Curran Dandurand

12 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 3 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Sep 11, 2023 by Curran Dandurand · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2026 · across every show →

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Sep 11, 2023 neutral
Disclosure
Dandurand: Mary Kay phantom share options helped fund Jack Black's launch
“The owners, which were Richard Rogers and Mary Kaye, Ash decided to take it private, and so that was an important milestone for the company, and it also afforded me some phantom share options that they granted to key people which I was later able to use to hel…”
Curran Dandurand Sep 11, 2023 ▶ 9:58 Jack Black Skin Care: Curran and Jeff Dandurand
Sep 11, 2023
Disclosure
Curran Dandurand launched Jack Black with nearly $500,000 in personal savings
“Close to half a million.”
Curran Dandurand Sep 11, 2023 ▶ 20:41 Jack Black Skin Care: Curran and Jeff Dandurand
Sep 11, 2023
Disclosure
Jack Black co-founders took no salary for about four years
“We didn't pay ourselves for maybe four years, pay ourselves at all, and, you know, you're just, you're struggling to survive, and your family's all in on it, right?”
Curran Dandurand Sep 11, 2023 ▶ 44:46 Jack Black Skin Care: Curran and Jeff Dandurand
Sep 11, 2023
Disclosure
Jack Black launched with custom formulas from Mary Kay manufacturers
“And we went to three different contract manufacturers that we had worked with at Mary Kay. So we knew the people and they were willing to work with us. And we, all the formulas were custom.”
Curran Dandurand Sep 11, 2023 ▶ 28:15 Jack Black Skin Care: Curran and Jeff Dandurand
Sep 11, 2023
Assertion Supported
Dandurand: Jack Black trademarked brand name before actor's breakout film
“We had already trademarked the name and locked into that and designed the packaging when he had his first movie.”
Curran Dandurand Sep 11, 2023 ▶ 25:49 Jack Black Skin Care: Curran and Jeff Dandurand
Sep 11, 2023
Insight
Dandurand: Men strongly object to heavy, greasy skincare formulas
“Men really object to heavy, greasy, kind of, occlusive feelings, so the products were very sheer and light and didn't weigh heavy on the skin, which was important.”
Curran Dandurand Sep 11, 2023 ▶ 29:05 Jack Black Skin Care: Curran and Jeff Dandurand
Sep 11, 2023 neutral
Disclosure
Dandurand: Jack Black grew credit line to $1M using personal stock guarantees
“We were operating with a line of credit at that point that was expanding. You know, I think initially it was two 50, then it was 500, then it became a million dollars, and that was within Five, six years of starting the business, and of course, there weren't a…”
Jeff Dandurand Sep 11, 2023 ▶ 47:55 Jack Black Skin Care: Curran and Jeff Dandurand
Sep 11, 2023
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Dandurand: Competing men's skincare lines were strictly white, gray, and brown
“It was a royal blue, and at the time, the men's lines were white, gray, and brown.”
Curran Dandurand Sep 11, 2023 ▶ 27:14 Jack Black Skin Care: Curran and Jeff Dandurand
Sep 11, 2023 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Advisors warned Jack Black co-founder against partnering with married couple
“She had some advisors, some lawyers that were like, you don't want to get involved with a married couple. Like, what if that goes off the rails? And also, you know, with Jeff and I combined, if we voted against her, you know, we could go, hey, we just want thi…”
Curran Dandurand Sep 11, 2023 ▶ 23:33 Jack Black Skin Care: Curran and Jeff Dandurand
Sep 11, 2023 negative
Insight
Dandurand: Co-founding a company severely strains a marriage
“I advise other couples that are thinking about starting a business. It's going to really Strain your marriage, because you could disagree at work and have a heated discussion. If it's not your husband, you come home, and you don't have to see that person that …”
Curran Dandurand Sep 11, 2023 ▶ 45:04 Jack Black Skin Care: Curran and Jeff Dandurand
Sep 11, 2023 negative
Opinion
Dandurand: Mary Kay became bureaucratic and hired an unqualified CEO
“Well, I think towards the end of the time I was there, it got very political, more bureaucratic. I felt like I was solving the same problems over and over. And then they brought in a new CEO that I didn't think had the chops or the experience or the knowledge …”
Curran Dandurand Sep 11, 2023 ▶ 10:44 Jack Black Skin Care: Curran and Jeff Dandurand
Apr 3, 2025 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Curran Dandurand: Jack Black was burned early by fraudulent product-diverting distributors
“We got burned from distributors that basically just diverted our product and we're total frauds”
Curran Dandurand Apr 3, 2025 ▶ 44:07 Advice Line with Jeff and Curran Dandurand of Jack Black Skin Care
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