Monique Rodriguez

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1,123 appearances 2 recordings 2 series first heard May 2025 last heard 26 Mar

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Aspire with Emma Grede · From a Basement to a Billion Dollar Brand: The Greatest Founder Story You Never Heard · 26 Mar 2026 podcast

So we definitely had to have a CFO.

We had to have-

a VP of operations.

Those were some of the key hires because that was what helped build our infrastructure and prepared us to be ready for when a P&G came on board.

We had to make sure that our manufacturing was solid and we had multiple manufacturers, not just one because you lose leverage.

Again, you can't put your manufacturers against each other to have the best pricing so you can have the best pricing.

for your company.

You know, what's most important when we decided to partner with P&G is understanding like, you know, does this company also support our vision and where we want to grow as founders and as a company?

And, you know, do we have the opportunities to stay on board to continue seeing the vision through?

Yeah, we had a well-oiled engine for them to come on board.

For them, it was also them learning from us.

You know, I knew that for me to be a global brand, like I wanted to have people that had a track record in building brands and maintaining their legacy and globalization, right?

And P&G had the infrastructure that I wanted Maiel to have, right?

And what P&G wanted from Maiel was the authenticity, the brand equity, the consumers, the innovation, and the uniqueness that we brought to our community that wasn't able to be replicated by anyone else.

And so it was a match made in heaven.

It was a great partnership.

So yes, when I came on board and when we sat at the table and negotiated, yes, it was me that had the leverage that was able to negotiate and say, I want to stay on as CEO because I want to see this vision until I'm ready and feel like you guys have it and you can take it and run with it.

And they were okay with that because they saw value in what I was able to bring to the table and

There's so much power and leverage and negotiation and sitting at the table and saying like, this is how I want my legacy to be continued.

And if you can't follow and abide by this brand and the magic that we've created, then maybe you're not the right partner.

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