

Holmes, next to then-VP Joe Biden during a visit to Theranos in 2015, bragged about herself in texts: 'Total confidence in myself best business person of the year – focus – details excellence' 'Then let’s focus on it in our room, do dinner, and go back early,' Holmes replied. But then I don’t want distractions until we win.' But the guys bought everything non refundable. 'That’s a huge red flag.'īalwani texted Holmes: 'The Vegas trip is such a distraction. 'People would just disappear and they were leaving without jobs, it was clear the company was grounded to a halt,' a former Theranos employee told CNBC. 'Not sure if these are options but from dan : presidential suite at four seasons $3k,mandarin apex suite view of strip $3400 or presidential $15k, or encore junior suite $700 view of golf course.'īalwani and Holmes were worried about the timing of the trip, which came at the same time that Theranos was bleeding hundreds of millions of dollars and top talent, according to financial reports and a former employee. Bad timing,' Balwani said in an April 2015 exchange as the company was losing money and top talent, according to financial reports and ex-employees Holmes has since married and had a child with 27-year-old hotel heir Billy Evans, but messages show that the entrepreneur and Balwani were once madly-in-love business partners, even as she plans to accuse him of abuse as part of her defense. They're part of 600 pages of Skype and text messages obtained by CNBC as Holmes faces 20 years in prison on nine counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. 'No response?' she wrote 10 minutes later.
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'My new life as of this night and forever more: - total confidence in myself best business person of the year – focus – details excellence – don’t give what anyone thinks – engage employees in meetings by stories and making it about them (ie prepare well),' Holmes texted 'Sunny' Balwani in November 2014 while discussing the full moon that evening. Published: 04:59 BST, 23 September 2021 | Updated: 06:26 BST, 24 September 2021Įlizabeth Holmes called herself the 'best businessperson of the year' and worried about luxury 'distractions' from her work in newly released messages to ex-boyfriend Ramesh Balwani before their blood testing company Theranos imploded in 2018.

Holmes has gained a cult following with the hashtag #girlboss on TikTok.She and Balwani are facing 9 counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy.Months later, the Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal uncovered Holmes' lofty promises and sent the blood testing company on a downward spiral.She bragged about investments from Rupert Murdoch and the Walton family.'Dinner can try the three star Michelin French in mgm,' she proposed.'I don’t like distractions ever,' she said while planning a Vegas getaway.Holmes bragged about her skills but also worried about her new lavish lifestyle.600 pages of messages between Holmes and ex 'Sunny' Balwani were released.'I'm the best businessperson of the year': Read the ego-stroking texts Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes sent to her business partner boyfriend about Michelin-starred restaurants, private security and hotel suites before company imploded
