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Mar 2017
41m 3s

Chesapeake Bay Candle: Mei Xu

Guy Raz | Wondery
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Twenty-five years ago, when Mei Xu emigrated from China to the U.S., she loved going to Bloomingdale's to gaze at their housewares. She eventually started making candles in her basement with Campbell's Soup cans, an experiment that led to the multi-million dollar company Chesapeake Bay Candle. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P ... Show More
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