In His much-anticipated memoir, entitled
The Company I Keep: My Life in Beauty (Harper Business), Chairman Emeritus and former CEO of The Estée Lauder Companies Leonard Lauder shares the business and life lessons he learned as well as the adventures he had while helping transform the business his mother founded in 1946 in the family kitchen into an iconic and beloved brand and ultimately into the world’s largest global prestige beauty company.
The Lauder family in 1978. (C
ourtesy of Leonard Lauder; Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers)
In its infancy in the 1940s and 50s, the company comprised a handful of products, sold under a single brand in just a few prestigious department stores across the United States. Today, The Estée Lauder Companies constitutes one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of prestige skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care products, comprised of a diverse portfolio of more than 25 brands whose products are sold in
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After learning about his book cancellation, Hawley tweeted: This could not be more Orwellian. Let me be clear, this is not just a contract dispute. It s a direct assault on the First Amendment. I will fight this cancel culture with everything I have. We ll see you in court. Photo: Reuters
A planned book by US Senator Josh Hawley, who objected to President-elect Joe Biden’s win and backed baseless claims that the election was stolen, has been cancelled by its publisher in the wake of the insurrection at the US Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump supporters, a decision the Missouri Republican called Orwellian and vowed to fight in court.
Thousands of Trump supporters had gathered in Washington on Wednesday to protest Congress’ formal certification of Biden’s win and many ended up storming into the Capitol