Ryan Blair
ViSalus has become a great company because it’s made up of great people.
Ryan Blair joined forces with ViSalus Sciences in March 2005, bringing a decade of entrepreneurial expertise and business leadership to the table. Blair has created a total of six enterprises over his career, starting with computer support firm 24/7 Tech, which he established in 1998 at the age of 19. Leading the way to pioneering the wireless broadband industry with his second start-up SkyPipeline, Blair oversaw the merger between SkyPipeline and NextWeb in 2004 in a $25 million transaction.
As CEO, Blair has guided ViSalus to become one of the fastest growing companies in the United States; 1,200% in the first three years. In August 2008 Blair led the union between ViSalus Sciences and Blyth Inc., (NYSE:BTH), a billion dollar company with nearly 20 years experience in the global direct selling industry.
Often profiled by the media as an entrepreneurial role model, Blair has given hundreds of motivational speeches and regularly appears on CNBC’s The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, MSNBC’s Your Business and Fox Business. Blair has also been featured in Time Magazine, Men’s Health & Fitness, Business Week, Sports Illustrated, the Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur Magazine and Forbes.
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