a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . june 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message 5linx enterprises type private industry multi level marketing founded 2001 2001 founder jeb tyler and jason guck headquarters rochester new york united states area served international key people william faucette jr. ceo products home and business services nutritional supplements services home security through protect america identity theft protection electric power data storage supplemental healthcare not insurance 1 website 5linx . com 5linx enterprises is an american multi level marketing company headquartered in rochester new york which offers utility and telecommunication services health insurance nutritional supplements and business services . 1 the company was founded in 2001 . history edit 5linx was founded in 2001 by jeb tyler and jason guck with william faucette jr. as ceo . 2 5linx follows a multi level marketing model . representatives are rewarded for recruiting additional representatives in addition to products and services sold . sales representatives are independent contractors and the company does not make any claims about potential income . representatives are mostly african americans . 3 in may 2015 the company sold its telecommunications branch to birch communications which reduced the company s revenue by about 30 % . in october 2015 william faucette jr. was named ceo of the company after jerabeck resigned for unspecified reasons . 2 the clerk of cook county circuit court dorothy a. brown is a representative . illinois state senator patricia van pelt watkins was a high ranking representative until she left the company for a different multi level marketing firm . 3 5linx was on the inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies from 2006 until 2009 . the company remains on the inc. 5000 as of 2014 . 4 in 2009 5linx was ranked on the rochester top 100 list as the 2nd fastest growing company in the region . 5 the company also made the list the following three years . 6 7 8 references edit a b 5linx product portfolio . 5linx . retrieved 7 september 2015 . a b clausen todd october 2 2015 . 5linx names former city chief of staff as ceo . usa today . retrieved january 12 2016 . a b bga chicago pols push controversial sales program 5linx . chicago sun times . better government association . december 5 2015 . retrieved january 12 2016 . inc. magazine profile rba celebrates the 2009 rochester top 100 . rochester business alliance . retrieved 2012 09 24 . rochester top 100 honored at gala luncheon . rochester business alliance . retrieved 2013 02 25 . 2011 rochester top 100 . rochester business alliance . retrieved 2012 09 24 . 2012 rochester top 100 . rochester business alliance . retrieved 2013 02 25 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title 5linx & oldid 737181101 categories companies based in rochester new yorktelecommunications companies of the united statesmulti level marketing companieshidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from june 2014 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 1 september 2016 at 05 52 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view