The founder of custom made was laid off in 2008. He got an MBA at night to help him get a real job, but he didn't know what he was doing. After getting laid off, he started looking for something to do with his spare time. The company is now worth more than $1 billion and has been acquired by several VCs.
Mike Salguero is the founder and CEO of ButcherBox, a revolutionary direct-to-consumer meat business that transformed eCommerce when it launched in 2015. Salguero founded the company as a side project, but quickly scaled it into a thriving business with over half-a-billion dollars in annual revenue in 2022.
Mike joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about his entrepreneurial journey, how he started and scaled ButcherBox into a direct-to-consumer juggernaut, and much more.
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