The CEO of Boxed and What Matters to Him
Jill on Money with Jill Schlesinger
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🗓️ 31 January 2019
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
It’s only January but we already have an early candidate for interview of the year.
His name is Chieh Huang, and he’s the CEO of Boxed, an online and mobile membership-free wholesale retailer that offers direct delivery of bulk-sized packages.
Founded in 2013, there’s really one simple idea behind Boxed: make shopping for bulk easy, convenient and fun, so you can focus on the things that really matter.
But there’s much more going on behind the scenes, especially in the HR department, and that’s really what got me interested in having this conversation.
As companies large and small define and redefine the American workplace, cultivating a mission-driven culture has taken hold among America’s most successful startups. This culture is not just about free snacks and nap rooms - it is about creating an environment where feedback is not just encouraged but actively sought by upper management.
How do companies make this happen? What can you do in yours to cultivate a mission-driven culture?
Chieh Huang has such a refreshing perspective when it comes to his employees that it’s hard not to be a fan.
More companies need to follow his lead.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, it's Jill Schlesinger, and on this episode of Jill on Money, we are demystifying what |
| 0:08.0 | it's like to be the boss. |
| 0:09.6 | You know, at the end of the day, when I put my head down and I think about work and what's upcoming |
| 0:13.6 | for work I always think about the people problems first. We don't operate a |
| 0:17.7 | utopia people fight you know people snipe at each other at a company |
| 0:21.0 | oh yeah just like any other group of humans and so that bothers me the most. |
| 0:25.0 | Welcome to the Jill on Money podcast. I'm Jill Schlesinger and today we've got a great treat. |
| 0:31.0 | I met this young CEO, well young compared to me, maybe not young compared |
| 0:35.6 | to you, and I had interviewed him on a panel. I was so taken by the fresh approach to how he treated people in his organization and how he views the workplace |
| 0:46.5 | that I wanted to get him on the program. His name is Chee Wong and he is the CEO of Boxed, B-O-X-E-D, Boxed.com. |
| 0:56.0 | So let's get right into it. |
| 0:57.3 | Here's our interview with Che. |
| 0:59.6 | You're listening to Jill on Money with Jill Schlesinger. |
| 1:04.0 | Chay Wong, welcome to the program. |
| 1:06.0 | You are the CEO and founder of Boxed. |
| 1:10.0 | So welcome to the program. |
| 1:11.0 | We start every show with a very important question. |
| 1:15.2 | What is your best career or financial decision |
| 1:19.9 | that you've made in your very young life? |
| 1:21.8 | So I have to say that I kind of cheated on this because I do listen to the podcast and so I was |
| 1:27.1 | ready for the question and so I was thinking about it for quite a while. |
| 1:32.8 | most folks, because we are a startup and I left my job |
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