My first body by vi challenge started in August of 2009. I had 10 lbs I couldn’t shake after having my son in April of 2009. I lost those 10 lbs and inches I never measured but wish I had! My size 8 clothes got baggy on me and I was fitting into my size 6 clothes again! I had my flat stomach back! I continued to drink a shake a day for nutrition!

Then I got pregnant again with my daughter in June of 2010 and my size 6 was short lived! I drank a shake a day throughout my pregnancy for nutrition. In March of 2011 my daughter was born and I continued to drink a shake a day while I nursed her. I stopped nursing in December and started my second 90 Day Body By Vi Challenge on January 2, 2012.  My goal was to lose 25 lbs. I lost 14 lbs and 13.25 inches from my legs, arms, hips, waist, bust!  Here are my before and after pictures!

I started my next challenge on Tuesday and my goal is to lose another 10 lbs and another 10 inches! Join me on my journey to better health by visiting http://shop.NJBodyByVi.com today to pick the kit that’s right for you and get your body ready for summer! It’s just around the corner!

Plus if you enter to win the challenge, you have a chance at winning…

Champions in Every Category Win:

The Ultimate Transformation Vacation!

• Luxurious trips and Rock-Star treatment
• Head-to-toe pampering and makeover for your photo/video shoot
• $25,000 Personal Branding Package to promote you like the star you are
• Featured in ViSalus marketing and seen by millions online, in print, and in video
• Body by Vi Champion branded Medal, Certificate, and Performance Gear clothing
• Participation in private product trial groups
• Free priority admission for LIFE to ViSalus events

Sample the Vi-Shape Shake Mix? Absolutely!

Now you can taste the shake mix that tastes like cake mix, before you commit to your Body by Vi 90 Day Challenge!

Interested in attending a Challenge Party in your area to sample the Vi-Shape Shake?

Contact me at 732.790.0876.

Body By Vi Challenge Really is Simple & Easy!

Starting your Body by Vi 90 Day Challenge really is as simple & easy! Simple, because all you have to do is set your 90 Day Health Challenge Goal. Easy, because once you set your goal you pick 1 of 5 kits! Is it really that simple and easy? Yes because ViSalus designed the 5 Kits to simplify things for you! So to get you started toward a healthier you, review the kit options below then pick the kit that best suits your health goal challenge and be on your way to giving your body the nutrition it needs and wants while working towards your 90 Day Health Challenge.

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 The Body by Vi Challenge is for Everybody, and Every BODY — this challenge is customized for YOU.

Take the challenge to save money, save time, and reshape your body!!

Are you up for The Challenge?

Order TODAY and be ready for SUMMER!

Look amazing in your bikinis ladies and gentleman be ready to show off those abs!

All ViSalus Co-Founders Continue in Leadership Roles and Invest $14.6 Million Stake in Parent Company Blyth, Inc.

Originally posted on PRNewswire on January 13, 2012.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – ViSalus, the ultra-premium lifestyle company delivering cutting-edge products via the Body by Vi™ 90-Day Challenge, today announced that Blyth, Inc. has completed the third of a four-phase acquisition of ViSalus.  Under the terms of the acquisition agreement between Blyth and ViSalus, the acquisition payments are based on an amount equal to a multiple of ViSalus’s earnings.  The amount on which the payments are based has increased to over $250 million for 2011 compared to approximately $16 million for 2010.  ViSalus’s sales have increased to $231 million in 2011 from $34 million in 2010.

All three company co-founders, Ryan Blair, Chief Executive Officer; Blake Mallen, Chief Marketing Officer; and Nick Sarnicola, top sales leader, have agreed to stay on with ViSalus in their current roles. The founders personally invested $14.6 million from the proceeds of the acquisition in restricted stock of parent company Blyth, Inc., making them the largest inside shareholders after the Goergen family.

“We believe in Blyth. The Goergens have been like family to us so it only makes sense that we go all in with the Blyth family of companies,” stated Ryan Blair, co-founder and CEO of ViSalus.

“This answers the question as to the future of the founders of ViSalus and Blyth once and for all. We now own a significant stake in Blyth,” continued Nick Sarnicola.

“Our vision from day one was to build a great company that would stand the test of time,” said Blake Mallen, Co-Founder and CMO. “In 2008 we were privileged to become a part of the Blyth Family, and today we are honored to be significant shareholders. What excites me most is the lives we can impact together in the years to come.”

“We are gratified that Ryan, Blake, and Nick are continuing in their ViSalus leadership roles and have an enhanced presence with Blyth,” stated Robert B. Goergen, Blyth’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. “ViSalus’ market model and technology savvy is truly transforming the health and direct selling industries.”

Launched in 2005 as ViSalus Sciences and now known as ‘ViSalus,’ the company provides health benefits from weight loss and fitness milestones, or “Challenges”, to better one’s overall health and wellness. ViSalus’ product Kits support a range of fitness goals: Balance, Shape, Core, Transformation and newly launched Fit Kit and are used by people of all ages focused on creating and maintaining individually defined healthy lifestyle.

Learn more about ViSalus at http://www.visalus.com and http://www.njbodybyvi.com

About ViSalus
ViSalus, headquartered in Troy, MI and Los Angeles, CA, is a leading Health Transformation Company utilizing the direct selling channel to distribute its meal replacement and nutritional supplement products. ViSalus is built around the wildly successful Body by Vi™ 90-Day Challenge, a health challenge that helps people achieve their weight loss and fitness goals. ViSalus is majority-owned by Blyth, Inc.

SOURCE ViSalus

ViSalus is offering a GREEN Friday Special!

Free standard shipping on ANY order placed Thanksgiving Thursday through midnight Friday Monday!

Free Standard Shipping applies to ALL ViSalus Customer and Promoter Product orders for both U.S. and Canada – Including ESS and Basic Kits, all Challenge Kits, and a all la carte orders.

Wishing you and your family, near and far, a very Happy Thanksgiving! May you be surrounded by all that you are thankful for!

ViSalus Sciences is all about bringing the best minds together with the best science to deliver cutting edge nutraceuticals. ViSalus takes pride in ensuring that everything they do is based on solid scientific research. ViSalus has gathered an excellent scientific team headed by our world-class Science Advisory Board members: Dr. Michael D. Seidman, M.D. & Steven A. Witherly, Ph.D.

In this video,  Dr. Seidman talks about his background and the amazing ViSalus products created in a FDA approved lab.

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Now that you have the background about the science behind the ViSalus products, take 5 and watch this video with ViSalus CMO, Blake Mallen, to learn more about what the Body By Vi Challenge is really all about.

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Are you ready to change your health?

Are you ready to take control of your life?

Are you ready to join the fastest growing health transformation challenge?

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With just a click of your mouse you can begin the transformation of your health.

Need help placing your order, call 732-790-0876 and let’s get you started on the road to a healthier you!

Interested in promoting the challenge and helping others improve their health and life?! Join the Dream Team today and get started right from the start!  Only those serious about helping others get health, looking to earn an additional or replacement income should apply here…

 ViSalus Sciences: Documentation Definitely Beats Conversation!

• Estimated 4,000,000 lbs lost
• Helped raise over 500,000 meals for kids
• 40% growth in the month of March
• Over 25,000 people joined the Challenge in March
• Refer 3 and get your next month free referral program
• Over 25% of promoters are getting their kits for free each month
• Averaging over $400 in product revenue per promoter, almost double the industry average
• Rising Star program is 331% over last years 1st Quarter
• 2,335 BMW Qualifiers to date with 303 in March
• 1st Quarter commissions increased 481% from last years 1st Quarter commissions company wide

But don’t take my word for it! Check it out for yourself!

Blake Mallen, CMO, shares ViSalus Sciences‘ 2011 First Quarter Update:

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Join our team today and we will get you started the right way, right away!

Plus, you have a chance at an amazing bonus! What bonus?

Our vi-family, friend & sponsor, Melanie, is offering this to ever new promoter we enroll:

Stars and Cars!

My waiting room is chock-full of excellent promoters of  the Challenge, and you have the opportunity to have them placed into your group.

The rules:
If you are not yet a Director, you must have the following in place to have a promoter placed into your team:
#1 have 2 active promoter legs
#2 have a minimum of 1500 in volume

That way when I place the 3rd leg, you become a Director. EZ

Plus, be featured in Success From Home Magazine!

But you NEED to take action NOW!

Join our group today to take advantage of Melanie’s amazing bonus offer!

Become a Director and you can offer this bonus to your promoters too!

There is no ‘magic’ to it, it’s a very simple system we teach you to follow. The closer you follow it, the more you will make and the more people’s lives you can impact!

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ViSalus is for EVERYBODY!  Whether you are someone just getting started or you are the seasoned professional, you need to watch this video to learn why ViSalus is a leader in the industry and why you should be promoting the Body By Vi Challenge!

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Blake Mallen’s Top Ten Reasons Networking Leaders Love the ViSalus Compensation Plan

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Now that you know why leaders love the ViSalus compensation plan, start promoting the challenge today!  Why?

Because we are the fastest growing health challenge in the world!

Because we had 25,868 NEW people who joined the Challenge just in the month of March!

Because we have the highest grade Nutraceuticals on the market.

Because…

Special Rewards when you Take Action Now!

At the close of another powerful event at the recent National Success Training in Cincinnati, a special promotion was launched that gives EVERYBODY a chance to be recognized for their efforts.

Become one of the individuals who “Just Did It,” and look what you can WIN!

PRIZES:

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Qualify for the “Just Did It” list by:

A. Achieve the rank of Director for the first time between Sunday, April 17th and April 30th

OR

B. Maintain Director or above AND Help at least 1 personally enrolled Distributor achieve Director for the first time between Sunday April 17th and April 30th.

Become a Promoter today and help others lose weight, win cash prizes and feel great again about their body, mind and spirit! Hit the second level of the ViSalus Compensation Plan and get a BMW paid for by ViSalus!  Yes, the second level in the company is the Best car program available in the industry!

Have more questions?  Email me at bodybyvinj@gmail.com today!

Take ACTION today so you can say that you “Just Did it!”

You have to be in it to win it!

Hulk Hogan, a fellow promoter of the Body By Vi Challenge, was in Cincinnati, Ohio this past weekend at the Visalus National Success Training Event.

Take a moment to listen to what he had to say about ViSalus and the Body By Vi Challenge!

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Did you hear what he said? You got it! Start the ViSalus Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge, win the grand prize  Hollywood Transformation Vacation and Party with Hulk Hogan!

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ViSalus Sciences: Marketing Its Way to the Fast Track

Originally featured in Direct Selling News:  February 2011 “ViSalus Sciences: Marketing Its Way to the Fast Track” by Barbara Seale

Founder and CEO Ryan Blair says that he and his two co-founders spent the company’s first five years learning what not to do. Now that they have found the formula, they’re celebrating a year of 500 percent revenue growth.

When entrepreneur Blair combined forces with his ViSalus co-founders Blake Mallen and Nick Sarnicola, they had noble intentions to build a health-based business that would benefit business owners and customers over the long term.

Blair says: “We spent the first five years learning what not to do. Then we spent last year not repeating the same mistakes we made over the first five and doing what works instead. The economic downturn forced us to get focused on what works, and now we’re at an all-time high in every category. By early 2011, we’ll be in the neighborhood of $10 million a month in sales.”

What turned everything around was a long-lasting flash of marketing brilliance called the Body by Vi™ Challenge. The Challenge has been so successful that it has become the company’s foundation.

Shaking Things Up

The simple 90-day program lets participants take advantage of ViSalus health products and support tools to transform their bodies. As a marketing tool, as well as a health-transformation tool, the Challenge has been wildly successful. Since its launch in July 2009, ViSalus estimates to have helped people lose 3 million pounds.

The core ViSalus products are low-calorie, high-nutrition meal replacement shakes. But because of the Challenge, distributors don’t focus on “selling” the products. Instead, they issue a friendly weight-loss challenge. “Let me tell you about these great weight-loss shakes” has transformed into “I’m working on losing 20 pounds in the next 90 days. Anybody want to join me?”

“The Body by Vi Challenge is the business. It’s the only thing we talk about,” Founder and Chief Marketing Officer Blake Mallen says. “It’s a simple conversational message that draws lots of responses. There’s nothing to sell or explain.”
ViSalus crafts products from high-quality ingredients that taste good. Then they develop packaging to conform to Challenge-participants’ goals. For example, the basic “Balance Kit” is targeted to people who simply want better nutrition. It contains 30 servings of the Vi-Shape™ Nutritional Shake Mix for once-a-day balanced nutrition. The kit includes an assortment of Health Flavors, which add flavor variety and even more health benefits to the shake. The Shape Kit includes 60 servings of shake mix, enough for 60 slimming meals—two a day that result in weight loss. The Transformation Kit includes the 60 meals, plus additional products to help people transform their bodies as quickly as possible. The Core Kit helps support the active lifestyle with one shake a day, healthy energy and nutritional supplements. All of the kits come with recipes, meal plans, exercise plans and more.

“Ours tastes really good—sort of like cake mix. We know that if you enjoy it, you’ll stick with it,” says Senior Vice President of Marketing and Brand Development Audrey Sommerfeld. “When mixed as directed, in the shake you get 22 to 25 grams of high-quality protein and a full serving of fiber that keeps your blood sugar level and makes you feel full. Those are the amounts of nutrients nutritionists recommend most. We recommend blending the shake mix with fruit. That makes a 200 to 220 calorie meal that saves you money and is much better for you than most American breakfasts. Use two shakes a day to melt the pounds away.”

The basic light sweet cream flavor that Sommerfeld describes as “like cake mix” is a foundation. It can be enjoyed alone or with added Health Flavors, such as chocolate, cappuccino, banana, orange or peach. Each offers specific health benefits as well as flavor variety. Craving something crunchy? ViSalus also has Nutra-Cookies made with their exclusive Tri-Sorb™ protein system, prebiotics, fiber and antioxidants to support a healthy immune system, healthy digestive system, and help curb appetite. More products are in the works for 2011. Mallen hints that new products will support energy and fitness.

Free Products

The products and the Body by Vi Challenge keep the business opportunity simple, and the Three for Free promotion lets distributors get their products at no cost.

“The whole message is super simple: Lose weight, get fit and save money because you’re replacing meals with our shakes, literally saving people a couple hundred dollars a month,” Mallen says. “Then we layered in Three for Free, which removed all financial objections and barriers. We let our customers and our distributors refer three other people. Then their own products are sent to them free. We’re averaging over $400 in monthly product revenue for every distributor in our company. That’s unheard of! And our retention is dramatically better than the industry average.”

Retention results from several factors, including a strong compensation plan that lets new distributors promote quickly.

“We pay out up to 80 percent payout at the highest levels,” Blair says, “and we have a car bonus at the lowest rank of any competitor we’ve looked at.” More than 1,500 distributors have already qualified for a BMW, making them members of the company’s fancifully named Bimmer Club.

But the comp plan is intentionally skewed toward the bottom and middle ranks of producers, helping them quickly earn income that makes a real difference in a family’s budget.

Youthful Energy

ViSalus distributors’ average is similar to many other companies, but they have a broader range of young, middle-aged and older persons. The top 10 distributors today tend to be slightly younger than the industry average, possibly attracted by the company’s 30-ish founders, but the age of those high achievers ranges from 31 to 75, Mallen says.

“What’s dramatically different is our image and energy,” he says. “In my opinion, young is no longer an age. It’s more of an energy. Everyone wants to feel young, be young, be around a young, vibrant culture. That’s why we attract people of all ages—we attract a young energy. That’s duplicated throughout our leadership and our whole culture.”

The youthful approach embraces the use of technology. In December, ViSalus launched a powerful new generation of Vi-Net™, the private website that its distributors use. Mallen describes it as “like a private Facebook. It will have a front-end marketing site system, the normal back-office genealogy, real-time commissioning and cool stuff for managing your business. But then it layers in an online community, literally like Facebook. People will be able to see everyone’s challenges and fitness goals. There’s a live community feed. It wraps an entire online community around the Challenge. It’s really big when you see that kind of support.”

The new ViNet is fully integrated with Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. Its energetic executives and distributors use it as a standard way of doing business.

Mallen himself sets the standard for activity on social networking sites. He posts videos on Facebook a couple of times a week with content that distributors can share with their personal networks. He often gets about 1,300 views in 24 hours. Technology also supports business presentations, and pre-recorded conference calls are available daily that support distributors’ businesses.

The future is exciting for ViSalus. Mallen says that the eventual revenue goal is $1 billion a year, a figure he believes is attainable within a few years. The ViSalus product portfolio is built years in advance, and the company plans to introduce new products that complement its existing line in 2011. International expansion is also on the horizon, beginning with Canada. And they plan to amp up their consumer-to-consumer business. But through it all, they’ll continue to try not to mess up the formula they’ve refined. It works.

“Our goals are really the same as when we started,” Blair says. “We want to add more value to customers and distributors; we want to get better and make the experience of our customers better. But basically, our ambitions are to continue to help the world lose millions of pounds.”