Frank VanderSloot

Frank VanderSloot: Career Highlights

After completing his education, VanderSloot worked for 91⁄2 years at Automatic Data Processing (ADP) in three cities, holding positions in sales, marketing, general management, and operations. He then left ADP to work as regional vice president at Cox Communications in Vancouver, Washington.

In September 1985, VanderSloot became the helm of Oil of Melaleuca, Inc., a startup multi-level marketing business. However, the company faced challenges and shut down later in 1985.

Undeterred, VanderSloot founded Melaleuca Inc. in the same year, a multi-level marketing company selling nutritional supplements, cleaning supplies, and personal-care products. He serves as president and chief executive officer, and Melaleuca operates internationally, with U.S. operations centered in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Knoxville, Tennessee.

VanderSloot has also ventured into other businesses, including ranching, broadcasting, and paving and construction. He founded Riverbend Ranch in 1993, one of the largest purebred ranches and largest commercial cattle operations in the United States. He owns Riverbend Communications, a group of radio stations in Eastern Idaho, and previously owned HighStone (formerly Eagle Rock Construction; RBH Gravel; VIP Construction), an Idaho Falls-based asphalt construction and maintenance company.