Mindy Grossman, President and CEO of Weight Watchers: “[I look for] cool, curious, and connected [when I hire].”

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2018

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Mindy Grossman graduated college at 20 and was on her way to law school. But then she changed her mind – so she broke her engagement, packed her bags, and moved to New York City. Luckily, that gamble worked out: today, she’s on Forbes’ list of the most powerful women in the world. Over her career, Mindy’s headed up companies like Chaps Ralph Lauren, the Home Shopping Network, and NIke. In 2017, she took her talents to Weight Watchers. On the couch, she talks to us about building teams, giving tough feedback, and stalking your business idols – politely. Oh yeah, and what it’s like to disagree with Oprah in the boardroom.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Carly Zagan.
0:04.0	And I'm Danielle Weisberg, and we're the co-founders of The Skim.
0:07.5	Welcome to our podcast, Skimmed From the Couch.
0:10.2	On every episode, we invite smart, inspiring successful women to chat candidly about what
0:15.2	it takes to get to the top and then what it's like when you actually get there.
0:19.1	So this is a podcast about the real stuff, the crappy days, the bad advice, the first big career win, and the people
0:24.6	who are there for the highest of highs and the lowest of lows.
0:28.2	We started the skim from a couch, and we have only one rule on this one, no BS. So let's get into it. Join us in
0:35.8	welcoming Mindy Grossman to the couch. Minnie is the president and CEO of
0:40.4	Weight Watchers and yes she does know Oprah.
0:43.2	But before all of that, she's had a long history of success.
0:47.2	Mindy was president of Chaps, Ralph Lauren, and helped Nike grow their apparel business by a billion.
0:54.0	Yes, a billion with a B dollars.
0:56.0	Then she moved on to the home shopping network,
1:00.0	H.S.N.
1:01.0	Where she turned the company around and helped to guide
1:02.8	H.S.N. through its IPO.
1:04.8	So it makes sense that Mindy's also made
1:07.1	Forbes list of most powerful women in the world.
1:10.8	Mindy, welcome to the couch.
1:12.4	Thank you for having me.
1:14.0	We are very excited.
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