Haha, regardless of how you feel about Jillian Michaels, her team of financial professionals and investment analysts probably didn't rope her into a pump and dump. You can believe the business won't succeed or that the stock price will go down, but I'd love hear a legitimate argument to support this being a pump and dump.
Only if you told that to all the countless celebrities that show up here for the experience without being paid.
Only if you told that to the malls that give GIGL 70% of their lease.
Boy had you posted all this early millions could have be saved.
•Joey Parsi Founder & Chief Executive Officer: 20+ year career on Wall Street?Sutro & Co., Lehman Brothers, & TDWaterhouse (managed $350M+ in assets)?Founded Giggles N’ Hugs in 2007
•John Kaufman Interim-President: Former COO of California Pizza Kitchen Grew from two locations to 70+ Former President/COO of Koo Koo Roo 33 years of restaurant industry experience
•Philip Gay, CPA Chief Business Development Officer: Former president & CEO – Grill Concepts, Inc. Former CFO – California Pizza Kitchen & Wolfgang PuckFood?Former CEO & COO – Diversified Food Group?Former CEO – Color Me Mine?Managing Director of Triple Enterprises?25+ years of restaurant industry experience
•Sean Richards Chief Operating Officer: 20+ Years of operations management experience?Regional Director at Hootwinc, LLC (operated 7Hooters restaurants, 1 casino & 2 bars) General Manager of The Viper Room & PinkTaco General Manager of the House of Blues, PlanetHollywood & Hard Rock Café?Joined Giggles N’ Hugs in 2010
•Joan Barnes Advisory Board: Co-founder and former CEO of Gymboree Grew brand to 400 play centers?Sold for $1.8 billion (~20x revenue) Founder of YOGA STUDIO, sold to Yoga Works in late2008 Joined Giggles N’ Hugs in 2012