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May 2022
26m 13s

Christine Chang on Leaving Your Desk Job

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About this episode

Every weekend growing up, Christine watched her mom and grandma go to the Korean bathhouses, rubbing things like tea and spoiled milk on their skin. And she’s been hooked on skincare ever since. Now, she’s the co-founder and co-CEO of the skincare brand, Glow Recipe. But before leading this new venture, she actually worked her way up the corporate ladder at L’Oreal. In this episode, Christine gives her advice on how to make the jump from corporate to startup, and what she learned at her desk job that she still uses today. 

In this episode, Christine shares: 

  • How she learned to lean on colleagues and mentors
  • How having a co-founder eases the growing pains of a new business
  • How her corporate experience helped in the startup mindset
  • Why she and her co-founder turned down an offer from Shark Tank investors
  • The important role that emerging technology like TikTok has played in her business

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