Short Stuff: Liquid Paper

In this episode, Josh and Chuck dive into the inspiring story of Betty Graham, the inventor of Liquid Paper, who created one of the most useful office products of all time out of her kitchen to solve her own typing mistakes. Starting as a single mom and typist in 1950s Dallas, Betty developed her tempera paint-based correction fluid with help from friends and eventually built it into a multi-million dollar company while becoming a passionate patron of women artists and feminist causes. The episode celebrates how she maintained her integrity as a business leader with employee benefits way ahead of her time, though she had to fight off a hostile takeover by her ex-husband to keep control of her creation before finally selling to Gillette for nearly 48 million dollars in 1979.