# Gwen Whiting

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Gwen Whiting Talks The Laundress, The Fill, and The Power of Niche

Gwen Whiting (click to visit Laundress) In this episode of Beauty Bosses, Dr. Lara Devgan reunites with an original Beauty Bosses guest and old friend, Gwen Whiting. Whiting is a de…

From Laundress to Reinvention: Gwen Whiting's Journey in Building, Selling, and Relaunching a Cleaning Brand with Purpose

Founder and CEO of The Fill, Gwen Whiting, discusses the development of luxury cleaning products with the Post’s Lydia Moynihan. Whiting shares why using a private club model for her business development was the right move. She told the Post, “I’m so passionate about my product and my community and…

355- Gwen Whiting, The Fill: What She Wishes She Knew Before Selling Her Business

“An acquisition is not the end all, be all. And I really want to emphasize that because I think there's so many misnomers or ideas out there that people think the norm is raising money. I did not. There's another way to do it. It's just less talked about and gets less attention. The end all is not …

Edge of Bankruptcy, Surviving A Toxic Partnership, Starting Over: Gwen Whiting's Messy Truth

What happens when your toxic business partnership implodes and nearly 20 years of work vanishes while you're getting your hair done? Gwen Whiting, co-founder of The Laundress, opens up about the brutal reality behind building a successful brand, selling it to Unilever—and watching everything she cr…

Ep. 5. From Startup Scrappy to Strategic Exit: Lessons from Gwen Whiting

Explore the journey of Gwen Whiting, co-founder of The Laundress and founder of The Fill, as she shares the unfiltered truth about life before, during, and after a major exit. Learn how she protected her equity and legacy and discover why bootstrapping was key to her success. Gain insights on how k…

Confronting Abuse and Inspiring Healing with Gwen Whiting

Content warning: This episode includes discussion of sexual assault, though no graphic details are shared. In this powerful and deeply personal episode, Gwen Whiting is back with us to discuss her Marie Claire essay “It Took Me Decades to Realize My Doctor Was a Predator.” She shares her story of s…

A Multimillion Dollar Deal, a Product Recall and a New Chapter: Gwen Whiting on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Acquisitions

Founders often talk about an acquisition as the ultimate business goal. But Gwen Whiting knows M&A isn't always the fairytale it's made out to be. Gwen cofounded The Laundress, grew it into a cleaning empire, and sold the company to Unilever for a reported $100 million. But then... the product rec…

Gwen Whiting (The Laundress) on Acquisition Cautionary Tales, Bootstrapping, and The Fill

Gwen Whiting co-founded The Laundress, the luxury laundry brand that transformed washing clothes into a lifestyle statement. What started as a passion project funded by credit cards became a cult favorite—and eventually caught the attention of Unilever, which acquired the company for a reported $10…

Gwen Whiting’s Unfiltered Founder Story

In this episode Abbe sits down with entrepreneur Gwen Whiting, OG co-founder of The Laundress. Gwen shares the untold story behind building and selling her brand to Unilever for an unprecedented amount of money in the space...and what happened next. She opens up about the 16-year grind of entrepren…

Reinvention After a Career Loss with The Laundress Founder Gwen Whiting

How do you start over in midlife after watching something you built get taken apart in public? Gwen Whiting, co-founder of The Laundress (sold to Unilever for a reported $100 million), watched a massive recall of her brand make national headlines while an NDA kept her from answering customers flood…