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No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis

#143: Mindy Grossman, President and CEO, WW

No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis

ABC News

Business, Careers

4.7703 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2019

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Mindy Grossman has 38 years of experience in building and transforming consumer brands. Currently serving as president and CEO of W.W., formerly known as Weight Watchers, Grossman rebranded the company in 2018 and has been named one of the 50 most influential people in healthcare by TIME Magazine. In this episode, Grossman discusses her epiphany that changed the course of her life, the importance of having a purpose factor when building a business, and how to implement change when there is resistance. Plus, hear how Oprah has influenced Grossman and W.W. Congratulations to our No Limits Entrepreneurs of the Week: Iman Abuzeid, M.D., Founder of Incredible Health Find out more: www.incrediblehealth.com Want to be a featured NLEOTW? Know someone who should? Send your nominations to [email protected] Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review! It’s easy! Click here: http://bit.ly/2ks4f90 ABOUT REBECCA JARVIS: Rebecca Jarvis is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and the Chief Biz, Tech and Econ correspondent for ABC News. She is also the host of “The Dropout” podcast. Follow Rebecca Jarvis: www.Instagram.com/RebeccaJarvis www.Twitter.com/RebeccaJarvis www.Facebook.com/RebeccaJarvis https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-jarvis-217ba052/ Snapchat: RebeccaJarvis “No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis” is produced by Taylor Dunn and edited by Brittany Martinez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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From the very, very beginning, there were three things that were critical and have become my mantra.

0:07.6

One, am I acutely passionate about it? Do I wake up in the morning and I hunger for more?

0:14.5

Is it purposeful? Is it strategic? Is it going to go somewhere? And the third, will it have impact and will I have impact?

0:26.8

Hi, everyone. Welcome to No Limits. I'm your host, Rebecca Jarvis. If you are a frequent listener

0:33.0

here, thank you. We appreciate your loyalty. And if you're new, welcome. Each week, we work here to demystify success. I know it's a weird word. Doesn't mean everything to everyone. But the idea is happiness in the work that you do in your life. And we go about finding that by speaking to the world's most influential

0:55.8

women across all different industries, and the conversations go beyond the resume, from

1:01.8

decision-making to trade-offs, to those pivotal moments that shape your careers and your lives.

1:08.0

So whether you're looking for advice or you just want to hear a good story,

1:12.2

you've come to the right place. All right, today's guest who's with us is the president and

1:19.0

CEO of WW, formerly Weight Watcher. She rebranded the name in 2018. She has 38 years of

1:25.7

experience building and transforming consumer brands. She was previously

1:29.8

the CEO of HSN, where she reinvented and relaunched the brand, took the company public and

1:35.6

oversaw its multi-billion dollar retail portfolio and multimedia expansion. And she also had

1:41.8

executive rules inside of Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren, and Nike.

1:46.8

Last year, Time Magazine named her one of the 50 most influential people in health care.

1:52.7

Mindy, I have been pursuing you doggedly for no limits for such a long time.

1:58.9

And it's a great to have you here with us Mindy Grossman.

2:01.2

I'm thrilled to be here. I'm a big fan. Yay. Likewise. There's a lot to get into here and I think of you,

2:07.6

I think of what you've done throughout your career and the word that comes to mind is transformer.

2:13.6

You're a transformer. People bring you in when they desire transformation.

2:19.0

Well, I love transformation. And I'm a big believer that risk-taking and boldness are the

2:25.4

essence of transformation, but the rewards of doing something where you're reinventing

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