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Salu International -- Company
Who are the founders of Salu Intl?
Ray Caron, chairman and principal founder, Mark Barnes (CEO), Damien French (Executive Vice President Marketing) and Tracy Hunter (Partner).
How did they meet and where did starting Salu Intl. take seed?
Ray Caron spent two years doing market and scientific research before bringing together the principal founders of Salu International, which officially became operational in November 2009.
Caron knew Mark Barnes through their experience with another MLM company.
Mark Barnes was managing the air traffic control center at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world’s busiest, when he accepted Caron’s offer to become CEO of Salu International.
Damien French and Caron initially met when the two men were involved with an investment group in Mexico. French’s background as a corporate trainer, top earning MLM broker and marketing professional makes him ideally suited to lead Salu International’s marketing effort.
Tracy Hunter was a childhood neighbor of Caron’s wife and has been a close friend of the couple for more than 15 years.
Background, Education, Personal, Professional profiles of Salu International Top management Team (including Dr. Joe Esposito)
Name: Ray Caron
DOB: 5.27.63
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
Brief bio: The principal founder and chairman of Salu International, Ray Caron, doesn’t just march to a different drummer; he leads the troops in a different direction.
“I had always wanted to build a business that was focused on two objectives: 1) developing natural products that promoted healthy living and 2) creating a business that would offer the most incredible compensation plan to the largest possible number of people,” Caron said.
Born and raised in Boston, after high school Caron moved to the Midwest and, in his twenties, started a farm. He earned his first “green” credentials in 1988 when he started Nature’s Advantage, a natural foods and supplements retail store.
From 1997 to 2006, he owned and operated a very successful wholesale tire company in Chicago. He built on his experience to launch another “green” venture, Pioneer Bus, an electric vehicle company. A few years later, Caron realize a lifelong dream when he founded Salu International.
“I feel blessed to have seen many of my ideas proven successful,” he said. “Salu International and its leadership team have everything it takes to help everyone who shares our passion to earn a fabulous income by helping people stay healthy, live longer with natural products.”
Caron lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife and three-year-old son. When he’s not building Salu International into the world’s leading internet marketing business, he enjoys scuba diving and playing basketball.
Name: Mark Barnes
DOB: 12.2.61
Hometown: Jackson, Mississippi
Brief bio: Growing up in Meridian, Mississippi, Salu International CEO Mark Barnes was one of those electronics whiz kids. At age 8, he built an AM radio from scratch. While studying engineering at Mississippi State, he also DJed at a local FM radio station, worked as a professional photographer and flipped pies at Pizza Hut.
In 1984, Barnes completed the Federal Aviation Academy air traffic controller program in four months and was immediately assigned to the Dallas-Ft. Worth airport (a process that normally takes years). Since 1994, he has been managing the air traffic control center serving Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the world’s busiest airport.
Barnes brings serious technical expertise, coolness under pressure and visionary leadership to his position -- qualities that support Salu International’s commitment to innovative product development, structural soundness and long-term stability.
Multi-tasking and managing complex situations, motivating and managing professionals in a high-stress environment, making split second decisions that affect thousands of lives every second of the day – those are the qualities Barnes brings to the Salu International management team.
Barnes sees Salu as “a personal wellness company, a work at home business with an incredible compensation plan, and a family-oriented, word of mouth, relationship-building company.”
A commercially licensed pilot, Barnes loves travelling with his wife and two daughters. The family has been to Europe and Asia and to Hawaii “about 30 times.” On weekends, sometimes Barnes will fly the family to the beach from their home in Fayetteville, Georgia.
Name: Damien French
DOB: 2.7.60
Hometown: Rural, Georgia (waiting to hear from Damien)
Brief bio: Salu International’s Executive Vice President of Marketing Damien French knows what it takes to be successful in the ultra-competitive, fast-paced world of network marketing in the 21st century. He’s been in the trenches and learned how to build a work at home business into a thriving enterprise that provides security no matter what the rest of the economy is doing.
He loves helping others achieve success by showing them how to align their inner strengths and personal attributes with the tasks set before them. He’s been a top earner with an MLM company, a corporate trainer for a “brain science” company, a journalist and a copywriter.
A private pilot, woodsman, golfer and musician, French is one of those renaissance types, always exploring and learning, forever curious about the world and open to whatever mysteries and challenges life sets in front of him.
“It’s my mission to help our distributers escape the rat race with these fantastic, breakthrough products and amazing compensation plan,” he said. “I want all of our entrepreneurs to achieve their dreams – no matter how simple, modest or even impossible they might seem.”
Dr. Joe Esposito
Chief Nutritionist & Clinical Consultant
Salu International develops products designed to enhance general health and well-being, reduce and eliminate physical pain and support the body’s natural capacity for fighting off disease, which can lead to an extended lifespan.
The scientific research behind our breakthrough products is focused on maximizing the power of natural compounds to resist what have long been considered inevitable, age-sensitive processes that affect cellular degeneration and other forms of biological decay.
No one in the company understands the scientific concepts and nutritional foundation upon which our products are developed better than Dr. Joe Esposito, our Chief Nutritionist and Clinical Consultant.
Esposito is a renowned authority on wellness and maintaining body system functionality at peak performance levels. He has presented lectures and training seminars to companies and organizations around the globe.
He is board certified in chiropractic, orthopedics, pain management, and clinical nutrition. As a nutritionist and a pioneer in the field of gluten-free and plant-based diets, he has helped tens of thousands of people overcome serious health challenges and elevate the quality of their daily lives.
An award-winning author, he has hosted several health programs on television and currently hosts a syndicated radio show produced in Atlanta, Georgia.
“I am going to assume that you want to get well and stay well,” he said on a recent broadcast. “I will give you the tools you need to achieve this goal on a daily basis. If there is something you can't handle on your own, I am here for you.”
What are their interests now outside of Salu?
[See bios]
How big is the company?
Salu International recently moved its headquarters and distribution facilities into a 8000 sq. ft. facility in Newnan, Georgia.
How many employees are there?
Seven full-time staff personnel not counting the leadership team and founders of the company.
How many offices?
Salu International is in Newnan, Georgia, which is 40 miles south of downtown Atlanta.
How many associates?
Salu International currently has more than 300 independent distributors across the United States.
What companies supply products?
Salu International has developed two proprietary nutritional supplement products, vital~flex and vital~res V.
Both products are nutraceuticals, which means they are manufactured according to the same standards as any drug with regard to bio availability, absorption, purity and consistency. Both products are manufactured using natural compounds, which are blended by NHK Laboratories in California.
NHK Laboratories, Inc. is an NPA/NSF/FDA CGMP, ISO 9001:2008, CCOF & QAI Organic, and ISNA Halal-certified custom formulator, contract manufacturer and packager of private label dietary supplements, functional foods, and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals (www.nhklabs.com).
Established in 1987, NHK Laboratories operates two state-of-the-art facilities in Santa Fe Springs, California, occupying more than 90,000 square-feet, and also has an office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
By what processes are the products manufactured?
Both of Salu International’s breakthrough nutritional supplements, vital~flex and vital~res V, are manufactured by NHK Laboratories, Inc., which operates two facilities in Santa Fe Springs, California.
Both facilities are certified with “A” ratings under the NPA (formerly NNFA) Good Manufacturing Practices (NPA GMP) program since 2001 and the NSF GMP Registration since 2004. The company is ISO 9001:2008 registered as part of the NSF GMP 9000 program since 2006, as well as CCOF and QAI Organic, and ISNA Halal certified.
The NPA GMP and NSF GMP programs require an independent audit of our facilities, procedures, training, sanitation and personnel. NPA and NSF GMP requirements are regulatory requirements that provide guidelines for necessary processes, procedures and documentation to assure the product possesses the identity, strength, composition, quality and purity as specified.
NHK’s packaging and laboratory facility is registered with US Food & Drug Administration as a drug establishment, which means it is licensed to process ethical and over-the-counter pharmaceutical products.
How many Associate meetings are held each month?
The company sponsors two meetings for independent distributors every week at Salu International headquarters in Newnan, Georgia. Webinars are offered on Monday nights. Tuesday nights are business meetings. In-home training sessions are usually conducted on Wednesdays.
Additional distributors meetings are organized on a weekly basis in regional centers in the Atlanta metro area, as well as in North Carolina and around the southeast.
What training is provided to associates?
Presently, in-home training sessions and training sessions at the Salu headquarters are available. Online training is in the development stage. Brochures and a 30-minute DVS are included in new distributor welcome pack.
Who are leading associates in the company?
Among the 300-plus independent distributors, the most recent top performers include Lee Corbit, Mike Neal, Charlie Marzak, Ralph Bivins, Ron and Catherine Jenkins, Jennifer Dyche and John Stahl.
What are the profiles of the top earners?
All of our top earners are solid, sharp-thinking, energetic entrepreneurs. Mike Neal is a 55-year-old business owner (home products) and a real estate investor. Ralph Bivins is a successful real estate broker. Ron and Cathy Jenkins are former owners of a sporting goods store. Charlie Marzak and Gregg Pridham work in Cannon copier sales. John Stahl is a former Cannon copier sales associate. Jennifer Dyche comes from the cosmetics industry. Lee Corbit is a seasoned MLM performer.
Are there any testimonials; video, blog or otherwise that could be referenced for Salu?
A testimonial video should be available soon.
Salu blog: www.saluinternationalblog.com (will be redirected to a primary blog site once we decide which one that will be)
What is the process to Top Earning Performance in Salu?
New distributors with a good work ethic, who track their time and consistently put in a solid 10 hours a week on their Salu business, should be able to retire with a very good income in 24- 36 months.
Outstanding performers who reach beyond the norm will see undreamed of earnings in the range of $100,000 per month and even more.