First, of all, Amanda Winston isn't a real person. The name is a fake name that has been used to promote hundreds of work at home and bizop scams.
You can get the truth about Amanda Winston here.
She's not the only fake consumers trend investigator. You can find out about several others here:
http://www.workathometruth.com/?s=consumer+trends
You may also want to read through this Home Business Scam Red Flag Priority Checklist that I wrote.