Jack Welch & GE: Daddy Issues
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A SUPERSIZED EPISODE!! Two pods in one!!!  Take our listener survey! Rate and review this podcast!  Jack Welch is our collective Corporate Villain origin story. Potentially the most famous American CEO, Welch, like so many of the leaders we cover on this pod, possesses a dangerous combination of ruthlessness and incompetency. Adam and Becca trace his meteoric rise and salacious downfall before passing the reins of turd mountain (GE) to a series of doomed successors. Our apologies in advance to the fine people of Massachusets for our repeated unsuccessful attempts at a Boston accent.  P.S. John Flannery if you're reading this right now we love you please come on the pod Support the pod by buying us a coffee Check out our reading list  Tiktok: @corporategossippod Website: corporategossippod.com Hosts: Becca Platsky ([email protected]) Adam Platsky ([email protected])  Produced by: Michael Albanese @bigmanmike Links: How Jack Welch’s Reign at G.E. Gave Us Elon Musk’s Twitter Feed Was Jack Welch the Greatest C.E.O. of His Day—or the Worst? Jack Welch: Managerial Genius Who Made One Disastrous Mistake Harvard Editor Faces Revolt Over Handling of Welch Story Pic of Welch and Suzy making out  Former GE CEO Jeff Immelt on his controversial legacy: ‘I don’t want to hide’ GE Cuts Larry Culp’s 2022 Pay After Shareholder Protest Corrections:  GE is still the largest manufacturer of jet engines. Rolls Royce is #2 in the industry.   
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