Chris Mann
9 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Nov 28, 2022 by Chris Mann · across every show →
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Nov 28, 2022
Guayakí avoided 2003 layoffs by instituting company-wide pay cuts
“We actually did not lay anyone off through that experience, and I bring it up only because it was a big decision, and it was kind of formative to how we grew. We decided that everyone would take a pay cut rather than lay people off, and so the Samiyas, we took…”
Nov 28, 2022 neutral
Guayakí co-founders funded the business with nine maxed-out personal credit cards
“I mean, I think we had nine personal credit cards maxed Chris and my brother, Steven and myself, we got every, you remember that time that was that time. In the mid nineties, they just started sending everyone credit card offers. So we just like said yes to th…”
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Guayakí created local marketing 'thunderstorms' instead of a national 'gentle rain'
“We also had this insight that, and I think Pierre actually came up with this, was that we could either be a gentle rain, meaning that we can spend a little bit of money in market nationally, or we can create thunderstorms. And the idea was like, let's focus re…”
Nov 28, 2022 positive
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Venture funds linked to Ben & Jerry's founders invested $300,000 in Guayakí
“And it turned out when they sold to Unilever, they created two small venture fund, two, five million dollar funds, one run by Pierre Ferrari called hot fudge and one run by Chuck Lacey called Bardrock. And so they were both our first bigger investor, bigger me…”