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Herbalife Corporate Office

Herbalife began in 1980 when founder Mark Hughes began selling supplements from the trunk of his car. Hughes began creating nutritional supplements after his mother Joanne died from an eating disorder. Herbalife’s first product was a protein shake designed to help people lose weight.

By 1982, the company was growing quickly and had expanded to Canada.

In 1985 the company was sued by the California Attorney General for misleading claims. The suit was settled for $850,000.

In 1986, the company went public.

In 2000, Mark Hughes died from an overdose of alcohol and prescription medicine.

In 2002, the company was acquired and taken private by J.H. Whitney and Golden Gate Capital.

In 2003, Michael Johnson joined the company as CEO.

In 2004, the company went public again.

Today, Herbalife distributes their products in 88 countries through a network of 2.7 million independent distributors.

Herbalife

By 1982, the company was growing quickly and had expanded to Canada.

In 1985 the company was sued by the California Attorney General for misleading claims. The suit was settled for $850,000.

History

In 1986, the company went public.

In 2000, Mark Hughes died from an overdose of alcohol and prescription medicine.

In 2002, the company was acquired and taken private by J.H. Whitney and Golden Gate Capital.

In 2003, Michael Johnson joined the company as CEO.

In 2004, the company went public again.

Today, Herbalife distributes their products in 88 countries through a network of 2.7 million independent distributors.

AdvoCare Corporate Office

AdvoCare was founded in 1993 by Charles Ragus as a multi level marketing (MLM) company that sells health and wellness supplements. Previously, Ragus had been a distributor for Herbalife.

In 2001, Ragus died at the age of 58.

In 2007, Richard Wright joined the company as President and CEO.

In 2009, AdvoCare began sponsoring the NCAA football Independence Bowl which was renamed to the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl.

In 2011, AdvoCare became the sponsor of the Nascar Sprint Car Series race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. The race is now called the AdvoCare 500.

In 2012, the company began sponsoring Nascar driver Austin Dillon. The company also began sponsoring pro soccer club FC Dallas.

AdvoCare

AdvoCare was founded in 1993 by Charles Ragus as a multi level marketing (MLM) company that sells health and wellness supplements. Previously, Ragus had been a distributor for Herbalife.

In 2001, Ragus died at the age of 58.

In 2007, Richard Wright joined the company as President and CEO.

History

In 2009, AdvoCare began sponsoring the NCAA football Independence Bowl which was renamed to the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl.

In 2011, AdvoCare became the sponsor of the Nascar Sprint Car Series race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. The race is now called the AdvoCare 500.

In 2012, the company began sponsoring Nascar driver Austin Dillon. The company also began sponsoring pro soccer club FC Dallas.

Zillow Corporate Office

Zillow was founded in 2005 by Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink. The two were former Microsoft executives and co-founders of Expedia. The website is an online real estate database where buyers and sellers can research properties and their values by using the company’s Zestimate.

In 2008, Zillow Mortgage Marketplace and Zillow Advice were launched. The marketplace allows home buyers to get loan quotes without entering personal information like social security numbers. The Advice portion of the site allows people to ask real estate questions and get answers from local experts in their market.

In 2009, the company partnered with over 180 US newspapers to offer real estate search engines to their websites. Zillow Mobile was also launched this year.

Zillow went public on the NASDAQ in 2011. They also acquired Postlets and partnered with Yahoo Real Estate.

In 2015, Zillow acquired Trulia for $2.5 billion.

Today, Zillow and Trulia are the leading real estate websites in the world.

In July 2023, Zillow stock soared on an upgrade.

Zillow maintains a corporate office in Seattle, Washington.

Zillow

History

In 2009, the company partnered with over 180 US newspapers to offer real estate search engines to their websites. Zillow Mobile was also launched this year.

Zillow went public on the NASDAQ in 2011. They also acquired Postlets and partnered with Yahoo Real Estate.

In 2015, Zillow acquired Trulia for $2.5 billion.

Today, Zillow and Trulia are the leading real estate websites in the world.

In July 2023, Zillow stock soared on an upgrade.

Zillow maintains a corporate office in Seattle, Washington.

LivingSocial Corporate Office

LivingSocial was founded in 2007 as Hungry Machine by Tim O’Shaughnessy, Eddie Frederick, Aaron Batalion and Val Aleksenko. The company originally created Facebook applications.

In 2008, the company received $5 million in funding from Steve Case and Grotech Ventures.

In 2009, the company acquired BuyYourFriendADrink.com and launched their daily deal service.

In 2010, the company received an additional $5 million from Steve Case and Grotech. An additional $25 million was raised two months later. Amazon.com invested $175 million in LivingSocial in December of 2010.

The company has made several acquisitions during its growth including Urban Escapes, Jump On It, LetsBonus, GoNabit and DealKeren.

Today, LivingSocial is one of the largest daily deal websites online. They are Groupon’s largest competitor.

LivingSocial

LivingSocial was founded in 2007 as Hungry Machine by Tim O’Shaughnessy, Eddie Frederick, Aaron Batalion and Val Aleksenko. The company originally created Facebook applications.

In 2008, the company received $5 million in funding from Steve Case and Grotech Ventures.

In 2009, the company acquired BuyYourFriendADrink.com and launched their daily deal service.

History

The company has made several acquisitions during its growth including Urban Escapes, Jump On It, LetsBonus, GoNabit and DealKeren.

Today, LivingSocial is one of the largest daily deal websites online. They are Groupon’s largest competitor.

Expedia Corporate Office

Expedia.com was launched in 1996 by a small division of Microsoft as a new way for consumers to research and book travel.

In 1999, the division was spun off as a separate company and went public. In 2002, IAC took a controlling interest in Expedia.

The company grew quickly with acquisitions of Hotwire.com, Hotels.com, and Tripadvisor.

Today, Expedia is the largest online travel portal with over 100 websites. The company operates worldwide in more than 30 languages with over 22,000 employees. Annual revenue in 2017 was $10.6 billion.

Online booking site Nustay filed a complaint in May 2019 with the European Unions claiming Booking.Com and the Expedia group were attempting to “kill off” the start-up company by cutting prices and punishing hotels that listed with them.

The state of Utah is also investigating Marriott Hotels and Expedia to see if they violated anti-trust laws by limiting searches to keep prices artificially high.

Expedia

Expedia.com was launched in 1996 by a small division of Microsoft as a new way for consumers to research and book travel.

In 1999, the division was spun off as a separate company and went public. In 2002, IAC took a controlling interest in Expedia.

History

The company grew quickly with acquisitions of Hotwire.com, Hotels.com, and Tripadvisor.

The state of Utah is also investigating Marriott Hotels and Expedia to see if they violated anti-trust laws by limiting searches to keep prices artificially high.