Ryan Blair

Ryan Blair (born July 14, 1977) is an American entrepreneur and author. He is the former co-founder and chief executive officer of the multi-level marketing company ViSalus Sciences, a subsidiary of the publicly traded company Blyth, Inc.

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. Ernst & Young named Blair as Entrepreneur of the Year for Michigan & Northwest Ohio in 2012.

Early life Blair was raised in Southern California. A product of a broken family, at the early age of 13, "he was already heavily 'involved in stuff' after his father succumbed to drug addiction," Blair told Business Insider in an interview. He dropped out of high school in the 9th grade, left home, and became a gang member in his home-town of Los Angeles. At age 21, after serving as vice president of Logix Development he founded the technical-support firm 24/7 Tech. In 2008, ViSalus was in debt and facing bankruptcy.

In 2016, Blair released his second book, titled Rock Bottom To Rock Star. The book focuses on teaching individuals how they can become rock-star entrepreneurs, by redefining what rock-star means.