Brailsford is considered to be the "Grand Daddy in the Home Business Industry, Founder and President of 3 Mega Success stories, over 35 years in the direct sales industry... and Billions of dollars in sales. Ken Brailsford was born in Niagara Falls, New York, grew up in Utah, earned an undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University in 1969, and served two years in the military before helping start Nature's Sunshine. He served as its president until 1979 and ran Herbalist Magazine until he sold it in 1981."