| 词条 | Ryan Blair |
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| name = Ryan Blair | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|July 14, 1977}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = American | other_names = | occupation = CEO of ViSalus Sciences | known_for = Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur }}Ryan Blair (born July 14, 1977) is an American entrepreneur and author.[1] He is the co-founder and chief executive officer of the multi-level marketing company ViSalus Sciences,[2] a subsidiary of the publicly traded company Blyth, Inc.[3][4] 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 for hardcover business books.[1][4][5][6][7] Ernst & Young named Blair as Entrepreneur of the Year in 2012.[8] Early lifeBlair was raised in Southern California.[11] He dropped out of high school in the 9th grade, left home, and became a gang{{specify|date=May 2015}} member in his home-town of Los Angeles.[1][9] When he was 18, Blair's mother began dating a successful real-estate entrepreneur who became Blair’s mentor and gave him his first job at Logix Development, a computer technical support provider.[7][10][11] At age 21, after serving as vice president of Logix Development he founded the technical-support firm 24/7 Tech.[10][11] Business and writingIn 2005 Blair became the CEO of the multi-level marketing company ViSalus Sciences.[12][13] In 2008, ViSalus was in debt and facing bankruptcy.[10] That year the company was acquired by Blyth Inc., with Blair remaining as CEO.{{How|date=February 2018}}{{Why|date=February 2018}} Within 16 months the company went from $6 million in debt to $150 million in revenue.[10][14] As of 2012, ViSalus was valued at $600 million.[15] Revenue subsequently declined and the company operated at a loss for 2013 and the first two quarters of 2014.[16] In 2011, Blair released an autobiography, Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur.[17] The book was ranked 3rd in The New York Times Best Seller list for August 2011 and was a number one New York Times Hardcover Business Book bestseller in September of that year.[5][6] In 2012 and 2013, Blair contributed several articles to Forbes Magazine's website.[18] References1. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-30/business-lessons-from-a-former-gang-member#r=hp-ls|title=Business Lessons From a Former Gang Member|author=Duff McDonald|date=November 30, 2012|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek|accessdate=February 25, 2013}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Blair, Ryan}}2. ^{{cite web|title=RYAN BLAIR CO-FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER|url=http://visalus.com/about-visalus/management-team/ryan-blair|accessdate=December 11, 2013}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20120911/AWARDS40/120919923/ryan-blair-35|title=40 Under 40 -- Ryan Blair|year=2012|publisher=Crain's Detroit Business|accessdate=February 25, 2013}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.inc.com/magazine/201207/issie-lapowsky/ryan-blair-visualus-how-i-did-it.html|title='Why I Carry This Reminder'|author=Issie Lapowsky|date=June 28, 2012|publisher=Inc. Magazine|accessdate=February 25, 2013}} 5. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-08-21/hardcover-advice/list.html?date=2011-08-21&category=hardcover-advice&&scp=8&sq=nothing%20to%20lose,%20everything%20to%20gain&st=cse|title=Best Sellers|date=August 21, 2011|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=February 25, 2013}} 6. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-09-04/hardcover-business-books/list.html|title=Hardcover Business Books Best Sellers September 2011|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=February 25, 2013}} 7. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/news/companies/1110/gallery.ryan_blair_visalus_road_warrior.fortune/index.html|title=Road Warrior: Ryan Blair|author=Scott Fummer|date=December 1, 2011|publisher=CNN Money|accessdate=February 25, 2013}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/MNWO_2012AwardWinners_PR/$FILE/MNWO_2012AwardWinners_PR.pdf|title=MNWO 2012 Award Winners|year=2012|publisher=EY.com|accessdate=February 25, 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207023043/http://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/MNWO_2012AwardWinners_PR/$FILE/MNWO_2012AwardWinners_PR.pdf|archivedate=December 7, 2013 }} 9. ^{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/08/15/keen-on-why-gang-members-make-wicked-entrepreneurs-tctv|title=Keen On… Why Gang Members Make Wicked Entrepreneurs|author=Andrew Keen|date=August 15, 2011|publisher=Techcrunch|accessdate=February 25, 2013}} 10. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/ryan-blair-is-a-former-gang-member-turned-multimillionaire-entrepreneur-2012-8|title=How This Guy Went From Gang Member To Multimillionaire Entrepreneur|author=Vivian Giang|date=August 14, 2012|publisher=Business Insider|accessdate=February 25, 2013}} 11. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2012/0205/The-job-shifters-people-who-reinvent-themselves-mid-career|title=The job-shifters: people who reinvent themselves mid-career|author=Laurent Belsie|date=February 5, 2012|publisher=The Christian Science Monitor|accessdate=February 25, 2013}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/BTH/key-developments/article/2464013|title=Blyth, Inc. Completes Third Closing of ViSalus Acquisition|date=January 16, 2012|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=February 25, 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210114510/https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/BTH/key-developments/article/2464013|archivedate=February 10, 2013}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/01/us-blyth-visalus-idUSBRE8901FG20121001|title=Blyth delays completion of ViSalus purchase to 2014|date=October 1, 2012|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=February 25, 2013}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2011/08/08/entrepreneurship-nothing-to-lose-and-everything-to-gain|title=Entrepreneurship: Nothing to Lose and Everything to Gain|author=Dan Schawbel|date=August 8, 2011|publisher=Forbes Magazine|accessdate=February 22, 2018}} 15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/02/ryan-blair-visalus-my-first-million_n_1383430.html|title=Ryan Blair, ViSalus: My First Million|author=Janean Chun|date=March 2, 2012|publisher=Huffington Post|accessdate=February 25, 2013}} 16. ^{{cite news|last1=Walsh|first1=Dustin|title=ViSalus co-founders buy back stake, launch new product line|url=http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140914/NEWS/309149972/visalus-co-founders-buy-back-stake-launch-new-product-line|accessdate=September 23, 2014|work=Crain's Detroit Business|date=September 14, 2014}} 17. ^1 {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Nothing_to_Lose_Everything_to_Gain.html?id=UzZSAO0MQagC|title=Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur|date=2011-08-04|publisher=Google Books|accessdate=February 25, 2013|isbn=9781101517055}} 18. ^{{cite web|url=https://blogs.forbes.com/ryanblair|title=Contributor: Ryan Blair|publisher=Forbes Magazine|accessdate=February 25, 2013}} 5 : 1977 births|21st-century American businesspeople|Living people|People associated with direct selling|Former gang members |
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