Brent Saunders - Former CEO of Allergan speaks on pandemic and $460M Vesper Health SPAC

11 Nov 2020 · 34 min
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11 Nov 2020 · 34 min

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Podcast interview (recorded Nov 2020) on the Rise of the Young show: host Casey Adams interviews Brent Saunders (founder/chairman of Vesper Health; former chairman & CEO of Allergan). Major themes: Saunders’ accidental entry into healthcare and career path (consulting → consumer brands → Allergan leadership; ~8-year CEO run), the recent Vesper Health SPAC IPO (raised about $460M), views on the SPAC market as an alternative path to public markets, healthcare challenges (access and affordability), company culture (Allergan’s “bold” culture and patient-access programs), the history and scale of Botox (therapeutic and cosmetic uses; large global sales), COVID-19 impacts on travel and remote work (hybrid future), and advice for entrepreneurs (hard work, hire top talent). The episode also includes sponsor ads and closing social media guidance (Saunders prefers Instagram).

Questions this episode answers

November 2020.

About $460 million.

Over 17,000 employees and $16 billion in revenue in 2019.

About an eight-year run (as CEO/chairman leading the company culminating in Allergan).

Over 100 million vials sold (each vial is 100 units).

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