Kenneth E. Brailsford

Brailsford was born in 1944 in Niagara Falls, New York, to Robert Earl and Freeda Webster Brailsford.[5] He served in the US Army for two years after graduating from Brigham Young University with a degree in economics in 1969.[6]

Brailsford co-founded Nature's Sunshine in 1972 and served as President of the company from 1972-1979.[7] After leaving Nature's Sunshine, he went to work as a stockbroker for a short time, but then reemerged in the herbal industry once his non-compete agreement with Nature's Sunshine had expired.[6] Brailsford then went on to help launch Nature's Labs Inc., later renamed Enrich International. He worked there from 1985-1997 and retired in 1997.[8]

In 2006, he founded Zija International, an herbal supplement company whose products are based on the moringa tree (Moringa oleifera), which has been used in traditional medicine for centuries.[8] Brailsford has over 35 years in the Direct Sales industry.[6]

Brailsford owns a private equity firm, KEB Enterprises L.P., that manages other business investments.[9]

Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year (1994)[10]
UVU Outstanding Alumni Award (2015)[8]
Utah's #1 Fastest-Growing Company Zija International (2014)[11]

Ken married his college sweetheart, Linda Hughes Brailsford, and they are the parents of six children, twenty-four grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. He and his wife currently live in Park City, Utah.[12]

Brailsford is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Among other assignments, Brailsford has served as a bishop, stake clerk, counselor in a stake presidency, and from 2005 to 2008 as president of the church's Columbus South Carolina mission.[13]