Erika Ayers Badan

"We grew the company into something I don’t think anybody ever thought possible or probable"

"like the work I came here to do is done"

"It exceeded my wildest expectations and I’m so proud"

"I just took a new job and I’m launching a book—it’s kind of stupid to do both in one month"

"I’m just trying to keep my head above water now, I would say. But I’m looking forward to Food52. I really believe in female founders and a female customer, and I’m excited to have the opportunity to learn both and to evolve and to grow this company into something it hasn’t been yet"

"I am sure people will not like me because I came from Barstool, she said. If you don’t care to look beneath the surface, listen, learn and engage, I don’t have time for you anyway"

"A lot of times, in life and business, you hang on too long. I didn’t want to hang on too long"

"You could wake up and decide to go after something"

"We built a culture machine that we monetized seamlessly"

"I will always be there for Barstool, but the great thing is, they didn’t need me anymore. They had the playbook"

"I idolized my dad. He had a lot of wisdom he gave me but was restrained enough to let me make my own mistakes"

"It felt like such a gift that I had resigned, because I had so much stress. I went to Vermont,where the New Hampshire native’s parents had moved, to spend as much time as humanly possible with him"

"I won’t be the ‘Token CEO.’ And I’m OK with it"