I don't usually defend Stan (I posted the link to the article, remember), but, I've never heard him talk that way (or read that he talks that way), and it seems out of character. And, I'm loosely talking about over 50 years of interviews, and I've seen him talk in person several times over the last 30 years). Again, I have only seen him talk publicly.
And, again, if she works for POW!, the company should have mentioned it in an 8K filing, especially if she is working on non-POW! projects (conflict of interest).