{"id":124,"date":"2008-12-18T11:26:10","date_gmt":"2008-12-18T18:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10023\/newmelaleucanews\/?p=124"},"modified":"2023-08-22T16:22:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T22:22:58","slug":"frank-vandersloot-wife-family-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melaleucanews.com\/frank-vandersloot-wife-family-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank VanderSloot: Wife, family, &#038; future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>CBS KIDK News 3 | Nate Eaton |For the past two nights, we&#8217;ve taken an in-depth look into the life of Melaleuca president and CEO\u00a0<a title=\"Frank L Vandersloot\" href=\"http:\/\/www.frankvandersloot.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frank VanderSloot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>VanderSloot says he always wanted to have a private life but he has become one of the public figures in Idaho so his family and his opinions are often in the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you&#8217;re gonna step out and take an active role in the community, part of the price you pay is publicity whether you want it or not,&#8221; says VanderSloot.<\/p>\n<p>VanderSloot knows some people disagree with his opinions and others may not even like him but he believes it&#8217;s all part of the job when you&#8217;re one of the most powerful men in Idaho.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MXfBWePbQRg\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can&#8217;t be the largest private employer in town without publicity and sometimes publicity is bad because people disagree with you,&#8221; says VanderSloot.<\/p>\n<p>Frank is passionate about his beliefs and passionate with his work.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Are you a tough guy to work for?&#8221; asks reporter Nate Eaton.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think I&#8217;m a pretty tough guy to work for. I&#8217;m really candid with people. I expect a lot. I ask a lot. I believe that people are rewarded well when they know where they stand,&#8221; says VanderSloot.<\/p>\n<p>Frank feels his employees are generally happy working for him and that they experience the most growth under demanding circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s those same ideals that Frank uses in his family.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I believe in teaching kids to work hard,&#8221; says VanderSloot.<\/p>\n<p>13 years ago, Frank met his second wife Belinda. They were introduced over the phone and Frank was impressed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just thought, &#8216;Here&#8217;s somebody who I could learn from and grow from,'&#8221; says VanderSloot.<\/p>\n<p>Belinda had eight children and Frank had six. It was only a matter of me before they got married and had 14 kids under one roof.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I found a lady who had no guile and who had a tough life. She&#8217;s very tough, very strong, and a very good mother,&#8221; says VanderSloot.<\/p>\n<p>Although the couple is worth multi-millions, they&#8217;ve always made their kids work for what they want.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t buy them anything. They gotta buy their own stuff but we&#8217;ve said we&#8217;ll pay half. 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There are several new products on the horizon,&#8221; says VanderSloot.<\/p>\n<p>In that rare moment when Frank does have free time, you&#8217;ll most likely find him on the ranch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I get a chance, this is where I come,&#8221; says VanderSloot on his ranch. &#8220;The cows don&#8217;t want anything, they don&#8217;t complain about anything, they look peaceful and I think they are happy. Cows are happy almost all the time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You could probably say the same thing about Frank.<\/p>\n<p>He knows who he is, he&#8217;s passionate about what he believes in, he&#8217;s grateful for the people around him, and he&#8217;s excited for the future.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re so blessed as a family. 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