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  • TCS Leadership Spotlight – Amy Carovillano

    Amy Carovillano (center) with Distribution Center employees on We Love Our Employees Day. In this next phase of our “Careers with Heart” series, we’re introducing you to key members of our company leadership team. We’ll highlight their amazing contributions to The Container Store, discuss why they enjoy working here, and share some of their best bits of leadership wisdom. Name: Amy CarovillanoTitle: Vice President of Supply ChainBirthplace: St. Paul, MNCurrent Tenure at The Container Store: 32

  • It Takes a Unicorn to Find a Unicorn: Our Recruiting Philosophy

    Recruiting Director Karyn Alvarez (top right) with her Recruiting team at our Annual DC Derby. At The Container Store, we’ve always felt that hiring great people is one of the most important aspects of a successful business. We believe this so much, in fact, that we love sharing our hiring philosophy with our customers and other businesses. In the article below, Karyn Alvarez, our Recruiting Director and 20+ year veteran of The Container Store, shares her strategy for finding the cream of the

  • Perspectives on Inspiring Leadership

    Author Simon Sinek speaking at The Container Store’s leadership conference in 2015. “When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute.” – Simon Sinek Several years ago, bestselling author Simon Sinek spoke at The Container Store’s leadership conference, and his inspiring words had an enormous impact on all of us. We’ve longed believed that inspiration and love—not fear—is the best way to get the most out of your employees,

  • January is National Blood Donor Month!

    Rob (left) and Aaron from our Loss Prevention team donating blood at one of our bi-annual blood drives. In the year 1970—a full eight years before The Container Store was founded—President Nixon declared the month of January to be National Blood Donor Month. Since then, this annual month-long celebration has been an important way to promote blood donation throughout the United States. It’s a cause very near and dear to our hearts, and we host bi-annual blood drives at our Home Office to help

  • Perspectives on New Year’s Resolutions

    At the beginning of each new year, many of us make resolutions to improve various aspects of our lives: careers, personal health, self-care, giving back to the community, etc. But how many of those resolutions are actually achievable, or even worth pursuing in the first place? Maybe that’s why almost 80% of resolutions are broken by February! So, to help prevent the shame and disappointment of yet another broken resolution, we’ve compiled a few recent articles with helpful advice on how to make

  • Our Favorite Posts of 2018

    Countless websites love to wrap up the year in a fun way with “best of” lists (best pop albums, best Roth IRAs, best bundt cake recipes, etc.) and in this case, we’re no different! But instead of food, financial plans, or pop culture, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite “What We Stand For” blog posts of 2018, just in case you missed any…    “An Unexpected Customer Connection” The story of how a Distribution Center employee’s lost phone led to a positive customer experience.   “The

  • Perspectives on Mentoring

    Would Luke Skywalker have been able to learn the ways of the Force without Yoda’s help? Would Liz Lemon have been able to navigate through all the craziness at “30 Rock” without the guidance of Jack Donaghy? In both cases, probably not. Mentorship, whether in pop culture or real-life, is an invaluable part of the human experience. By investing in the potential of others, leaders can ensure that their wisdom and success is passed on to the next generation, thus ensuring that their hard work pays

  • Three Secrets to a Great Job Interview

    As recruiters, we hear it all the time: “Looking for a job is hard work!” It can be so hard, in fact, that it sometimes even starts to feel like a “job” unto itself. With that in mind, we wanted to offer a few tips to help make your job search more rewarding: Preparedness: • Do Your Research - When we’re interviewing a prospective hire, we usually initiate the conversation by asking an applicant, “Tell me what you already know about our company.” Many other recruiters are the same way, so that’s

  • How an Injured Veteran Found Solace in Sneakers

    Over the last few years, the Drop-Front Shoe Box has become one of The Container Store’s most popular items. Though our regular customers enjoy this product, it was the “sneakerhead” community that really fell in love with it and made it such a big success. Clear, stackable, and durable, it’s become the go-to choice for many with noteworthy sneaker collections, and as a result we’ve been contacted by numerous sneakerheads seeking partnerships. One of the most unique sneakerheads to reach out to

  • Perspectives on Diverse Thinking

    If everyone in the world acted and thought the same way, what would be the end result? Most likely, the diverse array of cultures around the world would disappear, innovation would be stalled forever, and everyday conversation would be dreadfully dull! In fact, it’s the interaction between various personality types, cultures, and schools of thought that have shaped the human race in positive ways and given rise to some of its greatest achievements. Case in point: rock and roll music. While the

  • The Power of Empathy

    A few weeks ago, my wife and I joined our friends at a local movie theater screening of the beautiful new documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?,” which celebrates the life and legacy of Fred Rogers, titular host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. A warm and universally-beloved figure, Fred Rogers spent over four decades patiently teaching children that they were loved, important, and that their feelings mattered. While many of his contemporaries in children’s entertainment aspired to nothing more

  • Perspectives on Women in the Workplace

    Even though The Container Store was founded by two guys, women have always been an integral part of our company. As a company where 65% of our employees are women (including our CEO and five out of eight members of our executive leadership team), the plight of women in the workplace has always been something that is very dear to us. The fact remains, however, that many women still face challenges in the workplace, and we believe that it’s vital for businesses to recognize this and work together