It was middle school. Nine-year-old Tracy Lawrence was crouched in the bathroom, hurriedly gulping down her lunch in a stall. This was her safe haven from the bullies who gossiped about her and taunted her every day. It was also a way to avoid the humiliation of sitting alone in the cafeteria.
Many years later, that memory returned to Lawrence. She had an epiphany as the now-CEO of the office catering startup Chewse. Gossip may run rampant among pre-adolescents, but it’s not something you should have to tolerate as an adult.
