Bio

Aaron GarrityRecognized in a Harvard Business Review study as an enterprising innovator along with top executives at Amazon, PayPal and Ebay, Aaron Garrity has invested his career as a socially-conscious entrepreneur, building a billion-dollar brand and creating jobs and opportunity, especially in times and areas of economic stress.

With the U.S. mired in a 2002 recession, Garrity and his partners founded XanGo, a category-creating company, and became the first to bring the coveted mangosteen fruit to the global marketplace.

Under Aaron’s leadership as chairman, president and CEO, XanGo became a story of unprecedented success and innovation in the direct sales industry, setting new standards for distributor compensation, communications and use of technology.

Within 6 years, XanGo achieved status as a recognized global direct sales and nutrition brand with over a billion in sales and more than one million independent distributors in over 30 international markets.

Known for his constant drive amidst skyrocketing success, Aaron simultaneously earned a MBA and a Juris Doctorate while managing product launches that reached millions in sales for a large multi-national nutrition company.

Ernst and Young honored Garrity as a corporate, culture and career architect with its 2006 Entrepreneur of the Year Award.  Utah Business Magazine named him CEO of the Year in 2008, noting his achievements in fostering a workplace of service, creativity and leadership at every level.

Garrity sits on the CEO council for WFDSA and the board of directors of the Direct Selling Association (DSA).  In 2009, he was named one of the “most influential people in direct sales” just days after ringing the bell on the floor of the NYSE with other industry CEOs.

Aaron has continued to innovate and support new ventures both privately and through Blink Tank, an incubator he created for aspiring entrepreneurs to pitch their start-up ideas.

Throughout the most recent economic downturn, Garrity has traveled extensively internationally and domestically in support of entrepreneurs building business and cultivating new ideas worldwide.

Innovator

Aaron Garrity is an award-winning innovator who has invested his career building a billion-dollar brand and creating jobs and business opportunity worldwide. A Harvard Business Review study compared his accomplishments to the executive leaders of Amazon, Dell and PayPal.

Catalyst

Garrity founded XanGo and guided the venture to thresholds of unprecedented success in the network marketing industry. He sits on the CEO Council of the WFDSA and the DSA's Board of Directors. In 2009, Aaron was named one of the “most influential people in direct sales.”

Builder

A recognized corporate, culture and career architect, Garrity received Ernst and Young's 2006 Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Utah Business Magazine named him CEO of the Year in 2007. Aaron continues to support new ventures privately and through his start-up incubator, Blink Tank.