Entrepreneurs have a lot of different things to consider when they’re starting a new business. Not only do they need to sort through all of the legal requirements, manage inventory, and build a customer base, they also have to search for (and get acclimated with) tools that can help them ...
Read More »Keep Your Business Sailing Smoothly While You’re on Vacation…
Running a business is demanding. And with a lot of responsibility on your shoulders, stepping away from the office can feel scary. But taking a break is just as important as hard work, and you’ve earned a vacation. Plus, time away gives you perspective. When you’re not in the thick ...
Read More »How We Encourage Side Hustles…
When creativity is one of your company’s core values, you get to work alongside some super-talented people. And when super-talented people have good ideas, things like Freddie’s Makers Market happens. It all started with an email from Ashe, one of our Billing Coordinators. “I was thinking, as we get closer ...
Read More »Developing Interview Skills Through Practice…
An interview can be a terrifying thing. The only way to get better at them is practice, but getting that practice can be tricky, too. In a 1:1 conversation with MailChimp’s VP of Development, Eric Muntz, I’d mentioned an idea for using my 16 hours of volunteer time. We’d been ...
Read More »What We Learned About Radical Candor From Kim Scott…
Humility is one of MailChimp’s core values, and it can manifest in our daily lives in a variety of ways, from accidentally broadcasting silence during our weekly radio shows to admitting failure to hundreds of our peers. Recently we had the opportunity to have Kim Scott, author of bestseller Radical Candor: Be ...
Read More »Empowering 150 HBCU Students at SXSW…
As our plane departed Atlanta for Austin, a single question nagged me: “How are we going to make the most of this for the students?” Our objective was to play a part in the HBCU@SXSW program, which aims to “diversify the innovation, entrepreneurship and investment ecosystem for all…by bringing the ...
Read More »Celebrating National Bike Month With Priority Bicycles…
Bicycles are an important part of our culture at MailChimp. Many of our 800 employees bike to work, so we built a bike room that boasts storage for more than 100 bikes, as well as locker rooms with showers so our employees could freshen up before starting their day. We ...
Read More »Celebrating Atlanta and Our Vibrant Backyard…
Inman Park is one of Atlanta’s oldest neighborhoods, and it just so happens to be in the metaphorical backyard of our headquarters at Ponce City Market. The neighborhood hosts a spring event every year called the Inman Park Festival, and it’s known for its artist market, tour of homes, ...
Read More »GDPR Tools are Here: Updated Forms, Improved Contact Management, …
Read this post in French, German, Spanish, and Dutch. As the Data Protection Officer at MailChimp, it’s my responsibility to make sure that we’re prepared for—and compliant with—data privacy laws like the GDPR. A few weeks ago, our General Counsel wrote about the benefits of the GDPR and discussed the ...
Read More »What We Learned From Tony Hawk About Authenticity…
Years ago, when MailChimp was still a fledgling company, Friday mornings were a time to gather and talk about what’s going on around the office. But now that there are 800 of us, we like to mix it up occasionally. Recently, we did just that by inviting Tony Hawk to ...
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