Some employees want stability, some want success and some want to help their team win. In the case of these four techies, the path to promotion meant identifying problems no one else saw, remaining humble and — perhaps most importantly — actively listening.
The e-commerce brand founded by actress Jessica Alba develops and sells natural baby, personal care and beauty products. Honest plans to use the proceeds from the offering to fund direct-to-consumer advertising and marketing objectives, as well as launch new products and focus on acquisitions.
We had the privilege of speaking with four Los Angeles tech CEOs about their career journeys so far, and the lessons they’ve picked up along the way.
Today, Honest Company announced a $25 million Series B round, which will propel the subscription-based ecommerce company’s product development and also its expansion to selling and distributing natural, toxic-free products internationally (first stop? Canada).
Remote work has threatened the in-person collaboration that made learning concepts easy for this engineer. But he and and his mentor have been able to navigate virtual barriers to maintain a robust mentor-mentee relationship.