Lori Arnold of New Richland joined more than 35,000 Mary Kay independent business owners from throughout the United States and around the world at the company’s annual seminar held in Dallas, Texas, from July 17- Aug. 2.

Mary Kay Inc.’s annual seminar is a business conference held each year in Dallas to educate, motivate and recognize the accomplishments of the rapidly growing Mary Kay independent sales force, which includes more than 1.8 million independent beauty consultants. Mary Kay products are sold in more than 30 global markets.

This year’s theme, “Celebrate the Dream” pays tribute to the business Mary Kay Ash envisioned 45 years ago that would create an unparalleled opportunity for women to achieve their dreams.

Before traveling to Dallas, attendees were encouraged to collect previous pink and platinum Mary Kay compacts from their customers and bring them to seminar for recycling. For every compact returned, Mary Kay Inc. will plant a tree, up to 100,000, in the Bitterroot National Forest in Montana and Idaho through a partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation and under the direction of the U.S. Forest Service. According to the Arbor Day Foundation, Mary Kay Inc.’s donation of 100,000 trees is equivalent to half of a forest.

Other highlights from this year’s seminar include participating in classes on team-building, developing leadership skills, time management, proven sales tips and balancing career and family. General assemblies featured speeches by Mary Kay independent national sales directors, top independent sales directors and executives from Mary Kay Inc.

Arnold began her Mary Kay business in 1994 and is an independent sales director. At seminar, Arnold was recognized in the Queens Court of Personal Sales, earning her a blue topaz and diamond necklace.