Ryan Blair

Ryan Blair (born July 14, 1977 in Torrance, California) is an entrepreneur, public speaker, and author. Blair is Chief Executive Officer of Visalus Sciences, and founder and Chairman of PathConnect, Inc.

Career

Blair launched his career as an entrepreneur at the age of twenty and has since created six companies. While still attending California Lutheran University, Blair launched his first company 24x7, a technical support venture. Ryan Blair also founded SkyPipeline, a wireless broadband service for businesses, and PathConnect, a social networking site whose partner companies include Make the Difference Network founded by Jessica Biel, champion alpine skier Bode Miller’s online skiing/snowboarding community SkiSpace, and mobile blogging pioneer Fragmob. Visalus, the health and wellness company Blair currently manages, was acquired by Blyth, Inc. in 2008.

Motivational Speaking

Raised by a single mother of six, Blair overcame his childhood circumstances to become a success, and in turn has become a success expert and motivational speaker. David Daniels wrote in the 2007 Moving Forward Magazine interview, "He was kicked out of high school, lost most of his family to drug addiction and grew up in an environment of crime and violence that put him on a path to be dead or in jail by age 21. Today, Ryan Blair is living a life he never thought possible." Ryan Blair has delivered more than 500 keynote speeches to provide entrepreneurial mentorship to others, and has regularly appeared on shows like CNBC's "The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch", MSNBC "Your Business", and Fox News and Fox Business Channel’s "Happy Hour".

Author

In 2006 Ryan Blair was a contributing author for Don Boyer's The Power of Mentorship for the 21st Century. Blair is currently writing his life story entitled Faith of the Dots.

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