Brownie Wise on the cover of Business Week (Source)
Brownie Wise:
-first woman to appear on the cover of Business WeekWha?
-created the Tupperware "home party" phenomenon in the 1950s
-Anointed as the company figurehead and marketing guru by Earl Tupper
-her lavish national headquarters drew tourists to outskirts of Orlando
-was stalked by her alcoholic and abusive ex-husband
-written out of Tupperware history
-died in obscurity
Journalist Bob Kealing (Emmy Award-winning reporter for NBC's WESH-TV in Orlando) has interviewed executives who worked alongside Brownie, reviewed hundreds of primary source documents written by Tupper and Wise, and obtained sealed court depositions regarding a series of boat accidents.
And then he wrote a book about it all!
Get that book signed at UrbanThink May 15.