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  • The 10 Essential Hugs of Life

    We’re big huggers at The Container Store – it’s true. Our employees hug to celebrate successes, to provide each other much-needed support and to thank each other for a job well done. And rather than scold employees for mistakes, our managers “hug” mistakes seeing them as part of us all growing stronger – together. So, of course we’re excited that our friend and fellow conscious capitalist Roy Spence – founder of advertising agency GSD&M in Austin and The Purpose Institute – recently wrote a book

  • It’s a Wonderful Life

    We love the holiday movie It’s a Wonderful Life – in fact, it’s our CEO’s all-time favorite because the whole movie is about showing one guy, George Bailey, the power of his wake. At The Container Store, we talk a lot about WAKE – like a boat’s wake. It’s the idea that everything we do – and DON’T do – affects everyone around us much more than we could ever imagine. Similarly, in the movie, George spends his entire life giving back to others in his community and then upon falling on some hard

  • Our President on Mentorship

    One of our wonderful nonprofit partners is Step Up Women’s Network – an organization dedicated to helping women and girls fulfill their potential! They host impactful after-school programs to empower teen girls, they help propel professional women forward by facilitating networking opportunities – all in an effort to set up women and girls for success. For their 15th anniversary, they reached out to some professional women and asked them to share their own views on mentorship, as well as their