Taylor Brown - Tech CEOs

Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

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🗓️ 26 May 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Episode 32: Charisma. Grand Ideas. Unchecked narcissism. What's stopping the world's tech CEOs from becoming our new 21st century cult leaders? Former corporate executive Taylor Brown joins Lola & Meagan to discuss all things WeWork, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, group retreats - and the psychology of corporate culture. If you have your own story about cults, high-control groups, manipulation, or abuse of power, shoot us an email at [email protected]. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: @trustmepodcast @oohlalola @vibehigherbitch OR TWITTER: @trustmecultpod @ohlalola

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0:00.0	If you think that one person has all the answers, don't!
0:13.6	Welcome to Trust Me, the podcast about cults, extreme belief, and the abuse of power from
0:17.6	two consumers who've actually experienced it I am Lola Blanc, and I am Megan Elizabeth.
0:22.6	And today our guest is Taylor Brown.
0:25.0	She's a former corporate executive who is a lot to say about tech CEOs and what they have
0:29.5	in common with cult leaders, full disclosure, Taylor's not a real name.
0:33.4	She tells us all about her experiences working as an exec at several companies that you
0:37.6	have definitely heard of, where the line is between company culture and cult, and how
0:42.0	tech superstars are regarded as the new gurus who are going to change the world.
0:46.8	Other topics we touch on include group retreats, we work, of course, we watch the we work
0:50.7	documentary, and our dear leader, Elon Musk.
0:53.8	Amen.
0:54.8	I don't know why I am so convinced that Elon Musk will be the ruler of the world in a
1:01.2	very scary way.
1:02.2	At some point, I don't know why, but this is what I think.
1:04.7	I absolutely agree.
1:05.7	I'm ready for it, though.
1:07.0	I think anything would be better, at least he has some ideas.
1:11.6	True.
1:12.6	Okay, Megan.
1:13.6	Well, I'm chatting with you from New York, so I don't know what's going on in LA.
1:17.2	Tell me what the cult is saying to happen to you this week was, oh man, I am embedded
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