Peter Spiegel
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Peter Spiegel | |
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| Education | State University of New York |
| Title | Cofounder and co-CEO of Ideal Living |
| Website | https://idealliving.com/peter-spiegel/ |
Peter Spiegel is an American infomercial entrepreneur and co-CEO of Ideal Living.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Before creating Ideal Living he worked as a jeweler in New York[3] and later taught transcendental meditation.[4]
Spiegel cofounded Ideal Living with his "life partner"[2] Katie Williams in 1999.[5] Today the company primarily sells air purifiers and water purifiers. It owns the brands AromaTru, AirDoctor and AquaTru.[6]
Spiegel is the director of Sylmark,[7] a holding company for Ideal Living.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Spiegel claimed in a LinkedIn post that he and Katie Williams were invited to the JP Morgan founders forum.[9]
Ties to Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat
[edit]Spiegel is a member of the Hindu religious organization Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat.[10] As of September 28, 2008, Spiegel was the treasurer of the Barsana Dham, originally called the International Society of Divine Love, the American branch of the JKP.[3] Barsana Dham used Ideal Living products such as "miracle blade" to help fund their operations.[3][11]
JKP leader, Prakashanand Saraswati, was convicted of groping two young girls in his ashram in Hays County, Texas. A 12-person jury declared Saraswati guilty of 20 counts of child molestation, after 50 minutes deliberation, on Friday 4 March 2011.[12] Though convicted, he was released after Peter Spiegel "put up a $1 million cash bond". Spiegel had previously "signed a $10 million indemnity agreement in October 2008". According to the Austin American-Statesman, Spiegel's attorney Barry Hitchings said that he would contest the agreement. Spiegel said that he was one of about 40 followers present for a Sunday dinner at Marsha Kent's home with Prakashanand Saraswati the evening before Saraswati left the country. Spiegel said, "It never entered my mind that he wouldn't come" to trial.[10][13][14] As part of the bond condition, Saraswati was barred from entering the Barsana Dham.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Peter S. - AirDoctor, LLC | LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Archived from the original on 2026-08-28. Retrieved 2026-09-17.
- 1 2 "Peter Spiegel Page - Ideal Living". 2023-08-16. Retrieved 2026-09-17.
- 1 2 3 Dexheimer, Eric (September 28, 2008). "Infomercial executives help support Hindu temple". www.statesman.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2026-09-17.
- ↑ "Transcendental Meditation lecture tonight at Civic Ctr". Courier and Freeman. November 7, 1973. Retrieved September 20, 2026.
- ↑ "About Us". Ideal Living Enterprise. Retrieved 2026-09-17.
- ↑ "Peter Spiegel". American Banker. Archived from the original on September 17, 2026. Retrieved 2026-09-17.
- ↑ "SYLMARK HOLDINGS LIMITED LLC v. SILICONE ZONE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED LLC (2004)". FindLaw. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
- ↑ "Canadian Trademark Details: WALKFIT — 1249376". March 3, 2005.
- ↑ Spiegel, Peter. "Katie Williams and I were invited to the activity".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 Dexheimer, Eric (2011-03-09). "With convicted guru on the lam, jury sentences ashram founder to prison for sexual molestation". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on August 27, 2026. Retrieved 2026-09-17.
- ↑ Ideal Living - Infomercials: Miracle Blade World Class Infomercial, Internet archive, May 28, 2026, retrieved September 18, 2026
- ↑ "Hindu Guru Convicted of Molesting Girls in US". the Times of India. March 7, 2011. Archived from the original on June 9, 2021.
- ↑ Sadhegi, Chris (May 5, 2014). "Religious leader convicted of sex crimes disappears". kxan. Archived from the original on September 10, 2016.
- ↑ Kimmons, Sean (2011-03-09). "Missing guru sentenced to 280 years in prison". Hays Free Press and News-Dispatch. Archived from the original on September 17, 2026. Retrieved 2026-09-17.