Corporate Gossip

Zappos / Tony Hsieh: The Dark Side of Happiness

Corporate Gossip

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Thank you for listening to another season of the podcast! We'll be back in February with new episodes. Got suggestions / thoughts / feedback? Email [email protected] For bonus episodes, book club, and the aftershow, join us on Patreon Advertise with us Watch on YouTube Trigger warning: suicide, drug use, overdose Tony Hsieh had a life other entrepreneurs dreamed of. He was the wealthy CEO of a wildly successful ecommerce company with a legion of devoted customers and employees, currently on a bus tour to spread the gospel of his unique management style. But under the surface, cracks were starting to show, and Tony was falling into a severe drug and alcohol addiction. Years after his death that bus tour was a clear turning point in Tony's story, but for those around him at the time, it was just Tony being Tony. They had no clue how much darker things could get. See pictures from today's episode on Substack Thank you to our episode sponsors: New York Interventionist Goodword Email our good news correspondant with tips: [email protected] Timestamps: 2:00 - Intro / show notes 6:00 - Zappos / Tony Hshei story 1:20:00 - Good News & Adam breaks a chair Links: Wonderboy (Book) Internal Memo: Zappos is offering severance to employees who aren't all in with Holacracy How Tony Hsieh Tried to Single-Handedly Transform Downtown Las Vegas The Rise and Fall of the Management Visionary Behind Zappos The Death of Zappos's Tony Hsieh: A Spiral of Alcohol, Drugs and Extreme Behavior Amazon Changes at Zappos Slowly Dismantle Tony Hsieh's Legacy 'Money's a powerful motivator,' Friends, documents detail Las Vegas entrepreneur Tony Hsieh's final months alive Spinato's Employees Get a "Slice of the Pie" as Spinato Family Transitions 49% of Company Ownership to Eligible Employees Iconic Cincinnati company Graeter's to become partially employee-owned

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