#280: Mike Salguero – ButcherBox CEO On Bootstrapping To $550,000,000

Mike Salguero is the creator of ButcherBox, a company that is aiming to transform the meat industry. It started out as a lifestyle company. It has since become a life mission.

Timestamps:

(0:00) Intro

(1:13) The Importance of Sales

(4:11) Entrepreneurship

(5:30) Growing Up Without A Dad

(15:45) Journey To Consciousness

(23:30) $300k to $600,000,000 In Revenue

(25:45) Changing Meat Industry

(29:31) Lifestyle Design

(34:48) Fridays Off

(37:19) Hiring Practices

(42:31) Values For ButcherBox

(44:10) Moving Into Retail

(48:20) Relentless Improvement

(49:55) Parenting

(53:59) Personal Brand

(59:57) 7 Day Water Fast

(1:07:21) Challenge

Mike’s Links

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikesalguero

ButcherBox: https://www.butcherbox.com/

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