Gwen Whiting
👤 Speaker
487
total appearances
Appearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
A Multimillion Dollar Deal, a Product Recall and a New Chapter: Gwen Whiting on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Acquisitions
Like it was just kind of like slithered into the
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
A Multimillion Dollar Deal, a Product Recall and a New Chapter: Gwen Whiting on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Acquisitions
I found out, similar to you, my friend forwarded me an Instagram post.
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
A Multimillion Dollar Deal, a Product Recall and a New Chapter: Gwen Whiting on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Acquisitions
That's crazy.
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
A Multimillion Dollar Deal, a Product Recall and a New Chapter: Gwen Whiting on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Acquisitions
I was getting my hair done.
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
A Multimillion Dollar Deal, a Product Recall and a New Chapter: Gwen Whiting on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Acquisitions
I was like, what?
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
A Multimillion Dollar Deal, a Product Recall and a New Chapter: Gwen Whiting on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Acquisitions
I mean, no.
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
A Multimillion Dollar Deal, a Product Recall and a New Chapter: Gwen Whiting on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Acquisitions
And that was I ran such a squeaky clean operation before.
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
A Multimillion Dollar Deal, a Product Recall and a New Chapter: Gwen Whiting on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Acquisitions
Literally.
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
A Multimillion Dollar Deal, a Product Recall and a New Chapter: Gwen Whiting on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Acquisitions
Literally.
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
A Multimillion Dollar Deal, a Product Recall and a New Chapter: Gwen Whiting on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Acquisitions
There was never a complaint, never a return.
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
A Multimillion Dollar Deal, a Product Recall and a New Chapter: Gwen Whiting on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Acquisitions
I think there was literally one return where someone wanted to send back their $45 La Labo detergent because they didn't like it, but the bottle happened to be empty when we got it back.
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
A Multimillion Dollar Deal, a Product Recall and a New Chapter: Gwen Whiting on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Acquisitions
So, like, that was the extent of that complaint.
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
A Multimillion Dollar Deal, a Product Recall and a New Chapter: Gwen Whiting on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Acquisitions
And so, you know, no, nothing, nothing, nothing.
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
A Multimillion Dollar Deal, a Product Recall and a New Chapter: Gwen Whiting on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Acquisitions
Totally unconceivable that this was the situation.
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
A Multimillion Dollar Deal, a Product Recall and a New Chapter: Gwen Whiting on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Acquisitions
And this was completely self-induced by Unilever incompetence.
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
A Multimillion Dollar Deal, a Product Recall and a New Chapter: Gwen Whiting on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Acquisitions
Period.
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
A Multimillion Dollar Deal, a Product Recall and a New Chapter: Gwen Whiting on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Acquisitions
They imploded themselves.
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
A Multimillion Dollar Deal, a Product Recall and a New Chapter: Gwen Whiting on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Acquisitions
No.
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
A Multimillion Dollar Deal, a Product Recall and a New Chapter: Gwen Whiting on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Acquisitions
No.
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
A Multimillion Dollar Deal, a Product Recall and a New Chapter: Gwen Whiting on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Acquisitions
It's the truth.