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

<p>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.</p> <p>Timestamps:</p> <p>(0:00) Intro</p> <p>(1:13) The Importance of Sales</p> <p>(4:11) Entrepreneurship</p> <p>(5:30) Growing Up Without A Dad</p> <p>(15:45) Journey To Consciousness</p> <p>(23:30) $300k to $600,000,000 In Revenue</p> <p>(25:45) Changing Meat Industry</p> <p>(29:31) Lifestyle Design</p> <p>(34:48) Fridays Off</p> <p>(37:19) Hiring Practices</p> <p>(42:31) Values For ButcherBox</p> <p>(44:10) Moving Into Retail</p> <p>(48:20) Relentless Improvement</p> <p>(49:55) Parenting</p> <p>(53:59) Personal Brand</p> <p>(59:57) 7 Day Water Fast</p> <p>(1:07:21) Challenge</p> <p>Mike’s Links</p> <p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/mikesalguero">https://twitter.com/mikesalguero</a></p> <p>ButcherBox: <a href="https://www.butcherbox.com/">https://www.butcherbox.com/</a></p> <p>-</p> <p>SPONSOR:</p> <p>This episode is brought to you by <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/MFM?sid=Danny-Miranda">My First Million</a>. This is the podcast that I listen to and recommend whenever I want to learn more about business, technology, or the future. Sam Parr and Shaan Puri are hilarious, informative, and interesting. <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/MFM?sid=Danny-Miranda">Check it out</a>!</p> <p>–</p> <p>My Links</p> <p>✉️ Newsletter: <a href="https://dannymiranda.substack.com/">https://dannymiranda.substack.com</a></p> <p>🎙 Podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda">https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda</a></p> <p>🎥 YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/dannymiranda">https://youtube.com/dannymiranda</a></p> <p>🐣 Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda">https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda</a></p> <p>📸 Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda">https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda</a></p> <p>🕺 TikTok: <a href="https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda">https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda</a></p>