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Monday, January 11th, 2010
Sarnicola brings with him former ViSalus Vice President of Sales Mike Craig to break records in the Network Marketing Industry.
LOS ANGELES, CA – January 11th, 2010 – ViSalus Sciences Co-Founder Nick Sarnicola has announced that he will be stepping down from his role as Chief Sales Officer in order to build a new team from the ground up as a ViSalus Distributor. He looks forward to being a leader in the field, executing the ViSalus sales and training model and providing key feedback to the company he helped create.
Also announcing his decision to join Sarnicola as a Distributor is Mike Craig, who has served as the company’s Vice President of Sales, working closely with Sarnicola over the past year. Together they will build a new organization as they share the Body by Vi Challenge, a 90 Day Health Transformation initiative that has fueled ViSalus’ growth over the past 6 months.
For Sarnicola, this step is a return to his roots as a builder. “I’ve been involved with the Network Marketing Industry for 13 years, the last 5 of those in a corporate role with ViSalus,” said Sarnicola. “I have loved taking my vision and turning it into a reality with an amazing community of people, but I have missed the lifestyle that comes with being a Distributor. I can’t wait to put some of our latest strategies into action to create success stories on an even larger scale, and help thousands upon thousands of people enjoy better Life, Health, and Prosperity.”
With the company’s Body by Vi Challenge sweeping the nation, and the backing and stability of a publicly-traded, billion-dollar direct sales leader in Blyth, Inc., the timing was perfect for Sarnicola to join the ViSalus field and experience life as an Independent Distributor once again. “I have always said that the best job in the company should be that of the Distributor, and I’m excited to go live that lifestyle. I have found my utopia.”
For Mike Craig, who has worked closely with Sarnicola in the past, his time with ViSalus showed him the potential of the company’s products and opportunity. An expert in sales systems, Craig will serve as an integral part to the success of this new organization. “Like Nick, I am a builder at heart,” said Craig. “Traveling the country and speaking at ViSalus events over the past year has re-ignited that spark within me and showed me that ViSalus is a special place. When Nick decided to move into the field, I couldn’t pass up that opportunity.”
Sarnicola’s Co-Founders, CEO Ryan Blair and Chief Marketing Officer Blake Mallen, will continue to work with the current leadership to support the growth of the ViSalus community. They are excited to take another step towards their vision of ViSalus becoming the ultimate health transformation opportunity worldwide.
“When Nick came to me with this idea, and I saw the passion in his eyes, I was thrilled to support his desire to join the field,” said Blair. “Nick is an amazing entrepreneur, and with Mike as on his team, I have no doubt that they will be extremely successful.”
Blake Mallen, who has worked with Sarnicola for over a decade, is excited to support a longtime friend. “Nick and I were Distributors together when we launched our careers in Network Marketing. I know what he brings to the table. The existing team of ViSalus leaders is exceptional. Mike and Nick just bring one more competitive advantage.”
Sarnicola has the opportunity to achieve exciting new goals alongside a community that is close to his heart. “I love every one of our Distributors,” Sarnicola said. “I am thrilled today to join them in taking the life-transforming ViSalus vision to new heights.”
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
ViSalus Sciences Launches Body by Vi™ Community Challenge
Wellness Company Sets Goal to Donate 100,000 Healthy Meals to Children in Need
LOS ANGELES, CA – November 18th, 2009 – ViSalus Sciences has made another step towards bringing its mission of Prosperity to families in need. From Fusion Academy, a ViSalus national convention in Tampa, Florida, CEO Ryan Blair announced a new initiative that will leverage the company’s Vi-Shape Nutritional Shake Mix to provide, healthy nutrition to children from coast to coast.
The Body by Vi™ Community Challenge has set a goal of donating 100,000 children’s meals through a network of local Distributors working with charitable organizations in their communities. For as little as 50 cents per meal, ViSalus Distributors and Customers can make a donation to be matched meal for meal by ViSalus.
The Challenge was given a head start towards this goal by Co-Founders Ryan Blair, Nick Sarnicola, and Blake Mallen, who together pledged the first 15,000 meals on stage today.
“Our company is founded in name and spirit on the pillars of Life, Health, and Prosperity,” said ViSalus Chief Marketing Officer Blake Mallen. “To us, Prosperity is about much more than financial freedom; it’s about the ability to give back to the people and causes that touch your heart.”
Chief Sales Officer Nick Sarnicola is humbled to have an opportunity to combine the benefits of ViSalus products with the giving spirit of the ViSalus community. “To have great products is one thing,” said Sarnicola. “To have a great product that children can benefit from and enjoy is another. For our community to make this product available for free to the children who need it most is the ultimate form of contribution we can achieve.”
ViSalus Founder Ryan Blair was inspired to take this cause to the masses after a recent trip to Jamaica showed him what a difference the ViSalus community could make. “There are too many children in this world who don’t have a fighting chance because they simply don’t have the means to get the nutrition their bodies need each day. To succeed at school, on the athletic field, or simply to grow up to be healthy, nothing is more important than nutrition, and I hope the children of the world know we don’t plan on stopping at 100,000 meals,” said Blair.
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Bryan Bellville and his wife, Brandi, are the newest ViSalus Presidential Directors. Thanks to his results with the Body by Vi Challenge, and their ability to share the Challenge with others across the country, they are thrilled to achieve this new position with ViSalus.
Bryan’s story is true of so many others who have had success with the Challenge, and is at the core of his commitment to the ViSalus Vision:
I have struggled with weight my entire life because i LOVE TO EAT . I’ve always had to watch my weight… watch it go UP that is. As my wife gave birth to our two children, I gained over 100 pounds due to the “ole sympathy weight.” At 5′8″, I weighed as much as 215 pounds when I finally decided to do something about it.
I tried EVERYTHING, and lost some weight, but I could never keep it off or stick to the program. Well, I am excited to tell you that there is FINALLY a weight management program out there that gives you the nutrition you need, followed by the program to keep the weight off. Best of all, it tastes GREAT… That program is the Body by Vi Challenge!
I went from 187 lbs. to 154 lbs. in 90 days with the Transformation Kit. Not only did I lose 33 pounds, but I saved money on meals because I was replacing “fast food” and “bad food” with a “healthy milkshake” as I call it.
Best of all, I have been able to keep the weight off, and I’ve gone from button-busting 36 inch waist jeans to a comfortable 32! You have tried the REST, now finish with the BEST!
Body by Vi has given me my Life, Health, and Prosperity back!
Friday, June 19th, 2009
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My name is Pam, and I am a satisfied TSS product user from Southern California. I started on the TSS program on April 18th, 2009. I have two shakes a day, replacing my breakfast and my dinner. I’ve been on diets, and have tried many shakes, so I just didn’t know if replacing two of my meals was something I was going to be able to do for very long. It’s been about 7 weeks now, and I am STILL drinking two shakes a day for breakfast and dinner, and am extremely satisfied! I’m shocked!! I love the program. Nothing has worked like this for me before.
Most people are concerned with the number that is on the scale. That’s how we know we have lost weight. However, I have discovered that on TSS it’s not all about the scale, but the way you look and feel as well.
I was not very good at keeping a record of my weight when I started on the TSS Program. However, I would tell you that by guessing on how I looked and felt, and the way my clothes fit, that I had lost at least 10 lbs.
I was a Jenny Craig member for a couple of years. I go back to visit once in awhile to see my consultant because we have become friends. So I went in to Jenny Craig to see if I was in about the same time I started ViSalus. We looked it up, and I was weighed in the week before. So I got on the scale expecting to see 10 lbs gone. Well, I was wrong, it was about 5.4 lbs. I couldn’t believe it. It’s never about the number on the scale! Now I make sure to tell my customers to measure as well as weigh. I’ve realized how important before and after pictures are.
These shakes are so amazing, that with all the inches and weight I have lost, I have been able to keep my muscle mass, and all that’s important. My bones are stronger because of the milk I have in my shake twice a day, that I haven’t had in many years because I am not a milk drinker.
I am almost 39 years old, and I don’t remember a time that I have felt so good and have been so happy with the way that I look. It really has changed my life, and I want to show everyone else how it can change theirs too!!!
Pam Eye
Chatsworth, CA
Friday, June 19th, 2009
ViSalus Sciences® strives to give you products that are more than ordinary, and anything but average. We say this because we search the world over for the life enhancing ingredients, to give the best results. While some companies may focus on one ingredient, or one country – the world has too many hidden secrets that need to be shared. With ViSalus™, you can share the secrets of the world, and help others improve their lives, health, and prosperity. A few of the countries that our unique and potent ingredients come from include: Japan, China, Russia, Switzerland, Sweden, France, Italy, India, Spain, Latin America, and the Amazon rain forest, including Brazil.
Not only do we strive to bring you the ‘best of the world’ in science and nutrition, but at ViSalus, we also strive to provide new tools, new programs, and new avenues to build your business.
Even in a recession, we all want great health, vitality, and the body of our dreams. Saving money while eating better is a goal for many! So share the TSS story, share Vi-pak, and share NEURO! With our Vi-Shape™ Nutritional Shake mix, having just one a day for breakfast can save you up to $4 per day on your groceries, and give you better nutrition! With a full serving of protein, vitamins & minerals, prebiotics, fiber, and calcium, you can’t compare the power packed nutrition and hunger busting energy you’re going to feel versus an ‘average’ breakfast of cereal, muffins, toast, bagels, or other sugary and starchy foods.
The Vi-pak, loaded with chelated Vitamins and minerals, is packed with healthy nutrition, including Glutathione: produced in the body, an in every cell, this ingredient is a powerful antioxidant, immune system supporter, and anti-aging defender. Vi-pak® contains not just glutathione, but precursors like n-acetyl cysteine (the ingredients that help your cells make more glutathione) and other ingredients to help it stay active in your body. Glutathione is a hidden secret, because this antioxidant is “inside” your cells. Other antioxidants may kill free radicals to help prevent them from getting into the cell, whereas glutathione is your body’s cellular defense.
NEURO is ‘smart’ energy that you can taste, and feel! Most energy drinks all use the same three ‘average’ ingredients of caffeine, high levels of taurine, and sugar to give you a jolt, a rush, and can make you feel jittery. NEURO uses nutritional ingredients to help you lift the mental fog that can prevent you from feeling alert, and energized! One of our ingredients includes Rhodiola – found in Russia, and Scandinavia, this plant has been used by Russian Olympic athletes for over 30 years, and for hundreds of years globally to support stamina, endurance and energy.
