Corporate Gossip

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So you want live forever and make a TON of money doing it???? May we suggest starting a longevity company to charge rich people having a midlife crisis $50,000 to make themselves medical guinea pigs?? After all, if billionaires have optimized their own bodies, certainly their perfect health will dribble down onto the rest of us!!
TW: we talk about Epstein stuff starting around 52:00 (but right before that we find ourselves in a genuine fit of hysterics the likes of which have never been seen on this podcast!!)
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Links:
How to Live Forever and Get Rich Doing It
The Billionaires Fueling the Quest for Longer Life
Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever - CNN
Why Bryan Johnson, Dave Asprey, and the Other Longevity Bros Are Obsessed With Penises
The Phoenix Device Reviews
The Longevity Influencer Who Went Into 'Withdrawal' Without Jeffrey Epstein

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A highly requested episode! A deep dive into the Forbes 30 under 30 and a special investigation until the latest 30 under 30 under government surveillance, Gokce Guven of Kalder. Guven just pled guilty to wire fraud and identity theft and is facing 5 years in prison despite being a 2024 covergirl. You can't spell Forbes without ForBS!

CEOs, they're just like us (but worse??) We curated some of the messiest recent CEO cheating scandals for your enjoyment because you deserve a treat!
A Nestle marketing executive having an affair with the chief catches him in the act with another coworker, Vladimir Putin pushes NBC's adulterous CEO into the loving arms of Larry David Ellison, and the head of Johnson Controls cant seem to control his johnson! How's a guy supposed to increase shareholder value in these conditions???
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Stay tuned to the end for a special segment with our good news correspondent, Elizabeth Liu. 
Links: 
Fired Nestlé CEO Laurent Freixe's mistress caught him cheating with another subordinate in Swiss hotel: report
French company liable after employee dies during sex on business trip
Three Years of American Cheating
Shell Shocked: How a Sex Scandal, Big Egos and Putin Led to Jeff Shell's Sudden, No Payout Exit From NBCU
The Gambler at the Center of Jeff Shell's Paramount Departure Swears He's Not Taking a Victory Lap
Johnson Controls CEO sees bonus cut because of extramarital affair
Manufacturing CEO seeks distance from man convicted in Ponzi
Good News: This L.A. bookstore is leading a revolt against 'greedy landlords
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If you're in the mood for a classic true crime beach read look no further than the CaaStle fraud! In 2024 Christine Hunsicker was a leather jacket wearing, mohawk donning, Forbes cover girl who made headlines for her clothing subscription service that boasted nearly a billion dollars in annual revenue. Investors were pumping her company full of cash on the promise of infinite hockey stick growth. But had those investors, including Bill Ackman and Peter Theil, used a single brain cell (!!) they would have discovered that Hunsicker's fashion business was a complete fabrication. By the end of the year she would plead guilty to a fraud worth $300m, one of the biggest financial frauds in recent history, and now faces up to 20 years in prison. 
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This Startup Wanted to Revolutionize Fashion. Now It's Under Investigation for Fraud.
The Tech Fashion Darling Accused of Swindling Investors Out of $300 Million
SEC Indictment
CaaStle let CEO remain after learning of alleged fraud
Shareholder lawsuit
Good News: Libraries are for Everyone: How immigrants are finding community in Massachusetts libraries

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Imagine if Gordon Bombay never had a redemption arc. That's the story of Murry Gunty, owner of Black Bear Sports, a Private Equity company that professionalizes shaking kids down for their lunch money - but you're gonna LOVE how this movie ends.
We'll also talk about Jeffrey Epstein associate Josh Harris and heir to the Smurf fortune David Blitzer who use their Blackstone connections and Wharton Business degrees to steal joy from children!! Don't worry, there's a comeuppance for them in this story, too!
Links:
Lord of the Rinks. Meet the hockey CEO cashing in on your kid's team
Youth Sports Are a $40 Billion Business. Private Equity Is Taking Notice.
Tennessee bill would criminalize harassment of student-athletes
As Youth Sports Professionalize, Kids Are Burning Out Fast
Private Equity Is Coming for Youth Sports
Bill would ban private equity 'vulture investors' from youth sports.