

The Company I Keep
My Life in Beauty
Author: Leonard A. Lauder
Narrator: Arthur Morey
Unabridged: 12 hr 4 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperAudio
Published: 11/17/2020
Author: Leonard A. Lauder
Narrator: Arthur Morey
Unabridged: 12 hr 4 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperAudio
Published: 11/17/2020
Leonard A. Lauder was born in New York City in 1933, where he grew up and helped his mother as she founded what would become The Estée Lauder Companies out of the family’s kitchen in 1946. After serving in the U.S. Navy, Mr. Lauder officially joined The Estée Lauder Companies in 1958 and focused on building the company’s research and development laboratory and helping to grow the business. Mr. Lauder is Chairman Emeritus and former CEO of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., where he currently serves as the senior member of the Board of Directors. In his over five decades of leadership, he transformed the company from a brand with eight products in one country, to a multi-brand, beloved global icon.
I wouldn’t ordinarily have read this book (no interest in the beauty or CPG industries whatsoever), but picked it up after a raving review from a friend. Glad I did so. Loads of takeaways: 1. Free samples that work and solve a customer’s pain point are the most effective way to do direct sales. They......more
Absolutely fantastic. Early Estée Lauder was built without selling equity, and with very little debt. I got three important things out of this book: the first, an additional “pattern” of what it looks like when you grow a company from retained earnings. Second, what it feels like when you have to pu......more
Leonard Lauder has many insights. My favourite take away was Newtons Law - an object in motion, stays in motion. Also, he is a fine example of the importance of being thankful, of being charitable, of being all in, in every thing you do! You do not have to be in Business to enjoy it.......more
I loved this book so much! Leonard Lauder is a master story teller and an icon in so many ways. In this great read, he takes us through the building of The Estée Lauder Companies working closely with his mother Estee. So many gems of knowledge, fabulous insights and terrific stories. One thing is ve......more