How Intuition and Creativity Go Hand-in-Hand

The Container Store’s third Foundation Principle reads as follows: “Intuition does not come to an unprepared mind. You need to train before it happens.” While it’s well-known that we’re big believers in extensive training for our employees, we also want them to bring their own life experiences to the table and let those experiences guide and shape their work.  There may be no better example of this principle than the origin story of Our Tall Shoe Box. The story began when Lauren Hill (no, not

  • Celebrating Our Great TCS Dads

    Father’s Day is an interesting time of year for me. While it’s certainly nice to have a national holiday devoted to dads like me—as well as a chance to honor my own awesome dad—I can’t help but feel a bit unworthy of it. (After all, I’m just another mistake-prone human being like everyone else.) But because I try to soak up parenting advice like a sponge, I decided to speak to a few other TCS dads to get their perspectives on fatherhood, and what they told me was very inspiring. For Custom

  • 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

  • May is Mental Health Awareness Month

    Since 1949, Mental Health Awareness Month has been observed during the month of May as a way to promote the importance of mental health. Though it’s often not as emphasized by society as heart health or healthy eating, good mental health is an extremely important aspect of one’s vitality and quality of life.  Unfortunately, it’s something more of us struggle with than most people know. Mental Health Facts:1 in 5 adults experience metal health problems in any given year.1 in 17 adults live with a

  • 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

  • Creativity Meets Crashes at Our Annual DC Derby

    Our Annual DC Derby is truly a time for both brains and brawn—the place where creative genius and muscle cars intersect. Each year, departments collaborate to create the fastest, most aerodynamic, and most original designs, and the result is a fast-paced event that celebrates smarts and speed in equal measure. Plus: costumes. Lots and lots of costumes. With themes and car designs ranging from pop culture-inspired (such as Marie Kondo or Marvel characters) to the incredibly arcane (such as “Lake

  • Happy Mother’s Day from TCS!

    Blog writer Brad Neel with his mom, circa 1983 (left) and 2019. This Mother’s Day, we’re celebrating all moms. Whether your path to motherhood was traditional or somewhat outside the box, this day is an opportunity to truly appreciate the countless women in our lives who have demonstrated love, forgiveness, kindness and humor; a chance to thank the women who helped us become, well, you and me. Of course, each momma finds her place in motherhood differently—mothers by birth or by adoption,

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