1. BUSINESS LESSONS from 10

2. Hit Comedy-Drama series, Orange is The New Black,
follows the lives and stories of women inmates
at Litchfield Federal Penitentiary.
This show is rated
TV-MA
Some content in this
presentation may not be
suitable for children.

3. WARNING:
Spoiler Alert !
As they serve their time, the women’s entrepreneurial spirits
shine through. Here are some lessons we can learn from
their “business ventures” and interactions with each other.

4. Lesson 1:
Communication

5. Prior to her incarceration for involvement
with the mafia, Red ran a popular neighborhood
restaurant called Dmitri’s.

6. While serving time, she relies on her family to
keep up business. However, without consistent
communication with them, Dmitri’s is shut down.

7. You can’t successfully run
a small business
remotely
-
unless you have
Great
Communication
with your team.

8. Lesson 2:
Research

9. Gloria is new Master Chef of Litchfield’s
kitchen. When she meets new inmate Vee,
she makes a deal: Bake a chocolate cake
in exchange for cigarettes.

10. Gloria falls for the crooked trade since
she did not do more research on Vee,
and ends up with stale cigarettes.

11. Research
your Supplier,
or you may get screwed.

12. Lesson 3:
Investor Appeal

13. Red no longer has her
kitchen, but she finds a
new place of business,
the abandoned greenhouse!

14. By appealing to the deputy administrator’s green thumb,
she is allowed to revamp the space to her liking.

15. Try to appeal
to investors that
“Get” you.

16. Lesson 4:
Competition

17. Red attempts to get rid of Vee,
but can’t go through with it.
Vee then asks for a truce.

18. Red trusts Vee’s word too
easily and is double crossed,
leaving her seriously injured.

19. don’t
underestimate
your competition.

20. Lesson 5:
Networking

21. Piper lets her ex-girlfriend, Alex,
back into her life, but is later betrayed
by Alex when she goes on trial.

22. Vause is released from
her sentence while
Chapman gets left behind.

23. be careful
about who you let into
YOUR network!

24. Lesson 6:
Relations
Workplace

25. Red wins over the elderly
clique and eventually her
old clique by offering
them something more than
just material rewards.
Vee gains power
with her clique,
through intimidation
and manipulation.

26. In the end, Red’s clique remains loyal, while Vee’s
clique realizes her true motives and ice her out.

27. A symbiotic
BOSS/EMPLOYEE RAPPORT
boosts
productivity.

28. Lesson 7:
First
Impressions

29. Taystee is determined to
win at the Mock Job Fair.
She prepares by doing lots of
research and taking the time
to choose appropriate attire.

30. With her ambition and professional
attitude, Taystee is able to
distinguish herself from other
candidates and shine.

31. It’s all about
a good
making
impression
first

32. Lesson 8:
Branding

33. Taystee used to deal drugs for Vee. In order to further
set their product apart from others in the market,
she suggests using a unique stamp and name.

34. “Horsey-Horse, get it?!
Because heroin is called horse!
Before you know it,
you’ve got a call brand! ”

35. Unique branding
stands out
among your
target audience.

36. Lesson 9:
Privacy

37. Vee takes advantage of Suzanne,
an inmate with a history of mental problems.

38. Vee manipulates Suzanne so much that Suzanne is
convinced that she committed a serious crime that left
another inmate, Vee’s nemesis, seriously injured.

39. is Dead
Only Two
can keep
a secret…
if one of them

40. Lesson 10:
Financial Control

41. As Assistant Warden, Figueroa seemed to have a limitless
budget when it came to certain personal expenses.

42. She is caught by Piper and confronted by the deputy
administrator for embezzlement. Her only choice is to resign.

43. Pay attention
to your
company’s
expenditures

44. RECAP
Have GREAT COMMUNICATION with your team
RESEARCH your suppliers
Appeal to investors that “GET”you
DON’T UNDERESTIMATE your competition
Be careful who you let into your NETWORK
Good Boss/Employee rapport BOOSTS PRODUCTIVITY
Make a good FIRST IMPRESSION
UNIQUE BRANDING sets you apart from the rest
BE CAREFUL with whom you SHARE sensitive information with
PAY ATTENTION to your company’s EXPENDITURES
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46. www.articles.bplans.com/how-to-run-a-
business-in-prison-orange-is-the-new-
black-season-2-minor-spoilers/
-Jonathan Michael
www.netflix.com
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Sources:
www.madamenoire.com/437260/just-tried-strangle-
sell-mascara-jail-10-business-lessons-
can-learn-orange-new-black/
-Kimberly Gedeon

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