Burt's Bees - The Fantastic Story

Burt's Bees is a big player in the lip balm and cosmetics industry. The story of the company's founders and how it all started is unlike any other. This video follows the rise of the company while featuring some unique transfers of ownership.
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[@charlirogers6235]

There's a whole documentary. She tricked him into signing that contract. They weren't together when he started dating a younger woman. He didn't want the company to be part of a huge corporation. She flat out lied to get him to sign away his part. She got rich, he was left broken hearted and betrayed. But she never got over what she did. Her adult son admitted it haunted her and she was guilty. Hense the 4 million. Also, he gave her the bigger share because she had a son, he had no kids. He was a true gentleman.

[@wwjd3191]

That's true. I watched the documentary somewhere. The guy is salt of the earth.

[@WordUnheard]

@@Craigx71 You don't know what the "hearted" in broken hearted means? Are you really that simple?

[@NoamTheGOAT50]

@@wwjd3191 is this documentary on KZbin? If so, can you please provide the link in the comments? Thank you!

[@prittyugly86]

Thanks for saying something. I don't buy burts bees for this very reason. Fucking bitch.

[@prittyugly86]

@@NoamTheGOAT50 it was on netflix a while ago.... not sure if now. It's sad!

[@joeblow9657]

I love how Clorox keeps its ownership of Burt's Bees on the DL

[@nono-fb8tr]

It's lowkey messed up that Burt's Bees is able to tout all of this all-natural stuff when the money you put into it will not go into something sustainable.

[@TheGbelcher]

It’s probably good that consumers don’t know it’s owned by Clorox bc outside of curing corona bleach is toxic to humans.

[@joeblow9657]

@@TheGbelcher Wait Clorox cures Corona?

[@kaelandin]

@@joeblow9657 Yeah just chug it.

[@joeblow9657]

@@kaelandin Hi President Trump. Lovely fucking day we're having

[@agargoyle12345]

As a farmer, let me tell you: beekeepers are weird

[@mince1035]

Respect them bro think of them pollinators god bless

[@haileydiehl2780]

As a beekeeper: yes we are

[@haileydiehl2780]

No normal person wants to work with animals that are constantly stinging you

[@Jun.Suzuki]

As a guy with a small farm i can agree

[@justonemori]

Some of the greatest men I have ever known keep bees.

[@thefish53_68]

Wait, chapstick isn't just a general term?

[@companyman114]

It's a general term AND a specific brand.

[@wlil8889]

Like Kleenex

[@kristendeleon3893]

Or germ x

[@dee-pressedclothes2530]

@@kristendeleon3893 and saltines

[@seraphiccandy21]

I am not from America and I have litrally never used the word Chapstick before

[@TracksideViews]

Burt is an actual Bee

[@markostermayer3614]

DrivingBackward did he like jazz?

[@beatmoney4533]

Is Ernie also a bee too?

[@Christopher-N]

Maybe half-a-bee. The other half's name is Eric.

[@Arcademan09]

DrivingBackward n-nani?!

[@FellowContentCreator]

"The Decline of..." series seems to be the most popular. Tbh I would love to see many more of those. Good research

[@jerQCote]

Sub2DolanDark the decline of GameStop when?

[@AllieRX]

I'd love to see him do a video on the failed AOL Time Warner merger.

[@Niceice_]

Sub2DolanDark I totally agree

[@miless.9429]

RedRageGamer earlier I went and exchanged a defective Xbox one x. Great costumer service and very knowledgeable and friendly employees, I love the sales too, just picked up Origins and Forza 7 for 30$ and 40$

[@geico105]

I literally watched a 6 second Dolan Dark video right before seeing this comment.

[@josephking4732]

$4million is a lot of money for anyone, especially someone with the lifestyle that Burt lived.

[@not-even-german4892]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BeardedDragonMan1997]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jeaniechowdury576]

Chapstick is like rubbing a candle on your lips.

[@SkyeID]

I stopped using chapstick because sometimes it made my lips breakout. I think the main ingredient IS candle wax, which would explain the unfortunate lip acne that made my life miserable for weeks until it cleared up.

[@ZiRR0]

That's why I don't use it.

[@SouthernBelleReviews]

Wrong. Wrong. So wrong.

[@DaDualityofMan]

@@SkyeID Wow, "lip acne"? I didn't know that was thing

[@minnesotaproud1949]

I personally can't stand the feeling of it. Burt's Bees is the only thing i can wear without it irritating the shit outta me.

[@doctorpope_]

I was a lifelong Chapstick user who made the switch to Burt’s Bees. I also saved 15% or more on car insurance.

[@James-yi5bb]

Chris Pope But did it take you 15 minutes though?

[@olstar18]

I've tried using chap stick but it burns my skin. Any time I get any form of sunscreen on my face I end up looking like I got a sunburn even if I hadn't been in the sun and they always have spf 15 or so in chapstick. The only brands I can really use are burts bees and carmex. Carmex is better for chapped lips but burts bees I find better for windburn since it leaves that layer of bees wax behind.

[@progress2913]

Chris Pope 😭😭😭

[@stevenm1184]

that sounds like an ad on tv

[@lovelyhumanbeing261]

Burt's Bees smells nice. Especially the hand salve (?)

[@ninja011]

I knew the late Burt Shavitz, he was an odd lovable man. His lifestyle was not hippie though, he just was disillusioned with the modern world, if you wanted to put it in a political sense, he was like a Whig from over 150 years ago. His Semi-rustic way of living was his way of finding quiet so he could rest his easily frayed nerves. He was not quick to anger, but much of the hypocritical and polarized nature of the modern world would inrage him. He lived a simple semi-hermetic life in nature so he could just tune out the world and relax him self. You had to meet the man to understand. I'll close this comment with this, Happy trails Burt, you lovable son of a bitch, rest easy man.

[@burrito1413]

Cantankerous Malcontent what he fuuhhh

[@jamesherr8149]

Cantankerous Malcontent Thank you The world truly needs more people like Burt especially today. Mike keeps things mild for the sake of his viewers But a man like that is a example to us all. And inspiration to some

[@ninja011]

Thank you, but I would not call him an inspiration, and he himself would have been annoyed at being called one. He just did things by the beat of his own drum and what made sense to him. He did regret the hurt his sleeping around caused, but he didn't regret the act of it for example. Which always rubbed me the wrong way, but that was Burt. It was not him being uncaring, it was just how he saw life and how he would choose to live it. He was likable, but to make a friend of him was always an uneasy thing. He cared, he just sometimes was to selfish for his own good. Still I owe him, and respected the man, and that is all he really wanted, to be respected. He did more good than harm, and even after him and Roxanne Quimby split after the mess, after the wounds healed, they managed to be comfortable friends, if all be it at times uneasy. She did care about him too. That's why she gave him the cut after the clorox sale. Burt was more often than not a good human being you could not but care about. As I said I owe him, he gave me a job when my old one went bust and was facing homelessness due to lack of income, and he saved me from a flare up of pancreatitis due to my poor health, by getting me to hospital. So yeah, sorry for rambling. Still I couldn't help but contribute with some anecdotes of the man.

[@Scorchstar678]

Cantankerous Malcontent If this is all true. You should write an article about it all.

[@lallygaber]

Thank you for your contribution to an already great video

[@LoveforMy4C]

"Burt's Bees makes more than just Chap Stick, I mean Lip balm." LOL It's funny how brands become what we end up calling things like Kleenex instead of tissue.

[@margui6224]

True. Like Shick or Gillette instead of razor.

[@lovelyhumanbeing261]

Kleenex, chapstick, band-aid, jello.. there are a lot of them.

[@kristiannorge5568]

Its called a generic trademark, and a lot of companies try to avoid it as to not loose the trademark all together

[@shady4tv]

It effective marketing - there are a ton of examples. Just Google it :)

[@Wawagirl17]

My mom and I always call all period pads "Kotex" just because that's what she used growing up, and what she told me they were called when I first started getting my period when I was 11 or 12. I don't even know if I've ever used Kotex brand. Nowadays we use "Always" and lately "Stay Free" during quarantine, yet will consistently say "Oh, put Kotex on the shopping list" or "Can I borrow a Kotex?" Not "a pad" not "an Always" - "a Kotex." No matter what.

[@TheCamra17]

Not a single person in this comment thread said NEWMAN'S OWN, I'm very disappointed. Lol his brand is an incredible story because he literally started the company on a dare. Seriously read the book, it's great.

[@ericforest9186]

I think the challenge was to find a product that featured both a name and likeness of a person who was not famous outside of the product. There are a few examples but because Newman was a famous actor before Newman's Own he doesn't count.

[@BananaPhoPhilly]

Paul Newman was a well-recognized actor. I thought about suggesting it but then realized he was definitely known besides his products

[@roxcyn]

Wait, there is a book? 😯

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

Orville Redenbacher would be a better choice.

[@Velociter]

Yeah but Newman was an established actor outside of the business

[@myopinionsarefacts]

I literally never knew that chapstick was a brandname

[@JustcallmeGnarly22]

my opinions are facts so is Klennex

[@Armendicus]

Jell-O is another brand that comes to mind. some brands are so well marketed that they become the face of a market.

[@theSato]

"Band-Aid" is the absolute #1 "I didn't know that was a brand-name" brand for most people.

[@GokaiPlatinum]

It looks like that said "my opinions are facts and so is Kleenex"

[@TheAtkey]

Jacuzzi and Xerox are other examples

[@SamLemont]

Colonel Sanders was the owner/founder of KFC, and is the face of the company as well.

[@companyman114]

Good one.

[@KarloBatur]

exactly, first thing I thought of

[@TheRealCaptainFreedom]

Sam Grzelachowski But not in the name. Close but no cigar.

[@SamLemont]

He was a Kentucky Colonel, though, and that is a title bestowed upon you by the state of Kentucky.

[@daneen2fabulous]

Marie Callender? Famous Amos?

[@devilsadvocate3474]

The word you're looking for is "eccentric". Poor people are "weird", rich people are "eccentric" :D

[@SouthernBelleReviews]

Uhhhhh. All of us can be eccentric. Not just a group of people. You are so wrong.

[@leonz4524]

@@SouthernBelleReviews yeah

[@JoshuaRWorkman]

But Burt wasn't rich until Roxanne gave him that $4 million.

[@sleazyyyy]

@@SouthernBelleReviews missin da point

[@niklass1641]

@@SouthernBelleReviews Look! There goes the point! _woosh!_ Right over your head...

[@blythetroke]

Y’all know someone got hecca chapped lips when they carry around a little jar of Vaseline.

[@DeMarrJames]

I feel like this is 1 of the few KZbinrs that is a real person. Just loves to learn & share his interest. It's refreshing. Keep up the quality videos man!

[@Mat_Campbell]

100%

[@livium1297]

Orville Redenbacher’s

[@theSato]

Band-Aid. :D also Eevee is best

[@companyman114]

That's a good one. Didn't think of that.

[@pogchamp4542]

Wendys maybe

[@iamspongebobdestroyerofevi5055]

I didn't think of that one, either, despite some of the brand being in my pantry.

[@tomthebomb9474]

Yes

[@morgantrueblum7233]

Chef Boyardee, he was a real person with a really interesting history.

[@B727X]

Italian ww2 general & dedicated member of the party

[@KingBr33ch]

Chapstick is so huge that I didn’t even know it was just a brand of lip balm til years laters😅😅😅

[@kevinh.7994]

Little Debbie is a face of a brand but she's pretty much unknown.

[@triviavesta6899]

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[@k1773ns]

Is she even real?

[@britishchick09]

She's Debbie McKee-Fowler, the granddaughter of the guy who started the company.

[@blubbernibble9111]

Where I live, I've never heard of Burt's Bees or any of the products. On the whole money situation, maybe it's because she felt guilty of leaving him with just a house and felt it was fair. Idk, It's an odd story to say the least.

[@GeorgeVCohea-dw7ou]

Yeah, she was probably extremely pissed when the original deal took place, but by the time he asked for more money, it was a different era in her life. The $4 million would have been less than a quarter's interest at that time, and with that, it was possibly a way to keep him from going public with a stink and relieving any residual guilt. I am more fascinated with where the $4 million went in the time since. It's likely he made other terrible deals or never cared about much money at all. The amount he asked for might have even been significantly lower than $4 million as well. Had he wanted, he could have approached Clorox to hire him as a spokesman. His options were numerous to maintain a prosperous income.

[@firefox5926]

maybe its that whatchamacallit it empathy stuff that the humans have ?

[@Dinoskater8237]

MrLimeTree where do you live?

[@ColdMermaidTrueCrime]

Aww Burt looked like a really kind and humble person :(:

[@jacobsebastien3910]

He was a Savage.

[@sarahbrinnsmith]

I still remember when burt's bees products were only sold in VT ...time flies and so do companies

[@chefdennisclay]

Know what else flies? Bees.

[@Slotten68]

Energizer batteries used to be owned by Ralston Purina (the pet food people), then they split in to Energizer Holdings and acquired a ton of brands like Schick, Hawaiian Tropic, and Playtex (feminine care products). A woman could literally go to a convenience store in the summer and grab automatic leg razors with batteries, sun tanning oil and tampons and never realize Energizer owned the entire purchase

[@Corad4]

Slotten They also bought a couple of feminine product brands from JnJ a few years back when I worked for their customer service. It was Stauffer, Carefree and OB. Same thing happened with all KY products but they were sold to a different company.

[@fortunatetalisman]

She prob only gave some money because Burt of "Burt's Bees" dying broke and homeless (relatively) would hurt the Brand's image in the long run. She was prob the Brains of the whole operation and the reason for Burt's Bees success

[@oscarquiros9848]

Fortunate Talisman your greedy

[@harleyhuskey]

Burt's bees has this really nice cuticle cream. Its been helping keep my fingers/nails really nice. I like their products.

[@michaelroy6046]

He was really lucky to pick up the right hitchhiker. sounds like he just continued what he was doing before he picked her up

[@huntmine2343]

Um what about Wendy's and Wendy which is the daughter of the founder Dave Thomas???

[@MariahRose1]

the daves double

[@JoshuaRWorkman]

That was Dave Thomas's idea. It's no mystery, when he founded it, he named it after her and the I guess mascot is based loosely on her.

[@fivesix3868]

@@JoshuaRWorkman Disney, Ben & Jerry's, Michael's craft beer store

[@Mojabi_ghost]

Or gerber baby food

[@KaitouKaiju]

Her name isn't Wendy, it's Melinda.

[@mvemjsunp8]

I didn't even know Chapstick was a brand, I thought it was just a thing

[@staceyleblanc234]

Mvem ta they could had called it something eles i guess by calling the brand chapstick witch is acculy called chapstick but i guess chapstick only stuck with them

[@popcultureisdead818]

Ya, just like Kleenex. LOL

[@leilanidru7506]

Mvem it’s one of those companies names that just become the entire product, as if no other competitor was there. I didn’t know chapstick was an actual brand either I just thought chapstick was another name for lip balm. And google too. I’m aware everyone knows google is a company, but when u want someone to look something up, u say google it. Google has become synonymous with reserch or looking something up. And I’m sure there are other examples but I can’t think of any example atm.

[@missmatti]

As non-american when I have heard chapstick I assumed it was a brand- but I have never ever seen that product in a store in my entire life or ever used it. It's so funny how names get created. In Sweden we have a brand called lypsyl and that is used very similar to what americans use chapstick (I think lypsyl is available in many other countries like the UK & Ireland for example but I haven't heard the same usage in those countries)

[@missmatti]

@@leilanidru7506 Or hoovering! Not sure how often people outside of the UK use that word tough. I am gonna go and hoover with my dyson now! ;)

[@robinmoreau6668]

I'm not sure she felt obligated. They had been close, in a relationship. Yes the relationship ended, but it doesn't sound like it ended messy. (I still communicate and share custody of my daughter with my ex husband. ) Perhaps, when Burt asked her for $ she figured, she had it to give, they might still have been friends, and (with the whole hitch hiking story) he had once helped her out in a tight spot. So...why not?

[@KlearChristal]

Yeah, many people assume that Ex= you hold hatred for the person. That isn't always the case.

[@yee5163]

It's still pretty cool of her that she did that

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

Read the top of the comment section. Apparently there was a documentary on their life together.

[@wolfen26]

Company Man, I honestly like hearing about business success stories and we don't really hear this topic that much. Please continue with this!

[@EntropyExpirius]

Honestly, giving Burt that money just avoids a potential PR problem, while not really affecting her standard of living at all. Not to mention the clean conscious aspect. It's really just a simple solution to keep the business deal from having an unnecessary layer of complexity added to it.

[@timithy4569]

EntropyExpirius It’s a good thing Burt didn’t keep asking until he got half.

[@saxopio6280]

Did anyone ever think maybe he didn’t really want much more than a couple of million more? Given he remained in a chicken coop after receiving $4 million more from his ex and likely sold his share in the first place without much “do diligence” on his part to make he was getting a fair deal, seems he doesn’t place a lot of value in money.

[@takaironman]

EntropyExpirius if

[@Scholarly]

Aunt Jemima sounds like burt’s bees as far as using their likeness for ~1 thing

[@popcultureisdead818]

Aunt Jamimia and Uncle Ben were used to make white folks feel more at home with black folks serving them food. Look it up. Ben and Jamima were supposedly married and serving food to the same white family...yours. LOL

[@BernieSanders-bn5dk]

@@popcultureisdead818 That's nice

[@sam44572]

Burt’s bees cosmetics are the only ones that don’t leave my face red and burning plus I love bees ty

[@in_haunt]

I had a Burt's Bees ad before the video 😂😂 Toothpaste, specifically

[@teamhex]

4 million is a drop for 404 MIllion. It's a way of keeping him appeased. Don't want the face on your product angry at the company. I would have done it as well.

[@jur4x]

She just wanted to make sure that she can always find her money. So she changed the amount of it to a safer one.

[@mattbenz99]

Why would that matter? After she sold her stake in the company it wasn't her problem anymore. If Burt was angry, he would have needed to talk to Clorox. I think she just felt bad for him. Imagine if you start a business with a friend in business and you sell your stake right before you make it big. I mean this was literally the premise of Breaking Bad.

[@mattbenz99]

Sergio Navarro The show is about a science teacher who sells meth to pay for his cancer treatment and help his family. Part of the backstory of the protagonist is that he helped start a multibillion dollar business in college, but sold his share before they made it big. His rich college friends were side characters in the show.

[@kaylew108]

teamhex It was silence money..

[@bcnicholas123]

Right. It’s not even 1%

[@JeffreyGarcia151]

I'd probably say Wendy's, for somebody being affiliated with a brand so much but only being known from that. Of course, they did transform her into their spokesperson. I guess I'd also say Gerber, as in the Gerber baby? Not the same but, idk.

[@iHeartHPandTwilight]

DirtCrak Wendy was a real person. She was the owners daughter if I remember correctly

[@Oozywolf]

Miss Me I thought Dave took in foster kids so she was a foster child IIRC (could be way off)

[@Oozywolf]

If true, talk about favorites 😂😂

[@PACKERMAN2077]

Miss Me she was hot too

[@DSolymanH]

Being Alaskan, I feeI know why he lives in that chicken coop. Some people love feeling free. Slme people have all the money you could ever need but live simple. Alaska is full of them.

[@jbrooks3823]

Absolutely amazing! Engaging presentation!

[@michaelbergman1708]

Another case where an actual person's face and name are universally recognized in conjunction with a company and they are not a celebrity would be Melinda Lou Morse who is the fourth daughter of Dave Thomas. Her nickname was Wendy.

[@chocolate11pie]

You should make a video about the 2007-2008 Writer's Guild strike, the history behind it and the effects it had on the TV season and the networks. I think a lot of people know its a thing but have no clue what it was about

[@JenMsumbaProject]

Famous Amos cookies. Although he isn’t part of the company anymore

[@whyamihereidk4912]

This is my favorite channel now

[@LikaLaruku]

Trader Joe's, Tom's of Maine, Papa Joh's, Papa Murphy's, Mackie's of Scotland, Sarah Lee, Marie Calendar's, Snyder of Berlin, Mrs. Fields, Famous Amos, Duncan Hines, Ben & Jerry's, Orville Redenbacher, Nathan's Famous, Oscar Meyer's, Aunt Jemima, etc.

[@popcultureisdead818]

Only a few of those used the name AND facial likeness of the person. I think, like Wendy's, both are used and that's what he was asking. But great list. There are quite a few in there that do use both.

[@carolinefitzpatrick786]

chuck taylor’s

[@tomerickson8015]

Newman’s Own

[@seeranos]

And Bobs Red Mill!

[@CasaiAgicap]

2:17 I'm not gonna pretend to be an expert in either cosmetics or chemistry, but I can say that "Petrolatum" is most commonly known as Vaseline, which nobody has ever described as "sketchy."

[@SianaGearz]

It is completely non-toxic, however it is water repellent, so its use in cosmetics that are supposed to be hydrating is slightly questionable. It produces the feeling of lubrication without actually increasing the moisture content of the skin and can under some circumstances accelerate its decay, particularly when combined with a water emulsion and an emulsifying agent. Finally, there are better alternatives such as lanolin. This consideration does not apply to using pure petrolatum, then you're just creating a barrier layer.

[@Doomsdaygirl8186]

As I am slathering Burts Bees Hand Salve all over my hands I thought I would watch a video on the company. Very fascinating story I love there stuff thank you for posting the video so we know more about the company.

[@veganbear3673]

“Newman’s Own” displays the likeness of him on the jar or packafe

[@ihavetopoopbutiwantedtosay1683]

I don't know but i think he asked her for much less than 4 mil. He didn't seem to have a need or want for money. She probably gave him 4 mil out of conscience.

[@Julathegreat]

Chapstick is awful - Blistex is where it's at. Especially the generic, green, medicated Blistex. Hot damn my lips never feel better than after that. (Blistex is not a sponsor of this comment. Probably.)

[@heyitsme6067]

I concur

[@jasmine-dq5vc]

Burts bees is really good too

[@a.h.2667]

Carmex is my favorite

[@chestergrimes3]

Carmex> any chap stick

[@user-io3zv9rb8c]

Blistex sucks.

[@demirox890]

I just found your channel and I love it

[@parapsyche7411]

roXaNnEee RoXaNNee aLL sHe wAnnA dO is mAke cHapstICk

[@valtemirov4584]

ah yes The Police

[@Andyjpro]

You don't have to put on a bad balm

[@skatingclaybird]

I prefer UTFO Roxanne Roxanne Can’t u understand Roxanne Roxanne Bert wants to be your man Yo big burt I don’t think that ur dense, but you go about business with no experience

[@theEJRD]

I'm thinking Chef Boyardi.

[@kaminarikatuhstrofik9534]

what's in the pocketoli

[@ericpabon2458]

hahahahahahaha

[@DiegoMartinez-jv1tv]

As for products named after their creators, three come to mind: Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Dr. Bronner's soap, and The Original Soup Man soups.

[@popcultureisdead818]

B&J's yes, but the others don't use their own likeness to sell the product.

[@christinewatson1989]

Carmex: "what am I, a joke to you?"

[@missmatti]

Amazing story indeed! The advertising whilst watching this video is so on point btw. Well played youtube! First advert is one I have watched before and I really love with... Burt's Bees.. then after you talking about Burt being on the packaging and comparing to almost being like a celebrity on Perfume etc.. Cara Delevingne in a Burberry perfume advert. Then.. wealth simple!

[@novindichar]

Company Man should definitely do a video on the history of Clorox. Like if you agree!

[@dragoon1090]

Nicholas Bernards I'd watch that video.

[@companyman114]

I agree.

[@novindichar]

my lord hath spoken unto me

[@jimborock2632]

That's my favorite drink!

[@novindichar]

So crisp and refreshing! 💖💖( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) mmm mmm good slurp it down the hatch sweetheart ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)💖💖

[@alwaysoncue3503]

I personally wouldn't be able to sleep at night if I had $400 000 000 and didn't give any of that to Burt. Obligated or not it would just feel wrong not giving him any. It would be the 'Canadian' thing to do... imo

[@saxopio6280]

AlwaysOnCue it would be the right thing to do no matter what country you’re from.

[@ryanandrews600]

AlwaysOnCue fuck that bullshit Canadian thing.... there are shitty people in Canada.... you're not all super nice and law abiding. Get off your high horse

[@saxopio6280]

Ryan Andrews How dare you!

[@max9739]

AlwaysOnCue id give him like 20 million

[@macsnafu]

Burt's Bees is bigger than Carmex?? Really.

[@bigrobwazhere6268]

Not only is it bigger, but it's 100% better! Who knew you could have a superior product using natural ingredients. What a crazy concept!

[@roxcyn]

@@bigrobwazhere6268 - I prefer carmex, but I could give Burt's Bees lip balm another go.

[@myspacepepe]

Carmex is disgusting. It melts on my lips and i hate the powdery taste it leaves in my mouth/lips.

[@cychlone]

@@myspacepepe Carmex made my lips dry as shit

[@MariahRose1]

yall need to stop using carmex. carmex, even though i never went without using it, made my lips cracked and dry and anytime id put on a lip balm that wasn't carmex my lips would burn

[@Rae_is_Bae]

“He makes honey” I’ll believe it when I see it 🤣

[@chargerman426]

Papa Johns is another company where a persons name and likeness popularity is exclusive to the brand that was created by it.

[@BabeArixo]

I LOVE BUTTS BEES!! please do a video on a big cosmetics company. I love your videos so much!!

[@yooy3694]

"butts bees" lmao

[@brickman409]

Epic typo

[@Christopher-N]

*Princess Izzy* likes Butts Bees and she can not lie ♫ You other brothers can't deny that when a bee walks in with an itty bitty waist and a round thing in your face... ♫

[@BabeArixo]

brickman409 haha I think I may just leave it. It's funny. Hopefully it makes someone laugh/smile.

[@sophiecupcake6391]

sounds like love. At the core of it all, it sounds like the love was always there.

[@thesea7337]

That ad cut when he was in the middle of saying teaser was intense!

[@myopinionsarefacts]

You want to know the real reason to buy Burt stuff, they don't do that thing where you put it on your skin and start screaming. If you have sensitive skin and are socially required to wear face goo, that's wear you go

[@Number1hunterhayesfa]

Why are you "socially required" to wear face goo. If you don't like make up, don't wear it. Pretty fucking simple.

[@myopinionsarefacts]

Tara Wink both my mom and my dad do interviews and they both say that if a chick doesn't wear makeup they assume they suck. You don't have to wear it all the time, and I don't, but it's a part of dressing up if you're a women

[@tyrroo]

"are socially required to wear face goo" No, honey, you are NOT "required" to wear face goo. You can choose to be your own woman instead of following the masses: wear comfy shoes instead of heels, wear minimal or zero makeup instead of plastering it on like a Kardashian/drag queen, keep your hair short or braided or pulled back in a ponytail... whatever you want, you can choose it. [Unless you're living in a third-world shithole where women have no rights. But if that's the case, you have far more important things to worry about than whether your makeup is all-natural.]

[@Number1hunterhayesfa]

my opinions are facts That's not a "social requirement", it's your mom or dad passing off judgement and assuming because they (and potentially their co-workers) believe a certain way, that everyone assumes that way and thus bases their hiring grounds on something so shallow. You and your parents really need to step back and evaluate y'alls standards. I hope their hiring models, beauticians, or MUAs because let me tell you if their hiring someone in what I would assume to be an normal work enviorment. If you want to try to guess my skills as an accountant, teacher, or whatever based on how well I blended out my foundation and how even/ straight my winged eyeliner is you are just asking for issues... This is coming from someone who loves doing makeup. Don't be superficial and embrace yourself. Based on my knowledge employers are looking for presentable and professional looking applicants which can be achieved without it.

[@myopinionsarefacts]

Tara Wink look, I don't normally wear makeup, but if it improves my chances of getting hired, ill put on some lipstick for an interview. I'm not saying this is the way it should be, if fact I think it shouldn't matter, but life isn't fair an it's scientifically a thing that wearing makeup gets you more pay,seem more trust worthy, and seem more professional. I don't know if that's technically socially required,but maybe socially suggested

[@vjm3]

In relation to the four million she gave him, there's two ways we can look at it: 1. The preventative way - An otherwise un-invested Roxanne saw the potential of both the business and her being becoming destroyed by negative press. So if Bert was denied a share of the money, then the entire company (which relies so much on its public image) would fall apart. 2. The human way - Despite everything that happened between them (an affair and whatever else), Roxanne still loves Bert deeply, and even though he had an affair, she has since forgiven him for any misgivings and a sour past. So to her, she would had given him four million, or more if he asked, as both a sign of mutual understanding and allowing bygones be bygones. They are, probably, spiritual people (not religious necessarily, just a nice open ended and vague spiritual), and something like money is arbitrary when considering their rich history of memories and collaborative growth each other gave. I know, it sounds fantastical, for sure, but that's just my take on the whole thing. Wouldn't it be great if they did a movie about their story? Maybe a dramatic short documentary, like "Jiro Dreams of Sushi?" It's a regular hill billy Romeo and Juliette story if ever I heard one.

[@lunayoshi]

Company Man: the only KZbinr I know who actually encourages people to post in the comments and insists he'll read them. That's pretty sweet

[@companyman114]

I love hearing what people have to say about these topics lunayoshi. Luckily most of the comments on this channel are kind so it's a pleasant experience looking through them.

[@lunayoshi]

Aaaaand here's proof of how awesome you are. I'm glad people can be civil here and make it fun for you to read their comments.

[@doomcloud3164]

I love your research. Continue the entertaining research.

[@RomanBV]

Can you do the decline and failure of the American railroad companies in the 60s, 70s, and 80s? Especially Penn Central, BNSF, Baltimore & Ohio, and CSX.

[@charliefoxtrot4154]

Roman BV he should do CN rail. The poster child for how a railroad should operate

[@RomanBV]

+Charlie Foxtrot CN Rail is definitely worth a mention.

[@billy2182]

Yeah, please compare CN with the trainwreck (Yes, I went there) Amtrak. Thank you.

[@michaelwatson113]

Right, and how Canadian Pacific railway and Canadian National railway took over and became such major forces in the United States.

[@CuriousConnman]

I love you voice, channel, and the opinions you put in the video. No other channel does that. But not in a bad way, but you nail. Thank you for existing. Sincerely, Connor

[@moonsquadent4470]

I love Burts Bees and their company is sweet! I emailed them a rave of my favorite products that I love from them and they hand written me back! The letter was nice and very personable, they even gifted me a coupon for any product/s worth 10$! Was able to get a Burts Bees giftset for free because of the coupon

[@user-mv2tg8hc8c]

I think it was good and fair of her to have given Burt the $4 mil. She still had a lot left for herself!!

[@Twister-V1]

Burts bee's is the only thing I can use. Other ones hurts my lips

[@Milky-gr7hz]

Twister Burt’s bees hurts my lips ;-;

[@WordUnheard]

Try using O'Keefe's Lip Repair, if you haven't already. It's the ONLY lip balm that has ever worked for me. Just don't buy the gel. It doesn't last nearly as long as the stick.

[@SerabiiBot]

MooGoo is relatively good, all natural like old reliable Burt's, and their regular "cowlick" lip balm has a nice "mandarin orange" taste. But I don't know how easy it is to get outside of Australia...

[@FrancoisEdmondOfficial]

0:45 Borrow Chapstick? Umm no

[@amayotato]

Francois Edmond If I ever have to borrow, I roll up the chap stick all the way so all of it is sticking out then scrape some off the edge with my finger and use it. But I still don't like doing it XD

[@PACKERMAN2077]

the idea is to ask the prettiest girl in the school if she has some then, rub it all over my face and smell it put it in my pocket and keep it in my pants and then say I forgot it or I lost it... then when I get out of class I put it on my pedestal Shrine I have hidden in my locker. 😥😖😔

[@theexplorer7139]

Whoa, this made me respect Burt despite his ups and downs. I may actually start buying Burt's bees than carmex.

[@tonatiuhcortes9968]

“But burts bees makes much more than just chaps- Oh..I mean lip balm” one of the best jokes I’ve heard !!! Thanks for making my night company man :)

[@zekethefreak4]

Haha papa John

[@luisvihern4904]

Gummy worm papa bless

[@Crybaby-Media]

Louis Quinteros beat me to it

[@luisvihern4904]

Davis Alanen 🙏

[@PentaYOOO]

Papa bless

[@kinanschannel6016]

Gummy worm Pizza Hut more like pizza butt

[@BinkiklouGaminglol]

3:15 Mr.Clean wait he isn't real ??

[@binkiklou9224]

XD

[@jusaofficial5225]

He is an actual meme

[@bocaldeaustudio5433]

This is funny, im lauging

[@Bjorick]

is the bounty man real?

[@Slotten68]

Bjorick I think you mean Brawny and yes he is real. Guy got a raw deal on his paper towels and now he sells Christmas trees out of my local Wal Mart's parking lot.

[@spencershortwave3958]

Awesome video!

[@roxcyn]

Little Debbie of Little Debbie's. Pamper's / Huggies baby of their baby products.

[@laquishboniqua6221]

Jack Daniels

[@maiqtheliar789]

Sara Lee and Betty Crocker. Are pretty much only known for their baked goods.

[@maiqtheliar789]

I always though Betty Crocker was real. Everyone I know thinks she is real. So if she is fake that means that was one hell of an ad campaign. Looked it up when you said it and you are right though.

[@febha_mathew]

Was Martha Stewert a celeb before her baking stuff?

[@cloudytug]

Chef boyardi

[@passport3763]

Burts Bees and Lindt truffels remind me so much of borders. Edit: that background music is amazing, anyone know the name?

[@infinitebutter7948]

Wait, I thought "chap stick" was the catch all name for that type of product, not a single company

[@nonamedhuman5356]

what about Wendy's

[@shsdh2318]

no named human Wendy’s isn’t a real person

[@nonamedhuman5356]

Shs Dh yes she is

[@SamLemont]

She was Wendy's founders daughter/grand-daughter.

[@LWolf12]

Dave Thomas is the founder of Wendy's not Wendy's herself.

[@TheRealCaptainFreedom]

no named human But Dave Thomas was the founder and public face of the company.

[@johneli495]

Burt seems like he was intended to live in a better world, like some other planet

[@wdsbhb]

Wendy’s. When’s the last time anyone heard from the actual Wendy?

[@7Songsevensong]

About 20 years ago or so a 'Burt's Bees' store opened in Ithaca, NY. One day I went in to see their products, it was empty except for me and the person behind the counter who was (wait for it...) Burt. We started talking as we had some similar interests. He said he was working there as it was difficult to find reliable sales help. We chatted a while and I think I came back another to talk some more, but soon after, it closed. I don't know if there were other 'Burt's Bees' stores, as it was the only one I had seen. He was friendly and frank and I would definitely feel comfortable calling him a hippie farmer.

[@thomas-hi9kk]

She gave him 4Mill to even her wealth to 400Mill XD

[@supermegaguy666]

What a kind person!!

[@goopber]

Do The Decline of Circuit City : What Happened?

[@goopber]

Logan B No thats Bright Sun Films. Not company man

[@nannerz1994]

This was great. You should do a series on companies that we call by a brand name like Kleenex or Band Aid or chapstick!

[@GainingDespair]

I've always called everything lip balm related as chapstick as well regardless of the brand lol was under the impression lip balm was a more feminine line meant for women. I tried Burt's Bees wax several years back and I regret ever doing it (not because it was bad) it wasn't but since than I've been using lip balm non stop. I've moved to carmex tho and I really like this brand. It seems to absorb into my lips and hydrate (or better yet stop moisture from leaving my lips) every other brand just seems to sit on my lips and just feels weird. Carmex feels more natural to me but I have several brands I use some seem to work better than others.

[@dahhunta7969]

Wendy from wendy's. Debby on the little Debby packages

[@PeterGriffin11]

I don't think Wendy's or Little Debbie would count sense they don't own their own their respective company I think.

[@Karnegis]

Natural products are not necessarily safer than man made chemistries. Cyanide is natural and it is an organic molecule. Asbestos is also a natural compound. Do not fall into the fallacy that natural is better as many natural compounds are toxic and/or carcinogenic.

[@zachcollins6883]

I once made a pretty similar argument to my dad once and he looked at me like I was stupid or something lol

[@stevie8271]

dude i'm about to eat 20000 of these *ALL NATURAL* castor beans for their _all natural _*_ricin_*

[@stevenm1184]

natural products hmmmm poison ivy

[@stevenm1184]

PAKTRA PRODUCTIONS its very natural animals probably did it or accidentally did it

[@stevie8271]

duuuude i'm inhaling 3 metric tons of *a l l n a t u r a l* chlorine gas to detox my systdfjgdflgjkmkhkl;,l,l,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[@delandamorris9027]

that was very nice of her and they came from a time and place where they realized that 4 million is much more than any single human being would ever need and 400 million is even more. Roxanne is not missing that 4 million

[@blakematthews6374]

My old HR professor in college was like a vp of HR at Burt’s bees lol

[@eddietruett]

Famous Amos is an example of a name and face on product. He lost the rights to himself, you should do a video on it.

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

Burt got "stung" by that Clorox deal.

[@guyfawkes9951]

Hive never heard a worse joke.

[@vivilehman9722]

Burt is such an inspiring person. His life started out completed differently, and he was already a photographer- but Burt proved that it's never too late to tend bees and pick up and fall in love with a hitchhiker and live in a chicken coop! He knew what he wanted, and he made it happen! (His affair is also evidence of this.)

[@solen1849]

Greay video, been very curious. As far as the business deal, more people could learn from him. MONEY ISNT EVERYTHING.