Susan Griffin-Black
also referred to as: susan griffin black
11 statements across 2 episodes · 3 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jul 15, 2019 by Brad Black · said 73 times in 5 episodes since 2019 · across every show →
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Mentions by year
brought up most by Guy Raz (66), Brad Black (7)
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2026 29 mentions in 1 episode
2020 4 mentions in 3 episodes 1 per episode
2019 40 mentions in 1 episode
Everything said about Susan Griffin-Black, oldest first
Jul 15, 2019 positive
Brad Black: EO Products succeeded by simply not going out of business
“We're not such great business people. We're really great not going out of business people. We haven't had the luxury to go out of business or not to make it work. There's never been a choice not to be successful, not to make it work.”
Jul 15, 2019
A 1995 Bloomingdale's catalog order prompted the creation of EO Products
“So in 1995, Bloomingdale's called and said, will you make us Four essential oil blends for our holiday catalog. I know, we said sure, and we had to think of a name for the company then, and these were very small bottles, so, you know, we didn't have a lot of r…”
Jul 15, 2019
Griffin-Black funded Neal's Yard US wholesale by charging 50% upfront
“Well, essentially, I tried to put a plan together for retail stores, and I could see that that would never work because you needed people who were very well versed in all of these alternative modalities in aromatherapy and homeopathy, and I was running out of …”
Jul 15, 2019 neutral
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Jul 15, 2019 neutral
EO Products founders chose to remain co-CEOs after getting divorced
“I think we decided there's no reason to, like, you know, take down the house. I mean, our personal relationship wasn't thriving. Our business is. Our kids are. So what is the best way, you know? And we understood our options. We could have sold. We could have …”
Jul 15, 2019 positive
Birkenstock ordered 10,000 foot care gift boxes for $32,000
“Someone introduced me to the marketing person at Birkenstock, and she said, why don't we do a little foot care kit, like gift with purchase, of like a little foot, foot salt, and a little foot soak, and so we did a prototype, and she gave us an order for 32,00…”
Jun 25, 2026
Founders Should Conquer Their First 100-Mile Radius Before Expanding Markets
“This idea of starting locally, and really, really engaging with people that you know, and you take that first hundred miles, and you really go Hard and strong and see what you learn and who you learn from and all of that. That is a great foundation and base to…”
Jun 25, 2026
EO Products Negotiated $2M COVID Liability With Supplier via Promissory Note
“A packaging company that we did maybe 30,000 dollars worth of business prior to COVID. We are on the hook for two million dollars. And I had to link in with the CEO and just explain our story and see if he would give us a promissory note for the next two years…”