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Jeff Knows Inc Podcast with Host Jeff Lopes Season 11 Episode 199 - The Path To Building A NOTHING TO LOSE Mindset. Ryan Blair is an Entrepreneur and Author. Ryan did not start off on the right path as he dropped out of high school in the 9th grade, left home, and became a gang member in his home-town of Los Angeles. The words Rock Bottom to Rock Star which is the title to one of his books, can not be more true, Ryan became co-founder and chief executive officer of the multi-level marketing company ViSalus Sciences, a subsidiary of the publicly traded company Blyth, Inc which he exited for $792.4 million.This Episode is proudly Sponsored by HoverIf you're ready to get your idea off the ground with the perfect domain name, head to https://www.hover.com/Jeff to get 10% off your first Hover purchase (Coupon Code = Jeff)Website: https://www.JeffKnowsInc.comEmail: info@jeffknowsinc.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeffknowsincInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/JeffLopesTo Learn more about the host Jeff Lopes https://www.Jeffreylopes.com#CanadianPodcast #EntrepreneurPodcast #Entrepreneur #Business #Entertainmentpodcast #podcast #JeffLopes #NothingToLose #RyanBlairSupport the show
This week on The SCALEit Method®, Allison sits down with CEO of AlterCall, Ryan Blair. Allison and Ryan discuss what it means to be a conscious leader in today's world, how we can get the most energy into our days by using Ryan's secret daily weapon, and how Ryan scaled ViSalus Sciences from $6 million in debt to $150 million in revenue in just 16 months! Topics Include: Growing up in poverty, losing his parents as a young person Ryan's struggles in school, and how he found his way out Learning illegal entrepreneurship while in a gang How Ryan drastically scaled ViSalus so quickly Pruning your business to trim everything that's not working Creating a leadership mindset The definition of conscious leadership Implementing conscious leadership with our team Cultivating a radically responsible culture How we can awaken, heal and transform our lives Bringing your best energy to the team every day Why entrepreneurship is the greates job in the world And much more… Ryan Blair is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and bestselling author. Despite his growing up with abusive parents and spending time in jail as a child, he first became a millionaire at 22 years old. He formerly served as CEO of global health company ViSalus, which he sold for $792.4 million. His newest company, AlterCall, aims to help people break through their minds, bodies, and souls in order to rebuild their lives. He won the DSN Global Turn Around Award in 2010 and was named Ernst & Young's 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year. His first book, Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain, was a New York Times bestseller in 2011. Mentioned in the Episode: Website - https://sociatap.com/ryanblair/ AlterCall's Website - https://altercall.com/ Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanblair/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/realryanblair/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ryan.blair Twitter - https://twitter.com/ryanblair Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain Book - https://www.amazon.com/Nothing-Lose-Everything-Gain-Multimillionaire/dp/1591845998 Rock Bottom to Rock Star Book - https://www.amazon.com/Rock-Bottom-Star-Lessons-Business/dp/1101980559 PINNACLE GLOBAL NETWORK If you're a CEO or Founder and you're ready to build a scalable company that can thrive without you, join Allison for a FREE masterclass to learn the 5 Critical Phases You MUST Know in order to scale to 8-Figures and beyond. Head over to https://www.scalemasterclass.com/podcast to secure your seat today.
Somewhere, at some point you’ve hit rock bottom. I know I certainly have. For me, it was 7 years ago when my wife and I decided to call it quits. Fortunately, I hit it hard enough and fast enough I was able to do something about it and save our marriage. Today, I talk with my friend and New York Times Best-Selling Author, Ryan Blair, about hitting rock bottom, how to dig yourself out of it, and become a rock star. Ryan Blair Ryan Blair is the co-founder and chief executive officer of ViSalus Sciences, a #1 New York Times Best-Selling Author, an serial entrepreneur who came from nothing to lose, and everything to gain. At the age of 21, Blair had already founded his first business, 24/7 tech, and has since created and sold numerous other companies for hundreds of millions of dollars over the course of his carrer. In 2011 he wrote a book titled Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur which reached The New York Times Best Seller list. And, in 2012, Ernst & Young named Blair as Entrepreneur of the Year. Today he's here to talk with us about his new book, Rock Bottom to Rock Star. Please leave us a review at http://www.orderofman.com/itunes Shownotes: http://www.orderofman.com/075 Website: http://www.orderofman.com
In this episode Mike interviews business mogul Ryan Blair. Blair is not only a New York Times best-selling author. He's also founder of ViSalus Sciences, a multi-level marketing business that has generated nearly $2 billion in revenue to date. Blair talks about getting rich, going broke only to mount a tremendous comeback that put him on top in the business world again.
Micah Winder, a top leader with Visalus Sciences , shares how her weight loss transformation helped her build a viable network marketing business. Also, Bill McCormick, CEO of Sales Training and Results, Inc. shares how influence can help anyone become a successful business leader. - Paul Kirch brings his own experience and style to the air waves with his show BOSS Academy Radio, where you can learn business ownership success strategies to take your business to new heights. And if you're an entrepreneur, get insights and tools for getting start.
Ryan Blair is a serial entrepreneur but his path to becoming a millionaire is both unique and fascinating. From a middle-class family who lost it all, Ryan became a gang member and, at times, carried an AK-47. life changed for Ryan due to a strong work ethic and a will to succeed. He overcame great obstacles to achieve extraordinary success. With six multi-million dollar companies by age 30, Ryan vowed to make his current company, ViSalus Sciences, be the first billion dollar company to come out of the Great Recession and to help many people along the way. He is a philanthropist and New York Times best selling author. In this interview, Ryan mentions and discusses: decision-making, incentives, rewards, compensation, leveraging, poverty, entrepreneurialism, economic systems, philanthropy, venture capitalists, investors, Game Theory, complementary goods and capital markets. How being a gang member is similar to being a business person: "A gang is an economic system. Similarities exist between being an entrepreneur and a legitimate businessman and doing business as a gang member on the street". "A gang is simply illegal entrepreneurship. It has a management hierarchy. Generally a gang will have various revenue streams. It has a compensation system. There are incentives and rewards as a recruiting system to recruit new members. There's replication that occurs as a business model. The gang will have different hubs and different cities and countries it operates in. There are so many similarities". "Game theory is simply the idea of a game of chicken. Sometimes you have to be willing to risk it all and a lot of the time you have to be willing to walk away from a deal". Find out: what life was like for Ryan growing up with a violent, drug-addicted father and how his family lost everything. how Ryan overcame this to teach people how to overcome their poor decisions or the decisions of their family or the environment they were born into. what skeletons Ryan takes out of the closet (revealed in his book) giving us some insight in this podcast. why people are shocked that he was in a gang but how people that he knew in the past are even more shocked by his appearance, level of education and his ability to articulate on subjects that he is passionate about. how over-leveraging and keeping-up with the Jones' fuelled by credit in the economic 'good times' can be destructive for some families. how Ryan went from middle-class to poverty to multi-millionaire. how Ryan went from earning minimum wage at 18 to earning 6 figures within 2 years. how staring at a 60-year old prisoner became the defining moment that changed Ryan's life-path. how Ryan overcame dyslexia and ADD to create his own auditory learning system, something which the current educational system failed to do. why Ryan believes that 'vision' is so important in your life. how Ryan helps people facing life in adversity: Clue? - The creation of foundations and philanthropic work. about Ryan's work with autism. about the importance of having mentors and having a life purpose. and much, much more. You can find the shownotes to this episode'along with all the links mentioned, at www.economicrockstar.com/ryanblair
Maureen Carnekie Baker,MSW, MBA & Ms.Carole Peaks Cheatam,Esq, Both, Independent Representatives of Visalus Sciences; speak candidly to Kathi about why there is a need for their 90 Day Health Challenge for women of color and how they are using their business to promote wellness while raising money for Charity.
Maureen Carnekie Baker,MSW, MBA & Ms.Carole Peaks Cheatam,Esq, Both, Independent Representatives of Visalus Sciences; speak candidly to Kathi about why there is a need for their 90 Day Health Challenge for women of color and how they are using their business to promote wellness while raising money for Charity.
In this episode of Live On Purpose Radio, Dr. Paul is joined by James Cordova, elite presidential director with Visalus Sciences. At the foundation of any success is networking – the real relationships that we...
➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com➡️ About The GuestRyan Blair is a visionary entrepreneur, best-selling author, and spiritual mentor. From his humble beginnings as a gang member and high school dropout, he rose to become the co-founder and CEO of ViSalus Sciences, a multi-level marketing company that generated over $2 billion in sales. He also wrote two books, Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain and Rock Bottom to Rock Star, that chronicle his remarkable journey and share his insights on business and personal transformation. Ryan is passionate about helping others achieve their full potential and live with purpose. He founded AlterCall, a platform that offers science-based healing modalities such as meditation and breathwork, to awaken humanity to the next level of consciousness. He also created the Blair Foundation, a nonprofit that supports entrepreneurship education for single mothers and at-risk youth. Ryan is a living example of how one can overcome any obstacle and turn adversity into opportunity. He is a sought-after speaker, coach, and advisor who inspires millions of people around the world with his message of hope and empowerment.➡️ Show Linkshttps://www.instagram.com/realryanblair/ https://twitter.com/ryanblair/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanblair/ ➡️ Podcast SponsorsCollective - https://collective.com/successHubspot - https://hubspot.com/ Kajabi - https://kajabi.com/success (Code: success)ButcherBox - https://butcherbox.com/success (Code: success)Justin Wine - https://justinwine.com/ (Code: success)Green Light - https://greenlight.com/successIndeed - https://indeed.com/claryThe Product Boss Podcast - https://www.theproductboss.com/podcast NetSuite — https://netsuite.com/scottclary/ Factor — https://factormeals.com/successpod50 (Code: successpod50)HelloFresh — https://hellofresh.com/50successpod (Code: 50succespod)ZBiotics — https://zbiotics.com/success (Code: success)➡️ Talking Points00:00 - Introduction01:07 - Ryan Blair's Origin Story02:33 - Youthful Entrepreneurship05:37 - First Venture Triumphs12:10 - Successful Tech Exit and What Followed13:23 - ViSalus Venture: Ryan's Unconventional Pivot16:01 - Direct Selling Mastery: Scaling ViSalus25:23 - Executing Direct Selling Brilliance27:11 - Sponsor: The Product Boss Podcast28:00 - Navigating Chaos: Wisdom for Young Entrepreneurs34:28 - Ryan's Current Ventures: Books and AlterCall40:03 - Entrepreneurial Mentorship: Learning from Mistakes42:28 - Mental Health Insights50:09 - Understanding Conscious Capitalism52:25 - Legacy Goals53:20 - Connecting with Ryan Online53:45 - Overcoming Life's Biggest Challenges54:34 - The Most Impactful Person in Ryan's Life55:20 - Books and Podcast Recommendations56:49 - Defining SuccessOur Sponsors:* Check out Justin Wine and use my code SUCCESS15 for a great deal: https://www.justinwine.com/* Check out Miro: https://miro.com/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy