Sam Gerard
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Sam Gerard is the founder, President & CEO of The Ultimate Life, a vegan nutritional product company, whose products are sold through health food store
s nationwide, or direct by mail. He is the son of Gerard Chilingerian, an entrepreneur, and Anahid Barigian, an actress, both of Armenian descent.
in 1979, settled in Santa Barbara, California
, in 1981.
A Vegan since 1981, primarily for health, environmental
& ethical reasons.
Motivated by an epiphany in 1981, he immersed himself in the study and exploration of health & human physiology, as well as the nutritional & ecological aspects of the ideal human diet.
Unable to find a perfect, potent, efficient, hypo-allergenic, vegan, kosher, organic, & environmentally (& properly) packaged nutritional meal on the market, he created one for himself, which later came to be known as The Ultimate Meal, which led him to founding The Ultimate Life.
In the ensuing years, Gerard has created 4 more products, & The Ultimate Meal is on its 17th evolution.
The Ultimate Life is a privately-held corporation, whose products are sold through health food stores nationwide, or direct by mail.
Health food store
A health food store is a type of grocery store that primarily sells health food, organic foods, local produce, and often nutritional supplements...
s nationwide, or direct by mail. He is the son of Gerard Chilingerian, an entrepreneur, and Anahid Barigian, an actress, both of Armenian descent.
Biography
Born & raised in Beirut, moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1975, moved to Pasadena, CaliforniaPasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
in 1979, settled in Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
, in 1981.
A Vegan since 1981, primarily for health, environmental
Environmentalism
Environmentalism is a broad philosophy, ideology and social movement regarding concerns for environmental conservation and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks to incorporate the concerns of non-human elements...
& ethical reasons.
Motivated by an epiphany in 1981, he immersed himself in the study and exploration of health & human physiology, as well as the nutritional & ecological aspects of the ideal human diet.
Unable to find a perfect, potent, efficient, hypo-allergenic, vegan, kosher, organic, & environmentally (& properly) packaged nutritional meal on the market, he created one for himself, which later came to be known as The Ultimate Meal, which led him to founding The Ultimate Life.
In the ensuing years, Gerard has created 4 more products, & The Ultimate Meal is on its 17th evolution.
The Ultimate Life is a privately-held corporation, whose products are sold through health food stores nationwide, or direct by mail.