Gwyneth Paltrow Is Speaking at My Company Conference

“People in our industry are striving to be authentic and she is the complete opposite”.

Carrie Wynn
Candour

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Recently I was on the phone with a client and I told her I looked forward to seeing her at the large company-wide conference we have in a few weeks.

Right before we ended the call she said that she wanted to raise a concern with me.

My client is a huge influencer in our market and is speaking on several panels at the conference.

She told me that she was very upset that Gwyneth Paltrow is one of the big celebrity speakers that will be at the event and that she couldn’t believe my company would ever endorse her as a professional.

She said that people in our industry are striving to be authentic and that she is the complete opposite.

She was so upset that she asked me to let my leadership know that she stands against my companies values.

Apparently I have been living under a box because I didn’t know much about Gwyneth’s company and decided it was time to do a little research.

If you’re anything like me and know nothing about her company here’s a brief background. Goop was founded in 2008 and was built on the premise that almost…

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Carrie Wynn
Candour

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