PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2017

Under the leadership of industry veteran CEO Leslie Blodgett – who came with product devleopment bona fides from mass market brands Max Factor and Neutrogena – the firm started making some very big changes. Or perhaps better to say it was eye-catching in the wrong way. The line was redesigned and relaunched as bareMinerals.

Retail 40

Retail Communication Leadership Marketing 40

Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 10, 2023

From Alfred Sloan at General Motors to Jack Welch at General Electric to Steve Jobs at Apple, there is a history of CEOs being tagged as superstars (and indispensable to the organizations that they head), in successful companies.

Valuation 113

Valuation Profit and Loss Entertainment Investments 113

PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

COVID is no different than any other kind of macro trend. It’s what the fraudsters tag onto because it’s the most current opportunity. “And specifically, I see something influenced heavily by research we’ve done on that side of the fraud spectrum.

Securities 83

Securities Banking Technology 83

Barry Ritholtz

JULY 11, 2023

And they’ve all been focused on, if you think about the big macro trends going on in the industry, one is private markets are here to stay. You can put those tags in there but still take a professionally managed strategy… RITHOLTZ: Right. JOHNSON: So let me step back and just say sort of what our strategy is in acquisitions.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 85

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Finance Technology 85

PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2018

Today, the whole affair runs approximately $44 million, with best actor and actress nominees collectively investing close to $1 million in attire alone — and well beyond that when factoring in accessories. However, the fashion statement price tag doesn’t stop at the dress. Here are a few of the most mind-boggling numbers.

Advertising 54

Advertising Investments Startups Numbers 54

Barry Ritholtz

MAY 23, 2023

Then suddenly in the ensuing weeks, you get tagged to be CEO. CTA, macro, big trading hub. If right, so, some of this is also about extracting the ESG factor not just understanding and understanding it as against the strategy that ESG was attached to. RITHOLTZ: I — I have been looking forward to this for a while.

Investments 60

Investments Finance Construction Technology 60

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 20, 2022

It’s just a fascinating conversation about looking at the world from both bottoms up and top-down, as well as thinking about what valuations are like, how likely are macro events, the impact you’re getting not just the return on capital, but as famously said in fixed income, a return of your capital. KOENIGSBERGER: That’s right.

Restructuring 60

Restructuring Investments Marketing Banking 60