EnerSource International is a health and nutrition MLM that launched in 2016 and sells EnerGreens Essentials supplements. It is based in Oklahoma and run by its founder and CEO, Linden Wood. The most detailed independent review we found is BehindMLM's from May 2018, and much of what follows comes from it. That makes it useful but old: prices, fees and the pay plan may have changed since, and we could not confirm the company's current terms. This page sets out what the sources show, what they do not, and what to ask before you pay anything.
Correction, October 2026: an earlier version of this article described EnerSource International as a home energy products company, gave the wrong founding year and location, and included a commission example that was not based on the company's plan. Those details were wrong and have been removed.
What the sources show
| Fact | What we found | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Launched | 2016 | BehindMLM review, 8 May 2018 |
| Base | Oklahoma; our directory profile lists Tulsa | BehindMLM; MLMInfoPages directory profile |
| Founder and CEO | Linden Wood | BehindMLM, quoting the company's corporate bio |
| Products | EnerGreens Essentials health and nutrition supplements | BehindMLM |
| Pay plan (2018) | 2×12 matrix plus unilevel; 100 PV a month to qualify for commissions | BehindMLM |
| Membership (2018) | $249, or a $49 option without full access to the plan | BehindMLM |
Two points need care. The Tulsa address comes from our own directory record and has not been checked against a state business filing. And every 2018 figure comes from a single review written two years after launch. Treat them as a starting point for your own questions, not as current terms.
Who runs it
According to Linden Wood's corporate bio, as quoted by BehindMLM, Wood was a distributor with Excel in the 1990s, later started his own MLM company, WorldConnect, and then left the industry for fitness and real estate businesses. The bio says his company EnerGreens Inc began producing the EnerGreens Essentials line in 2001 and sold it through fitness franchise systems before EnerSource brought it to network marketing.
These are the company's own claims about its founder. The bio also gives large income, recruiting and revenue figures for his earlier ventures. We did not find independent records confirming them, so we have not repeated them here.
BehindMLM noted that the MLM companies Wood had launched before "seem to have eventually fizzled out". That is the reviewer's view of his earlier ventures, not a finding about EnerSource, but it is a good reason to ask how long the current company has been trading and how many active distributors it has.
The products
EnerSource sells supplements under the EnerGreens Essentials name. BehindMLM listed these products and their 2018 retail prices:
- EnerGreens, a "superfood formula", $59.99 for a one-month supply ($89.99 for a 15.9 oz family size)
- EnerGreens Plus, EnerGreens with a probiotic and digestive enzymes, $69.99 for a one-month supply
- EnergFX B-12, a vitamin B-12 supplement, $34.99 a bottle
- EnergFX Energy Booster, an energy drink, $49.99 for a one-month supply
- EnergFX 02, drops marketed to "raise the alkalinity", $34.99 a bottle
- KetoSource, a ketogenic diet supplement, $116.95 for a one-month supply
- Meal Replacement Shakes, $89.99 a canister
- SuperNutrient Vitamin & Mineral, $39.99 for a one-month supply
BehindMLM gave the company credit for being open about ingredients and publishing retail prices. It also criticised the B-12 product page for listing illnesses such as anemia and depression next to the product, which it said came close to presenting the supplement as a preventative cure without linking to any studies. Several other descriptions rest on claims about alkalinity.
The FTC advises consumers to be "very skeptical about health products advertised as having 'miracle' ingredients or guaranteed results". If the health claims matter to your decision, ask the company which studies support them. BehindMLM also suggested comparing prices with similar supplements at a local health food store, which is worth doing before you commit to a monthly order.
How the 2018 pay plan worked
BehindMLM described a hybrid plan: a unilevel for up-front commissions and a 2×12 matrix for longer-term residual income.
To qualify for any commission, an affiliate had to generate 100 PV (personal volume) a month. PV counted both sales to retail customers and the affiliate's own orders. The company's FAQ, as quoted in the review, set the rate at $1 = 1 BV, so the requirement works out at about $100 a month of purchases or sales.
In the matrix, each affiliate sits above two positions, which split into four on the next level, then eight, and so on down 12 levels. Positions fill through direct and indirect recruitment. The company did not publish its matrix rates. The only figure BehindMLM found was "a total of 30% residual commission" on downline volume across the 12 levels.
The unilevel places every affiliate you recruit on your first level, their recruits on your second level, and so on, with no stated depth limit. Again, no level-by-level rates were published. The figures available were a $300 Customer Acquisition Bonus and "up to an additional 10%" residual commission on downline volume.
Membership cost $249 in 2018. A $49 option existed, but BehindMLM found that the main difference between the two was access to unilevel commissions.
We have not included an earnings example. EnerSource did not publish the rates needed to calculate one, and an example built on guessed percentages would show income the plan may never pay.
The risks the sources point to
The monthly qualification can be met by buying product
BehindMLM wrote that the legitimacy of the business model "hinges on the 100 PV monthly requirement". Because an affiliate's own orders count towards it, an affiliate with no retail customers can stay qualified by buying about $100 of product each month.
The company's FAQ, as quoted by BehindMLM, gave mixed answers. One line said the 100 BV requirement would give reps enough product for their own needs; another said reps needed only one customer outside their home. BehindMLM could not find that customer rule anywhere else in the company's materials.
FTC staff guidance says that MLMs which "require participants to meet monthly or quarterly purchase quotas" to stay eligible for compensation, and let participants' own purchases count towards those quotas, are "likely incentivizing inventory loading". That guidance does not say EnerSource is unlawful. It describes the feature you should ask about.
Paying more for access to commissions
BehindMLM called the gap between the $49 and $249 memberships "pay to play" and a regulatory red flag, because income potential should depend on sales performance rather than on how much someone paid to join. If both tiers still exist, ask in writing exactly what the extra cost buys.
Limited disclosure
In 2018 the company published only a few paragraphs about its pay plan and no level-by-level rates. Without them you cannot work out what a given amount of team volume would pay. When we tried to open enersourceintl.com in October 2026, the site did not load for us, so we could not check whether the company now publishes full plan details, an income disclosure statement or a refund policy, or whether its prices and fees have changed.
How long the company will last
Two years after launch, BehindMLM found very little traffic to the company's website and questioned its longevity. We have no current traffic, sales or distributor figures. Confirming that the company is still trading and accepting new affiliates is the first thing to check.
What we could not verify
- Whether EnerSource International is still operating, and its current prices, membership fees and pay plan.
- The company's registration with the Oklahoma Secretary of State, and the Tulsa address in our directory.
- Whether the company publishes an income disclosure statement or a written refund and product buyback policy.
- Any complaints or actions involving the company at the FTC, the FDA, the Oklahoma Attorney General or the Better Business Bureau. We have not completed these searches, so the absence of a result here is not a clean record.
- The income and recruiting figures in Linden Wood's corporate bio.
How to check EnerSource yourself
- Confirm the company is active. Look up EnerSource International in the Oklahoma Secretary of State's business entity search and check that the registered name and address match what your recruiter gives you.
- Ask for the current compensation plan in full, including matrix and unilevel rates, rank requirements and whether the 100 PV rule still applies.
- Ask for an income disclosure statement showing what affiliates earned in the last year. If the company has none, treat any income claim from a recruiter as unsupported.
- Get the refund policy in writing, including what happens to unused product if you quit. The FTC recommends checking whether a refund is full or partial and how long it takes.
- Search the company name with words like "review", "complaint" and "scam", and check with your state attorney general, as the FTC suggests. A lack of complaints does not prove a company is sound, but complaints can show you where problems are.
- Work out your first-year cost. On the 2018 terms, the $249 membership plus about $100 a month to stay qualified comes to roughly $1,449 before any commission is paid.
Questions to ask the person recruiting you
The FTC suggests asking current and former distributors detailed questions about their results. For EnerSource, these matter most:
- How long have you been with EnerSource, and how much did you make last year after expenses?
- How much of your 100 PV each month comes from customers outside the business, and how much from your own orders?
- Which membership did you buy, and what would you have missed with the cheaper one?
- How many people have you recruited, and how many are still active?
- Can you show receipts for your retail sales? BehindMLM advised asking for receipts and not accepting claims of private sales without them.
Our assessment
EnerSource International sells real supplements and published its retail prices, which counts in its favour. The concerns are about the business opportunity: a monthly qualification that affiliates can meet by buying product themselves, a cheaper membership that appears to lock out part of the pay plan, and commission rates the company did not publish. The FTC notes that most people who join MLMs, including legitimate ones, "make little or no money". Unless the company can show you a current pay plan, an income disclosure and a written refund policy, you do not have enough information to judge what joining would cost you or pay you.
For the company's directory entry, see the EnerSource International profile.
