Gwyneth Paltrow turned wellness into a business and reinvented herself in the process

Jul. 25, 2018

Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP is the place millions go to for beauty products, crystals, tinctures, and other assorted wellness items. Taffy Brodesser-Akner writes about Paltrow’s success in the latest issue of the New York Times Magazine.

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The Big Business of Being Gwyneth Paltrow

Credits

Guest:

Taffy Brodesser-Akner - writer and creator of “Fleishman is in Trouble” - @taffyakner

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole, Yael Even Or, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir

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