From Gang Member To $2 Billion In Sales and a $792M Exit - With Ryan Blair

Jane invited New York Times best-selling author and serial entrepreneur, Ryan Blair, onto the Smart Connector podcast to share his journey from being a gang member on the streets of LA to a successful tech entrepreneur who achieved over $2 billion in company sales.  In the episode, Ryan shares how as CEO of ViSalus, he took the company from a start-up making $20,000 a month to more than $65 million a month and eventually over $2 billion in consumer product sales. Eventually selling the company in a $792 million-dollar transaction.  Ryan also talks about his charitable work for the homeless and youths at risk.  After decades of building successful companies, Blair’s book, "Nothing To Lose, Everything To Gain" has inspired millions worldwide to invest in themselves. Prepare to be inspired - this is a wonderful and moving episode. ABOUT THE HOST: Jane Bayler is a serial entrepreneur, investor, speaker, event host and business scale up expert. She had a 20 year history in global media and advertising, before becoming a serial entrepreneur herself, with multiple businesses in real estate, marketing and education. Having grown and sold a £6M brand identity business to US communications group Interpublic, today she is most passionate about and committed to serving other entrepreneurs – helping them grow their businesses and achieve their best lives.  Enquire about working 1:1 with Jane, book a call here: https://bit.ly/2Z07DML