The Blog of Ryan Blair

I’m looking forward to helping veterans and their spouses learn how to create economic security through entrepreneurship opportunities. It’s my honor to teach those who keep us free, how to be free (financially).

You can read more via the official ViSalus press release here…

A company is defined by its culture. And culture determines the difference between a mediocre company, and a dominant, innovative brand like Starbucks or Zappos. Like I said in Nothing to Lose, in my Million Dollar Mistakes chapter, a company isn’t just an entity, it’s a collection of people. Culture is so critical, that the collective passion of its employees, management team, and sales force is what decides whether it succeeds or fails.

“It’s gratifying that ViSalus has a significant financial impact on the company that believes in and supports its success,” stated Ryan Blair, Co-Founder and CEO of ViSalus. “How appropriate that ViSalus reached its one millionth member on March 11, further demonstrating our momentum, the commitment of our extraordinary Promoters and Staff, and ushering in a new ViSalus era.”

When you start typing “Ryan Blair” into Google four terms automatically appear… Ryan Blair, Ryan Blair Scam, Ryan Blair Documentary, and Ryan Blair Wiki.

I’ll be honest, the second suggestion, the “Ryan Blair Scam” has irritated me for a while. Why? Well, because…

I get asked all the time about how ViSalus went from left for dead to a startup comeback kid with the Body by Vi Challenge and revenues exceeding $231 million in 2011, not to mention how we’re revolutionizing the industry and how we’re on track to grow significantly in 2012. People want to know how we did it and how we continue to….

Although he has made millions, entrepreneur Ryan Blair knew what being poor and desperate felt like. So when his parent firm said it was “lights out” for his company ViSalus, he reworked his business model, gun-to-the-head style.

Ryan Blair has the type of personal turnaround story that reads like a Hollywood script….