This is from an article on Lainey Gossip, Lainey has always been a mega fan of Meghan, a friend from her Toronto days, and a long time friend of Scobie, even Lainey can’t spin their PR narrative anymore.
This is her take of Meghan on the Emma Grede podcast. Lainey, over the years, has twisted herself into knots to try to blame the RF and the UK media for all the criticism of Meghan. The insinuation that Meghan only achieves anything due to her trading on relationships must have been a difficult one for Lainey to concede. (relationships engineered for no other reason than her marriage into the British Royal Family)
it’s less than flattering, and the type of observations a lot of people make about Meghan. No doubt Meghan’s’ war room team are on to it, working on getting a complimentary article up and running soon.
“Emma knows her stuff, she speaks business at a rapid pace, she is interested in the contract details.
But Emma can’t reach Meghan, who is so rigid and affectatious that listening to her feels like a stifling loop of catchphrases you’d read in Girlbossing 101: Boss Like A Girl Who Bosses.
Meghan goes into the genesis for As ever by stating that multiple friends texted her at the same time to tell her that her jams made them so happy that it sparked an idea. Later, she mentions she thinks about the 15-year-old (yes, as in a teenager) saving up to buy something special. I would have liked a follow-up on that’
‘She also name-drops Netflix CCO Bela Bajaria (a jam recipient), which also plays into the rumours that have plagued Meghan (she is difficult and finicky). She implies she puts opportunities into action through relationships. She flexes her connections and her professionalism “
Emma moves through it with interesting questions, like how do you grow the brand outside of the show? Who is doing quality control? Who has final say? How are you dealing with conflict, how is your staff organized, are you going to raise capital? But Meghan sidesteps with buzzy chatter but no meaning: iteration (a word I’ve never heard outside of work), authenticity, “it takes a village” etc. She doesn’t want to give up the details but it feel like we’ve reached maximum depth with Meghan.
On the podcast, she said that selling out is not a strategy and she doesn’t want that disappointment to be part of customer service (remember, there’s a 15-year-old relying on this jam). But after months of saying she has the strongest team and the big partnership and the highest standards, when does As ever meet those standards?