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Ariix Pre-Launch MLM: Will it survive?

While I wouldn't touch an MLM Start Up for a million bucks, the last USANA spin off did alright in the long run.  Starting out as Monarch Health, the Dalin Larsen led company later morphed into Monavie. 

Most "in the know" industry veterans will tell you that Monavie wouldn't be alive today without mega distributor, Brig Hart.

No matter how good the corporate management is, the company will struggle without great field leadership and if Ariix attempts to grab some leadership from USANA, you can bet that legal sparks will fly.

I found an interesting tidbit on another blog about Fred Cooper working on Ariix will still employed at USANA. 

Fred (Cooper) abruptly resigned from USANA on May 9, 2011 to start Ariix.

Here are some interesting facts:

On January 12, 2011 iCentris, a corporation owned by Fred Cooper, purchased the domain www.Ariix.com.

On February 12, 2011 the company name Ariix was registered in Utah by Celebrus LLC.

Ariix has the same address as Fred's other company, iCentris.

The facts point pretty clearly that while he was working at USANA he was also working on launching Ariix. Domains and businesses were started months before he resigned from USANA.

USANA Health Sciences  announced it will be the official health supplements supplier of the Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team. The team that continues to compete on the Continental Cup circuit and has been fighting for inclusion in the Olympic Winter Games has persevered on limited funding.

“There are still hurdles to cross,” says Deedee Corradini, Women’s Ski Jumping USA president. “A recent International Olympic Committee (IOC) decision has made the inclusion of women’s ski jumping in the 2014 Olympics contingent upon athlete performance at the Oslo World Championships in February 2011. We are grateful for USANA’s sponsorship. We need all the support we can get.”

Ski jumping is the only discipline in the Olympic Games that does not allow women to participate.

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USANA Health Sciences (NSDQ: USNA), a leader in nutritional supplement manufacturing, today announced that it will be one of the first companies in the industry to utilize Nutritional Hybrid Technology. This cutting-edge manufacturing method was unveiled to thousands of USANA independent Associates in attendance at the company's international convention.

"USANA is proud to be a leader in the evolution of nutrition technology," said Dr. Tim Wood, USANA Executive Vice President of Research and Development. "USANA's Nutritional Hybrid Technology illustrates our commitment to innovative manufacturing practices and production of high-quality nutritional products."

Source: BusinessWire

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USANA Health Sciences, Inc, (NASDAQ: USNA) has invited trusted MLM training expert Tim Sales to speak at their Regional Celebration in Toronto on May 29th. Tim will teach USANA's associates how to find and invite prospects and overcome some of the highest hurdles network marketers face.

"Tim Sales has had a huge impact on my USANA business and helped me recently advance to Diamond Director," said Brian Chan, a USANA distributor. "Ever since we started using Tim Sales' Inviting Formula and his tools in 2005, my business took off. I highly recommend his tools and especially to check out Tim Sales speak live at an USANA event. Nothing beats seeing him speak live in person. He is always my team's favorite speaker at every USANA event. I would not miss it!"

One of the most well known companies in the nutritional products industry, USANA sponsors four major regional associate training meetings annually. At the next event, Mr. Sales will present proven MLM training concepts that he personally developed.

"USANA is a solid company and is greatly respected in both the nutritional products and network marketing communities. I am honored that they would invite me back to speak to their associates and to share the methods I've developed, the specific steps for how to invite prospects and how to handle even the toughest prospecting objections," said Tim.

Source: Brilliant Exchange

Company examples: MonaVie, Agel, Usana, Vemma, Exfuse.

History and definitions: Binary plans are built with two legs or teams and your ability to balance those two teams in order to be paid all of your volume. Some of the first Binary plans were 50/50 balanced so that you would only get paid on your volume when it matched exactly in each leg. When it matched up, you got what is called a "cycle" or a small amount of money based on the volume accumulated and matched up in each team.

Later companies moved to a 1/3 - 2/3 cycling binary plan where you would be able to cycle even though your team was balanced 1/3 in one leg and 2/3 in the other leg.

The newer binary plans do not cycle, but pay 10% on the smaller of your two legs, many times leaving large amounts of volume unpaid in one of your legs.

Commentary: In a binary plan company that had over 40,000 distributors, I set a record with the fasting growing team, top recruiter and fastest to diamond in the company history. So I know how to build a Binary plan. The problem was not my income, the problem was the income of the several thousand people on my team. It was laughable.

The smoke and mirrors of a binary plan is that in some cases, you have people on your team. Sometimes hundreds of people, yet those people rarely equate to actual income. This provides a new person with a false sense of success. The newest person sees people coming into their team, but no financial gain from those people. Companies are able to create momentum as a result of distributors getting a false hope by seeing one team grow even though they aren't making any money.

Some companies also have high product purchase requirements (up to $250) that many times leads to bottles stacking up in the garage as they hope for the future.

The good thing about the binary is the ability to create momentum and excitement over a short period of time. The bad thing about the binary is the reality of so many people losing money each month with a false sense of success.

Binary plans are also very back end weighted. They pay a handful of people really well and leave the vast majority of the distributors starving.

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:USNA) is proud to announce its partnership with AFC Bournemouth as the team’s official nutritional supplement provider.

“Thanks to USANA Health Sciences, we now have the best nutrition available to us,” said AFC Bournemouth Manager Eddie Howe. “The company’s safe, high-quality nutritional supplements will be a great asset to our athletes and their performance.”

USANA’s top-rated supplements provide the body with the nutrition it needs for good health, and its scientific staff includes experts on human nutrition, cellular biology, biochemistry, natural product chemistry and clinical research. USANA’s scientific partners, such as the Linus Pauling Institute, are also incorporated into product development and design.

“As a 37-year-old professional footballer, it is vital that I look after myself to the best of my ability,” said AFC Bournemouth Striker Steve Fletcher. “With USANA’s nutritional program, I have never felt better.”

Source: Business Wire

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. announced today it has received a silver OMNI Award for the redesign and relaunch of its corporate Web site, www.usana.com. The Omni Awards recognize outstanding media productions that engage, empower and enlighten in the fields of film, television, video, interactive, animation and Web.

The new USANA.com has a modern look and feel that incorporates many in-house produced videos highlighting USANA’s accomplishments. The site streamlines the consumer’s shopping cart experience, making it more intuitive and user friendly. Consumers can now also complete a free Health Assessment and Advisor to obtain custom nutrition and product recommendations. Finally, visitors can now search for products by categories, ingredients, alphabetical listing, best-sellers, and body-system impact such as cardiovascular, cellular, or brain and nervous system.

Source: USANA

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:USNA) is proud to announce its partnership with the Utah Grizzlies as the team’s official nutritional supplement provider.

“USANA products are recognized as the best and safest in the world, and I am truly excited about our association with such an outstanding organization,” said Utah Grizzlies CEO Kevin Bruder. “Not only will USANA vitamins and supplements permit our players to perform at maximum levels and put us closer to achieving our goal of winning the Kelly Cup championship, but the company’s strict adherence to the purity requirements established by the World Anti-Doping Agency means they will be safe for our players.”

Source: Business Wire

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. is proud to announce its partnership with Wasatch Powderbird Guides. USANA will be the official supplement, energy drink, and nutritional shake and bar supplier of the Powderbird team.

“USANA’s product line is of the highest quality, and our mission to promote a healthy lifestyle aligns with USANA perfectly,” said Mike Olsen, Powderbird senior guide and owner. “We are looking forward to a long partnership and friendship with USANA.”

Wasatch Powderbird Guides, headquartered at Snowbird Ski and Mountain Resort in Salt Lake City, fly to the remotest reaches of the world, including Greenland, Argentina, Chile and Japan. Powderbird guides are highly trained and highly skilled athletes who focus on safety while offering small-group and private heli-skiing adventures to the world's most spectacular mountain ranges.

“Wasatch Powderbird Guides interact with high-profile individuals focused on healthy living and optimal performance, so this partnership is a natural fit,” said Dan Macuga, USANA Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations. “USANA is proud to partner with an organization that shares the same views on health, and we are confident that Powderbird guests will benefit from USANA products.”

Source: Business Wire

(RTTNews) - USANA Health Sciences Inc. (USNA: News ) reported that its third quarter net earnings were $7.9 million or $0.51 per share, compared with $8.1 million or $0.50 per share in same quarter last year.

The company's quarterly net sales improved to $110.8 million, from $107.2 million in the year-ago quarter.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of $0.50 per share on revenues of $110.06 million. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Source: RTT News