GE Ep 177 [2016]: How Ryan Blair Took ViSalus from $6M in Debt to $624M in Revenue by Using Challenge Marketing
b'In this episode, Eric shares the mic with\\xa0Ryan Blair, a #1 New York Times bestselling author, serial entrepreneur, multi-millionaire, and CEO of ViSalus.\\n Listen as Ryan takes us on a journey through his days at rock bottom\\u2014poverty, an abusive father, and gang life\\u2014to his days as a rockstar living on his own terms.\\xa0Learn how he\\xa0started a venture fund called\\xa0HashtagOne that invests in technologies that they\\xa0want to learn about, how he bought ViSalus for $75,000 in 2005 and\\xa0sold it in 2008\\xa0for $32 million, and why he says that being a better student than a teacher led to his success.\\n Click here for show notes and transcript.\\xa0\\n Leave Some Feedback:\\n What should I talk about next? Who should I interview?\\u202fPlease let me know on\\u202fTwitter\\u202for in the comments below.\\n Did you enjoy this episode?\\u202fIf so, leave a\\u202fshort review here.\\n Subscribe\\u202fto\\u202fGrowth Everywhere on iTunes.\\n Get the non-iTunes RSS feed\\n Connect with Eric Siu:\\n Growth Everywhere\\n Single Grain\\n Twitter @ericosiu\\n \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'