Melaleuca CEO Frank VanderSloot is staking his entire 32-year career on his ability to break a world rowing record.
Last week, VanderSloot announced he was going to make an attempt at the record on Tuesday, Aug. 14 — his 70th birthday. But in a surprising company announcement today, VanderSloot says he intends to resign as CEO of Melaleuca if he fails to break the record.
“If I break the record, I think it will say that I’m young enough to stay at the helm of Melaleuca for, I’m hoping, another 10 to 20 years,” VanderSloot said in an interview with EastIdahoNews.com. “If not, maybe it’s evidence that I’m aging as rapidly as anyone else.”
VanderSloot will be competing in the 100-meter row using the Concept 2 Rower. He’s exercised on the machine for years in his home.
He must finish in under 15.3 seconds to claim the world record.
He says the only reason he’s able to compete is because of Melaleuca’s signature nutritional supplement product, the Peak Performance Pack. He believes this product has helped him not age as fast as even the most famous athletes his age.
“Melaleuca has a product that is changing so many lives around the world, and it’s time that