pure, non-stimulatory thermogenic from grains of paradise extract with fast-acting, long-lasting results, confirmed to considerably enhance metabolic charge, activate fats burning, and enhance calorie expenditure.
There’s additionally EpicSlim Collagen, marketed as an “urge for food suppressant collagen drink”.
As a substitute of offering customers with pricing data, BEpic’s web site gives a “Begin Now” hyperlink that requires them to enroll as both a BEpic retail buyer or distributor.
Once I clicked the “buyer” choice I used to be offered with the identical “enter your Sponsor’s username” Epic Slim web site roadblock.
Epic Slim’s Compensation Plan
Epic Slim’s compensation plan pays on the sale of Epic Slim merchandise to retail prospects and recruited associates.
Epic Slim Affiliate Ranks
There are twelve affiliate ranks inside Epic Slim’s compensation plan.
Together with their qualification standards, they’re as follows:
- Accomplice – join as an Epic Slim affiliate
- Model Accomplice – join as an Epic Slim affiliate, keep a month-to-month autoship order and recruit and keep no less than one affiliate who does the identical
- Certified Model Accomplice – keep a month-to-month autoship order and recruit and keep two associates with autoship orders (positioned one on each side of the binary staff)
- Silver – keep a minimal 35 PV autoship order and two personally recruited autoship associates, and generate 1000 GV every week in weaker binary staff aspect quantity
- Gold – keep a minimal 35 PV autoship order and two personally recruited autoship associates, and generate 2500 GV every week in weaker binary staff aspect quantity
- Platinum – keep a minimal 35 PV autoship order and two personally recruited autoship associates, and generate 5000 GV every week in weaker binary staff aspect quantity
- Diamond – keep a minimal 35 PV autoship order and two personally recruited autoship associates, and generate 7500 GV every week in weaker binary staff aspect quantity for 3 consecutive weeks
- Blue Diamond – keep a minimal 35 PV autoship order and two personally recruited autoship associates, and generate 15,000 GV every week in weaker binary staff aspect quantity for 5 consecutive weeks
- Double Blue Diamond – keep a minimal 35 PV autoship order and two personally recruited autoship associates, and generate 25,000 GV every week in weaker binary staff aspect quantity for six consecutive weeks
- Black Diamond – keep a minimal 35 PV autoship order and two personally recruited autoship associates, and generate 50,000 GV every week in weaker binary staff aspect quantity for eight consecutive weeks
- Double Black Diamond – keep a minimal 35 PV autoship order and two personally recruited autoship associates, and generate 100,000 GV every week in weaker binary staff aspect quantity for ten consecutive weeks
- Inexperienced Diamond – keep a minimal 35 PV autoship order and two personally recruited autoship associates, and generate 250,000 GV every week in weaker binary staff aspect quantity for twelve consecutive weeks
PV stands for “Private Quantity”. PV is gross sales quantity generated by retail orders and an Epic Slim associates personal purchases.
GV stands for “Group Quantity”. GV is PV generated by an affiliate and their downline.
Retail and Recruitment Commissions
Epic Slim associates earn a 50% fee on retail buyer and recruited affiliate gross sales order quantity.
Notice that recruitment commissions are solely paid on a recruited affiliate’s first order.
Autoship Recruitment Commissions
Epic Slim associates who join a 70 PV or increased autoship order are paid to recruit others who do the identical.
- recruit and keep two autoship associates who recruit and keep two autoship associates every = $100 a month
- recruit and keep three autoship associates who recruit and keep three autoship associates every = $300 a month
- recruit and keep 4 autoship associates who recruit and keep 4 autoship associates every = $500 a month
- recruit and keep 5 autoship associates who recruit and keep 5 autoship associates every = $700 a month
It’s potential to qualify with a 35 to 69 PV autoship order, nevertheless the above fee quantities are then halved.
Residual Commissions
Epic Slim pays residual commissions by way of a binary compensation construction.
A binary compensation construction locations an affiliate on the prime of a binary staff, break up into two sides (left and proper):
The primary degree of the binary staff homes two positions. The second degree of the binary staff is generated by splitting these first two positions into one other two positions every (4 positions).
Subsequent ranges of the binary staff are generated as required, with every new degree housing twice as many positions because the earlier degree.
Positions within the binary staff are stuffed by way of direct and oblique recruitment of associates. Notice there is no such thing as a restrict to how deep a binary staff can develop.
On the finish of every week Epic Slim tallies up new gross sales quantity on each side of the binary staff.
Residual commissions are paid as a proportion of gross sales quantity generated on the weaker binary staff aspect:
- Certified Model Companions earn an 8% residual fee charge
- Silvers earn a ten% residual fee charge
- Golds earn a 12% residual fee charge
- Platinums earn a 13% residual fee charge
- Diamonds earn a 15% residual fee charge
- Blue Diamonds earn a 16% residual fee charge
- Double Blue Diamonds earn a 17% residual fee charge
- Black Diamonds earn an 18% residual fee charge
- Double Black Diamonds and Inexperienced Diamonds earn a 20% residual fee charge
As soon as paid out on, quantity is matched in opposition to the stronger binary staff aspect and flushed. Leftover quantity on the stronger binary staff aspect carries over.
Matching Bonus
Epic Slim pays a 20% matching bonus on residual commissions earned by personally recruited associates.
Generational Bonus
Gold and better ranked associates qualify for a Generational Bonus.
Epic Slim tracks generations throughout a unilevel staff.
A unilevel compensation construction locations an affiliate on the prime of a unilevel staff, with each personally recruited affiliate positioned immediately underneath them (degree 1):
If any degree 1 associates recruit new associates, they’re positioned on degree 2 of the unique affiliate’s unilevel staff.
If any degree 2 associates recruit new associates, they’re positioned on degree 3 and so forth and so forth down a theoretical infinite variety of ranges.
Epic Slim defines a era inside every unilevel staff leg when a Gold or increased ranked affiliate is discovered within the leg.
When discovered, this ranked affiliate caps off the primary era for that leg with the second era starting instantly underneath them.
If a second Gold or increased ranked affiliate is discovered deeper within the leg, they cap off the second era with the third starting instantly underneath them.
If no second Gold or increased ranked affiliate exists deeper within the leg, the second era extends the total depth of the leg.
Utilizing this generational construction, Epic Slim pays a ten% Generational Bonus based mostly on rank:
- Golds earn a ten% Generational Bonus on as much as two generations per unilevel staff leg
- Platinums earn a ten% Generational Bonus on as much as three generations per unilevel staff leg
- Diamonds or increased earn a ten% Generational Bonus up on to 4 generations per unilevel staff leg
Rank Achievement Bonus
Epic Slim rewards associates for qualifying at Blue Diamond and better with the next one-time Rank Achievement Bonuses:
- qualify at Blue Diamond and obtain $10,000
- qualify at Double Blue Diamond and obtain $20,000
- qualify at Black Diamond and obtain $40,000
- qualify at Double Black Diamond and obtain $75,000
- qualify at Inexperienced Diamond and obtain $150,000
Bonus Pool
Epic Slim takes 1% of company-wide gross sales quantity and locations it right into a bonus pool.
Epic Slim associates qualify for a month-to-month share within the bonus pool by:
- recruiting two associates inside 48 hours of signing up; after which
- persevering with to recruit two associates every month
Becoming a member of Epic Slim
Epic Slim’s web site states one can “get began for $15”.
Epic Slim advertising documentation states “it prices nothing to start out”.
Whether or not becoming a member of Epic Slim as a Model Accomplice is $15 or free is unclear.
Epic Slim Conclusion
Like BEpic, Epic Slim is ready up as an autoship recruitment scheme.
New associates join and are compelled to buy product every month to take part within the connected MLM alternative.
The specifics of this are MLM commissions kicking in at Certified Model Accomplice, which requires “an energetic order” and recruitment of two Model Companions additionally with an “energetic order” (an energetic order every month goes to be autoship 99.9% of the time).
Whereas retail gross sales are potential and paid out on, they’re clearly not the main focus of Epic Slim. Autoship recruitment is (to the purpose it’s obligatory), lending itself to Epic Slim working as a pyramid scheme.
This shouldn’t come as a shock given Dan Putnam’s previous.
As to the Epic Slim branded espresso and collagen drink; weight reduction espresso is nothing we haven’t seen earlier than. A weight reduction collagen I haven’t seen earlier than.
A fast Google seek for “weight reduction collagen” returns loads of competing merchandise. Sadly attributable to Epic Slim hiding pricing data from customers, worth comparability isn’t potential.
That is reflective of connected merchandise not mattering in an MLM pyramid scheme.
As with all MLM pyramid schemes, when recruitment dries up so too will commissions.
This may see these on the backside of Epic Slim cease paying for month-to-month autoship. This in flip means these above them will cease getting paid.
Until new recruits are discovered, finally these associates additionally cease paying for autoship.
As this trickles up Epic Slim’s affiliate family tree, as soon as sufficient associates cease paying for autoship an irreversible collapse is triggered.
Math ensures the vast majority of contributors in MLM pyramid schemes lose cash.