{"id":13726,"date":"2025-11-18T02:07:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T02:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=13726"},"modified":"2025-11-18T02:07:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T02:07:30","slug":"hes-a-phenomenal-negotiator-the-one-2008-lesson-martha-stewart-learned-from-snoop-dogg-that-helped-her-beat-rivals-in-the-boardroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=13726","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHe\u2019s a phenomenal negotiator\u201d: The one 2008 lesson Martha Stewart learned from Snoop Dogg that helped her beat rivals in the boardroom."},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK, NY<\/b>\u2014For years, the extraordinary friendship between lifestyle mogul Martha Stewart<\/b> and rap icon Snoop Dogg<\/b> has been dismissed as a clever, camera-friendly gimmick\u2014a publicity stunt uniting two cultural opposites for their hit show, Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party<\/i><\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, Stewart herself has exploded this core misconception, revealing that her relationship with the rapper is a genuine, strategic alliance. Far from being just a quirky co-host, Snoop Dogg is one of her most trusted business confidantes and mentors.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What People Get Wrong:<\/b> “People think we’re just this weird couple on TV, but the truth is Snoop Dogg is the first person I call when I need serious business advice. He’s a more astute businessman than anyone can imagine<\/b>.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\ud83d\udca1 The Revelation: Negotiation Secrets Learned in 2008<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Stewart, who was America’s first self-made female billionaire, has publicly credited Snoop Dogg with teaching her crucial, modern business lessons that have helped her navigate and win in the boardroom.<\/span><\/p>\n

The core lesson Stewart learned was in negotiation strategy<\/b>. She confirmed to The Wall Street Journal<\/i> that she seeks his counsel on contracts:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    The Strategy:<\/b> “I learned how to negotiate even better than ever from the rapper,” Stewart stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    The Execution:<\/b> “We do a lot of work together, and I wait for him to negotiate the contract, then I go and follow him<\/b>.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Stewart explicitly called Snoop Dogg a “phenomenal negotiator,”<\/b> citing his confident, easygoing, yet tough approach. Her willingness to apply his methods\u2014a complete role reversal from the expected dynamic\u2014shatters the “gimmick” theory and highlights Snoop Dogg’s proven business acumen, which spans his record label, clothing lines, and his venture capital firm, Casa Verde Capital<\/b> (focused on the cannabis sector).<\/span><\/p>\n

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    \ud83c\udf77 Data Point: The Partnership That Sells Wine<\/span><\/h3>\n

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    Their business advice is a proven, two-way street that directly impacts their bottom lines and helps them beat rivals in the marketplace:<\/span><\/p>\n

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      Skechers Deal:<\/b> Snoop Dogg credited Stewart with helping him bypass internal roadblocks to secure his collaboration with Skechers<\/b>, telling him, “You should f\u2014 with them. Look at my shoes.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      The Wine Deal:<\/b> Conversely, Snoop recommended Stewart to the wine brand 19 Crimes<\/b>, leading to her successful launch of “19 Crimes Martha’s Chard,”<\/b> which now sits alongside his own “Snoop Cali Red”<\/b> on shelves\u2014a perfect illustration of their mutual commercial support.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      The foundation for this strategic alliance was laid well before their hit show, dating back to their first hilarious appearance together on The Martha Stewart Show<\/i><\/b> in 2008<\/b> when they made mashed potatoes. This enduring bond, forged in mutual respect for business and creativity, proves that their friendship is one of the most unexpected, yet enduring, alliances in celebrity commerce.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      NEW YORK, NY\u2014For years, the extraordinary friendship between lifestyle mogul Martha Stewart and rap icon Snoop Dogg has been dismissed as a clever, camera-friendly gimmick\u2014a publicity stunt uniting two cultural opposites for their hit show, Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party. However, Stewart herself has exploded this core misconception, revealing that her relationship with the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13726\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}