Comments on: Voice of Experience: Lynn Tilton, CEO, Patriarch Partners

By: Guest

Guest — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:47:49 +0000

She sent my job to Mexico. Thanks Lynn

By: Guest

Guest — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:35:01 +0000

I am surprised and dismayed that you would use Lynn Tilton as a hero for women. She cares little about the working people and more about how wealthy she can get. I think there are plenty of successful women you should have looked at who are truly making a difference in the world before considering such a volatile and destructive woman who enjoys hearing herself talk more than listening to the needs of others.

By: Frustrated

Frustrated — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:24:15 +0000

Has anyone looked at the companies which Patriarch Partners has “restructured”? How many jobs were actually “saved”? How many of them are making money? How many suppliers to these companies lost millions of dollars as the result of the restructures and ended up laying off employees? How are 180, Ark 1, American LaFrance, and MD Helicopters, to name a few, doing? Seems strange to me that all of these companies were “saved” by Patriarch and yet they remain unable to pay their creditors.

By: Marco

Marco — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:22:47 +0000

What did Patriarch do to Snelling. It looks fine to me.

By: Will

Will — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:11:49 +0000

I truly admire Lynn and have had the opportunity to speak with her personally. She is as geniune in person as she is in this article. No nonsense, she works at least 10 – 15 hour days to maintain her position. She is willing to offer advise to those she encounters.
I have deep admiration for all single moms who struggle and make something of themselves and yet still find in themselves to give to others and worry about the problems they are facing. Many get to the top and completely forget about everyone else.
As many others have stated no one is perfect but it is important to look at the good qualities and achievements and use them as inspiration for our own personal growth.
I wish her and everyone else nothing but the best but always try to help others.
Will

By: Pamela

Pamela — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:38:01 +0000

I’m failing to see why people are posting comments degrading and demeaning this woman who has obviously worked her behind off and who sacrificed a personal life and watching her child grow to build a top notch organization from the bottom up. Lynn didn’t complain about this, but merely informed us of her climb up America’s corporate ladder.
She is by no means perfect, and doesn’t claim to be, but everything written in this profile cannot be fabricated…there has to be some truth to her history, so step back, be logical, and emotionless if necessary to get you to stop being envious to the point of degrading a WOMAN who deserves recognition for her accomplishments!
One person cannot save everyone, so those of you complaining that she should give you a job, you should ask yourself if you are qualified to work for Lynn.
We live in a man’s world, so women, when there’s a woman who achieves something huge like starting up a high grade investment firm, we should applaud and encourage one another. There’s always going to be someone you don’t like and someone who doesn’t like you for no reason other than b/c of envy & jealousy…stop and ask yourself why you are SO negatively affected by other woman…are your reasons reasonable?
My unsolicited advice to you is get over yourself, get off your behind, educate yourself, put in the hours, sweat & stress and accomplish something remarkable that will make this website and other publications want to do a piece on you!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:39:37 +0000

Sorry, this woman is deluded. She hasn’t saved jobs. She merely bought companies that already had workers. And she hasn’t done a good job of saving them. Take Snelling, it’s she bought it and ran it into the ground. It’s difficult to believe that her funds have had such good returns. In fact, I don’t believe it. There are no checks and balances on what she does and there is only one person in authority at her firm. Who knows whether the numbers she’s putting out are real?

By: SIngle Working Mom

SIngle Working Mom — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:01:41 +0000

I appreciate Lynne’s candor about the challenges of a single, working Mom. While on Wall Street I often had to opt for work over school events, until I started my own business. I find it frustrating that after they have made it, many women claim they always put their children first.

By: OrdinaryWoman

OrdinaryWoman — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:04:23 +0000

The profile is ok. I would like to see more profiles of women in middle management with degrees from non-ivy league universities – less the exception, more the rule. And I would like to hear more about the challenges faced by these women and how they overcame them.

By: Mktngmvn

Mktngmvn — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:43:29 +0000

Nicki, Don’t stop posting these profiles.
I think that these profiles have to be viewed from a loftier perspective: these successful women got where they are by adopting industry best practices. These profiles are important because we readers get to see what they did that worked. Male or female – best business practices are best business practices.

We all need to step out of ourselves – especially in this turbulent environment. A fresh, unfiltered perspective can often uncover opportunities that we did not see before because we were distracted by a personal challenge or just plain bitter.
Peter Drucker said, “When it rains manna from heaven, some put up umbrellas. Others grab a big spoon.