4Life Research Company History

4LIFE COMPANY HISTORY
4Life Research
is recognized as the world leader in
Transfer Factor immune support research and
manufacturing.
In 1996, David Lisonbee left a nutraceutical company he
cofounded in 1985. He confessed,
"Although incredibly successful, we weren't
reaching enough people. There had to
be a better way!"
Through his
research he discovered that the immune
system was the hub, or center, of good
health. The immune system is the
body's way of disabling or killing
disease-causing microorganisms (germs) that
would otherwise destroy us. There are
billions of these germs in our environment,
which all of us come in contact with
regularly. A healthy immune system
means a healthy body and a happy life.
David found that heart disease, ulcers,
diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, mental
illness, some cancers and even obesity are
all linked to menacing herms that our weak
immune systems cannot handle. That's
when he discovered the power of
microproteins called transfer factors and
their beneficial impact on the immune
system. With over 50 years of research
and more than 3,000 studies and papers,
transfer factors are distinctive proteins
which literally transfer immune knowledge
from a donor to a recipient. David
also discovered that there was a patented
process for extracting transfer factors from
bovine (cow) colostrum. He secured an
exclusive license to the patent. The
strength of these amazing molecules
convinced David to integrate transfer
factors into the network marketing industry
he knew so well. The products,
Transfer Factor™
and
Transfer Factor Plus™, were then developed.
In January of
1998, along with his wife, Bianca, he
cofounded 4Life™ Research with Transfer
Factor as its flagship product. Today,
4Life Research continues to believe strongly
in the future of Transfer and the impact it
can have on the health of people all over
the world. Hundreds of medical
professionals have also discovered the power
of 4Life's products and recommend them to
their patients.
In just 15 years, 4Life Research has offices in 22
countries and doing business in more than 50 countries around the world. 4Life
Research has established a major
international presence, with markets in
USA, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Canada,
UK, Russia, Korea, Europe, Mexico, Singapore,
Malaysia, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand,
India and
Spain. In
August of 2000, 4Life Research joined forces
with one of the industry leaders in
nutrition and direct selling, ShapeRite®.
Founded in 1989, ShapeRite was extremely
successful with its weight management
products and systems.
Since 2001,
4Life products have appeared in every
publication of the Non-Prescription Drugs
and Dietary Supplements Physician's Desk
Reference (PDR). In 2002, 4Life Transfer
Factor® was featured in the publicly
televised American Medical Review (AMR). In
2003, Inc. 500 Magazine named 4Life the 15th
fastest growing privately held company in
the United States.
To date, 4Life's
"patent philosophy" accounts for two issued
patents and more than 20 patents pending;
tens of thousands of people around the world
recognize 4Life Transfer Factor as the
finest immune support product anywhere.
In 2006 David
Lisonbee received the prestigious I.N.
Blokhina Award for "excellence in
biotechnology." TotalHealth magazine placed
Lisonbee and 4Life® at the "forefront of
immune research for more than 12 years."
In addition to
creating unparalleled opportunities for its
distributor base, this dynamic merger
expedited 4Life's already incredible growth
and synergistically strengthened their
position - a position now backed by more
than a decade of success, a vast
high-quality product line and a management
team with more than one hundred years of
combined experience in the network marketing
and dietary supplement industries.
4LIFE COMMITMENT TO QUALITY
Quality -
What does it mean to you? To 4Life™, it
means providing the best health and wellness
products available in the world today.
Products made with the finest,
scientifically researched ingredients and
proven for their effectiveness.
For
you, it means receiving the health support
you need from supplements that you can count
on for consistency and guaranteed potency
each time you use them. 4Life has
developed an unsurpassed quality assurance
process hallmarked by stringent attention to
detail. Our dedication to quality
begins at the very first stages and
continues throughout the entire process of
product development. From growing or
manufacturing the ingredients to packaging,
labeling, storage and distribution, the
highest standards of excellence are
continually aimed for and achieved.
With all of the products 4Life has to offer,
you can be assured that only the finest,
guaranteed potency ingredients are used and
scientifically blended. Patented
ingredients and proprietary extract blends
are also utilized in each line, adding the
power of synergy and uniqueness to our
products. 4Life further ensures
quality by always striving to stay on the
cutting-edge of research and development.
This is accomplished by utilizing a Medical
Advisory Board that includes a group of some
of the country's leading physicians,
immunity experts, nutritionists and
formulators, all of whom use the 4Life
products in their personal lives and
practices every day. These practicing,
professionals work to further efforts in
research and product development, and
provide a constant influx of new information
and awareness regarding current health
issues.
How confident are we in our
ability to provide our distributors and
customers with quality products?
Enough to back every one of our products
with a 100 percent, 30-day, money-back
guarantee. These key elements describe
why 4Life continues to lead the industry in
product quality and consumer confidence.
With your health and happiness in mind,
4Life promises that premium product quality
and our commitment to complete and optimum
health will be foremost in all of our
corporate decisions. We fully believe
that, with consistent focus on these sound
principles, 4Life has and will continue to
offer the best opportunity and products to
people around the world.
4LIFE
EXECUTIVES
David Lisonbee
Chief Executive Officer
As
co-founder and chief executive officer, David Lisonbee
continues to oversee 4Life's ongoing growth and success.
David brings more than two decades of experience in the
fields of health education and network marketing to his
leadership of 4Life. He not only founded 4Life, he has
led the company to record growth in recent years
including the company's being named number 15 on Inc.
500's 2003 list of the fastest-growing privately held
companies in the U.S. Prior to founding 4Life, David was
President of a network marketing company, which he also
led to repeated rankings on the Inc. 500 list.
David received
his MBA and his bachelor's degree from
Brigham Young University in Provo , Utah. He
and his wife, Bianca, his fellow co-founder
of 4Life, have five children and two
grandchildren.
Bianca Lisonbee
Co-Founder
As
co-founder, Bianca Lisonbee has contributed to building
4Life into a highly successful company. Bianca has more
than 20 years of experience in the industry and
co-developed the 4Life BioSignature®
assessment, which helps individuals assess their
specific metabolic type in order to target effective
weight loss and identify and productively deal with
stress. Bianca has also written numerous articles for
4Life and is a much-enjoyed speaker. She is an
experienced teacher and writer and stays active in
leadership roles in the community.
Bianca holds a bachelor's
degree from Brigham Young University in Provo , Utah.
She and David have five children and two grandchildren.
Steve Tew, CPA
President
As
president of 4Life, Steve Tew is instrumental in 4Life's
growth and successful operations. Steve brings 23 years
of professional experience to his role at 4Life. He has
served in the roles of vice president and chief
financial officer at various leading companies including
ShapeRite Concepts, Park City Group, Mrs. Field's
Cookies and Price Waterhouse Cooper.
Steve is a CPA and holds a
bachelor's degree in accounting from Weber State
University in Ogden, Utah . Steve and his wife, Sherma,
have four children.
Bruce Redd
Executive Vice President and Chief Administration
Officer
As
executive vice president and chief administration
officer for 4Life, Bruce Redd has been a key member of
the team that built 4Life and that has turned the vision
of the founders into a reality. Prior to joining 4Life,
Bruce had a long and distinguished career as an
entrepreneur, running his own electronics, wholesale,
repair and rental supply companies and as a key member
of corporate teams, holding roles as vice president of
sales and marketing, executive vice president and chief
administration officer. He has a longtime interest in
network marketing, having worked as both a distributor
and within the home offices of three major multilevel
marketing companies. Before joining 4Life, Bruce was
director of marketing at another network marketing
company.
Bruce and his wife, Denise,
have three children.
William J. Hennen,
Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer
As
chief scientific officer for 4Life, Dr. William (Bill)
J. Hennen oversees the development of all 4Life Products
and their innovative product ingredients. Bill brings 14
years of experience as an academic researcher in and
professor of drug design and development as well as 15
years as a consultant and research director in the
nutritional supplement industry to 4Life, ensuring that
4Life remains the foremost innovator in product
development. Bill has spoken internationally on
nutrition and disease prevention through dietary
supplementation. He has extensive experience in
marketing, development, education and registration and
regulatory affairs both globally and domestically. And
he has authored over 30 patents and several books as
well as peer-reviewed papers in bio-organic, medicinal
and nutritional chemistry.
Bill received his Ph.D. in
bio-organic chemistry at Utah State University , Logan,
Utah. Bill and his wife, Roberta, have 11 children and
10 grandchildren.
Mark Ostler, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
As
chief financial officer for 4Life, Mark Ostler, is
instrumental in 4Life’s financial performance. Mark
brings 17 years of professional experience to his role
at 4Life and has served in the roles of vice president,
controller and staff at leading companies including SBI
Group Inc, Mrs. Fields and KPMG.
Mark holds a bachelor and
masters degree in accounting from Brigham Young
University. He is a member of both the AICPA and the
UACPA. He and his wife, Debbie, have four children.
Steve Apple
Vice President, International
As
a vice president in the International Department, Steve
Apple will oversee Korea, Singapore, Malaysia,
Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. Steve Apple
has contributed to 4Life’s expansive global growth and
has been instrumental in opening 4Life offices and
delivery points worldwide. Steve brings 13 years of
experience to 4Life's international operations. In his
career, he has overseen every key department at one
time, including finance, marketing, sales and
international. He also taught undergraduate and graduate
level accounting and business research for more than a
decade. It is Steve's well-rounded grasp of an entire
organization, especially operations and distribution
that facilitates his oversight of 4Life's successful
global expansion. Before joining 4Life, Steve was most
recently with another network marketing company where he
played a key part in increasing sales from $1.2 to $400
million per year.
Steve holds an MBA with an
emphasis in finance along with a bachelor's degree in
psychology with an emphasis in statistics, both from the
University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. Steve and
his wife, Glenda, have five children and two
grandchildren.
Nolan Buttars, CPA
Vice President of Finance
As
vice president of finance for 4Life, Nolan Buttars helps
4Life offices around the globe ensure that their
finances and budgets are in order and that they're
equipped to grow their markets. Nolan brings 26 years of
experience to his role at 4Life with 10 of those years
dedicated to the network marketing industry. Before
joining 4Life, Nolan was acting CFO and controller at a
network marketing company. His professional experience
includes roles as CFO and controller at other companies
and at a CPA firm. Nolan has been directly involved in
the global expansion of both 4Life and his former
companies. He was instrumental in growing a former
employer's business in Russia by $3 million. And he
introduced an open accounting software platform at 4Life
that significantly streamlined operations.
Nolan is a certified public
accountant and earned his bachelor's degree in
accounting from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
Nolan and his wife, Brenda, have five children and one
grandchild.
Deann Carter
Vice President of Accounting
As
vice president of accounting for 4Life, Deann Carter
oversees 4Life's U.S. financial statements including
accounts receivable, accounts payable and sales taxes.
Deann brings 15 years experience to 4Life. Prior to
joining 4Life, Deann was the controller at ShapeRite
Concepts. She has also held positions at KPMG, a public
accounting firm.
Deann holds a bachelor's
degree in business administration from Weber State
University in Ogden, Utah. Deann and her husband, Russ,
have three daughters.
Jeff Kalinin
Vice President, International
As
a vice president in the International Department, Jeff
Kalinin has specific responsibility for the Europe,
Mexico, Russia and Latin America markets. Jeff has 18
years of experience in the computer and application
arena. Prior to joining 4Life, Jeff held the roles as IT
director, manager of data communications and programmer
analyst.
Jeff earned his bachelor's
degree in computer science at San Diego State University
in San Diego, California. Jeff and his wife, Toni, have
two children.
Calvin McCausland, Ph.D
Vice President of Research & Development
As
vice president of research & development, Cal McCausland
plays a key role in developing 4Life's innovative health
supplements and researching their effectiveness. Since
2002 alone, he has overseen 10 human clinical trials for
4Life® Transfer Factor™ products. Cal has a
long, distinguished career in health sciences and brings
more than 36 years of experience to his work at 4Life.
During his career he has developed over 500 supplements
of which several billion dollars-worth have sold.
Several remain top-selling products. His work on how
supplements aid health while drugs interfere with it
earned him the Pokrovsky Award from the Russian
Federation. The Russian Academy of Medical and Technical
Sciences honored him with the title of Academician. And,
his work on an idea that would have the most economic
benefit for the Russian people won him the Kosigin Award
of the Russian Federation. Along with Dr. Emma Oganova,
he has been instrumental in opening the market for 4Life
Products in the Russian Federation.
Cal holds his Ph.D. in
organic chemistry and a bachelor's in chemistry and
physics from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He
is also a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air
Force and a certified meteorologist. Cal and his wife,
Linda, have seven children and eight grandchildren.
Emma Oganova, M.D., Ph.D.
President of Eurasia
As
president of Eurasia for 4Life, Dr. Oganova brings 19
years of experience in medicine and six years in
administration to her oversight of Eurasia for 4Life.
Before joining 4Life, she was president of science and
education for a network marketing company. Her career
includes organizing and managing the nonprofit that
created a children's center in Armenia that provided
medical and psychological help for victims of the 1988
Armenian earthquake. She also developed an educational
system for Russian physicians and distributors for food
supplements and completed more than 20 clinical studies
on the effectiveness of food supplements.
Emma has been
honored with the Kosigin (1998) and Pokrovsky (2000)
awards from the Russian Federation and was elected an
Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical and
Technical Sciences. She holds degrees in internal
medicine from the Stavropol State Medical Institute and
cardiology from the Armenian State Medical Institute.
Emma has one son.
Mark D. Petersen
Vice President of Field Development
As
vice president of field development for 4Life, Mark
Petersen interfaces with 4Life Distributors throughout
the world, overseeing meetings and local and regional
growth. Some of the 15 years of experience that Mark
brings to 4Life include legal experience, international
development and field development. Mark formerly served
as vice president of international at both USANA and
FranklinQuest (now FranklinCovey). He was also
instrumental in building the international, purchasing
and marketing departments while at NuSkin. Prior to
joining 4Life, Mark served as senior vice president of
international at ShapeRite Concepts. He has built and
managed organizations on four continents and done
extensive training and public speaking.
Mark holds a law degree from
Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and a bachelor's
in history and English from the University of Colorado
in Boulder. Mark and his wife, Jenene, have five
children.
Norman Taylor
Vice President of Operations
As
vice president of operations for 4Life, Norman Taylor
oversees the everyday activities that keep 4Life
running, including product manufacturing and
distribution, shipping, warehousing and purchasing. Part
of the 26 years of operations experience that Norman
brings to 4Life includes being the CEO for a small sales
and service company that serviced contract manufacturing
companies for natural products. His extensive experience
in distribution and manufacturing include serving as a
product director, director of fulfillment support,
director of production, director of logistics and
assistant vice president of purchasing at companies such
as Tradimex Equipment and Supply, Inc., Daw
Technologies, Novell, WordPerfect and SoftCopy.
Norman and his wife, Debbie,
have eight children and one grandchild.
Trent Tenney
Vice President of Marketing
As
vice president of marketing for 4Life, Trent Tenney
oversees branding, marketing materials and numerous
other marketing functions for 4Life's domestic and
global marketing efforts. Before bringing more than a
decade of sales and marketing experience to 4Life, Trent
served as president and publisher as well as a vice
president of marketing in the alternative health and
nutrition publishing industry. In prior positions, Trent
oversaw the publication of more than 200 alternative and
preventative health publications at Woodland Publishing
and successfully developed niche markets for health and
direct sales publishing. He also worked in sales and
marketing at Zions First National Bank and Bank of
America.
Trent holds a bachelor's
degree from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He
and his wife, Kelly, have four children.
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