Sloppy CEOs: Giving, getting, and breaking the business

Sloppy CEOs: Giving, getting, and breaking the business

From Corporate Gossip by Nitetoast media

June 5, 2026 · 1h 14m · Season 7 · Episode 10

About this episode

The episode explores recent messy CEO cheating scandals and their implications for business.

CEOs, they're just like us (but worse??) We curated some of the messiest recent CEO cheating scandals for your enjoyment because you deserve a treat! A Nestle marketing executive having an affair with the chief catches him in the act with another coworker, Vladimir Putin pushes NBC's adulterous CEO into the loving arms of Larry David Ellison, and the head of Johnson Controls cant seem to control his johnson! How's a guy supposed to increase shareholder value in these conditions??? Take this listener survey to help us support the podcast with ads that don't suck! Join us on Patreon For TWO bonus episodes every month, ad-free main, and book club! Watch on YouTube Pictures from today's episode Stay tuned to the end for a special segment with our good news correspondent, Elizabeth Liu. Links: Fired Nestlé CEO Laurent Freixe's mistress caught him cheating with another subordinate in Swiss hotel: report French company liable after employee dies during sex on business trip Three Years of American Cheating Shell Shocked: How a Sex Scandal, Big Egos and Putin Led to Jeff Shell's Sudden, No Payout Exit From NBCU The Gambler at the Center of Jeff Shell's Paramount Departure Swears He's Not…

People in this episode

Host: Nitetoast media

Guest: Elizabeth Liu

Topics covered

  • CEO scandals
  • business ethics
  • corporate culture
  • infidelity
  • shareholder value

Keywords

  • CEO scandals
  • infidelity
  • business ethics
  • corporate culture
  • shareholder value

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nestlé, Johnson Controls, NBC, NBCU, Paramount

Places: Switzerland

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