Slade Smiley Joins with Vemma Nutrition Company, Markets Verve Energy Drink

PRLog (Press Release) – Oct 14, 2008 – Everyone has heard that Coca Cola just recently purchased Glaceau, the creator of the highly successful Vitamin Water franchise for $4.1 billion dollars. 50 Cent, who owns 10% of the business, will earn over $400 million dollars from the transaction. Well, it appears that 50 isn’t the only celebrity who has positioned himself to make millions in the billion dollar drink market .Actor and television personality Slade Smiley is following his lead and the crazy thing is, he’s willing to help you get in too. Best known for his role on Bravo’s television series “The Real Housewives of Orange County, ”Slade is not your average TV personality. He has a long history of building companies and then selling them for huge profits. The publicly traded title insurance firm he was part of sold last year to Land America Title for a reported $235 million dollars. Slade has just finished helping his ex-fiancé and recording artist Jo De La Rosa launch her debut album “Unscripted” and she has already started burning up the charts. For more on De La Rosa visit www.jodelarosamusic.com For his next act, Slade has just completed a partnership with Vemma Nutrition Company, the manufacturer of Verve!, a high energy, super healthy dietary supplement that acts like an energy drink. The deal between Smiley and his Vemma partner seems to be a perfect match. Slade’s show The Real Housewives has been seen by 280 million people world wide. This gives Smiley and Vemma a worldwide audience. Verve! is available in the USA, Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Slovenia, Taiwan and United Kingdom. Recently Slade and De La Rosa where asked to do an appearance for a competitor’s energy drink. There was so much caffeine in the drink that it was banned from some schools because several kids where hospitalized due to a caffeine overdose.. being a father I can’t imagine backing a company that would put Kids in harms way for profit, ”Slade has said. “I will only endorse products I use myself .”As a former professional cyclist, Slade wanted to invest in a company and product he believes in, and he is not alone.

Verve! has been mentioned by Dr. OZ of Oprah Winfrey fame. OZ mentioned in the March issue of Esquire Magazine that Verve! was arguably the healthiest drink in the word. Verve! is on the approved list of the World Anti-Doping Association, the group that tests Olympic athletes for performance enhancing drugs. Verve! is approved by the NSF, the National Science Foundation. Verve! is the only energy drink on there list, It is found in the Physician's Desk Reference, the only supplement to be included! Verve! is the official energy drink of a championship contending NBA team and Verve! is also the official energy drink of the LA Avengers of the Arena Football League!

As you can see, leaders in the sports nutrition field as well as major sports franchises have validated the health benefits of Verve! as well as providing it to their elite athletes to supplement their nutrition. “I have personally used Verve! in my fitness training and I have had amazing results, which is why I decided to make such a substantial investment in the company ”Slade said “not to mention the enormous growth the company is going through.” “I am just now in the process of getting a whole new set of partners and distributors in place, and its really exciting for me to be building another brand.” “People have asked me for years to help mentor them or work with them in developing companies and I have always declined until now. Verve! is the perfect company for me to do that with. I am in a position now where I can help others start their own businesses, distributing Verve! We will guide people through the process. “We are still looking for some really good people who have interest in building a great company and making lots of money.” “There are huge opportunities available in the billion dollar sports supplement and energy drink market” If you have an interest in working with Slade and the Verve!  Organization, please go to www.joinslade.com and fill out the application. Someone will get back with you to set up an appointment. Shameless plug aside, I’d say Slade is someone to watch. He is so impassioned about what he does, I am thinking of leaving my day job.