#59 with Rachel Peck, Chief of Staff for Harry's
b'"We take our work very seriously, but we don\'t take ourselves too serious." - Podcast 59: Rachel Peck, Chief of Staff, Harry\\xb4s (the Startup that bought a 93 year old German blade manufacturer, only 10 months after founding.)\\n\\nRachel Peck is Chief of Staff at Harry\'s, a fascinating and very young company in New York, that aims to revolutionize the men\'s shaving market and are known for buying a 93 year old German razor blade manufacturing company, only 10 months after the start. Recently, Harry\'s has raised (another) $ 112 million in venture capital. The company has earned nearly $ 1 billion in valuation in the 5 years since it was founded.\\nWe had a very warm welcome in their not only attractive, but also smart-designed new workspace in New York and talked to Rachel about how she, as a young girl from Columbus, Ohio, went to study English literature and theatre before moving on to a PR job and later joining Harry\\u2019s as the Executive Assistant to the two founders. \\nShe shared with us her clever trick to find the right job, how Harry\\u2019s used data to design their workspace, what they learned from Herrmann Millers\' \\u201cThe Living Office\\u201d concept and why she sees \\u2018Onboarding\\u2019 as the most underrated tool.\\nAt the end of the conversation, we surprisingly switch roles and Rachel challenged us with two important questions: \\u201cWhat did you guys learn from the podcast so far? And who do you still want to interview but could not get in direct contact with so far?"\\n\\nAll the answers and the diverting conversation with Rachel you get as usual via:\\nSPOTIFY spotify.onthewaytonewwork.com\\nSOUNDCLOUD soundcloud.com/onthewaytonewwork\\nAnd ITUNES itunes.onthewaytonewwork.com\\nAnd all book tips here books.onthewaytonewwork.com\\nWith Christoph Magnussen and Michael Trautmann\\n\\nShownotes:\\nBefore we\\u2019re talking about your company, let\\u2019s talk about your story! (ab 1:40)\\nHow could you buy a company in Germany 9 months after your founding? (ab 5:00)\\nWhat are your business Values? (ab 7:20)\\nWhat is the concept behind your office Space? (ab 8:10)\\nHow does your personal day look like in an open space office? (ab 11:50)\\nHow does your working culture feels like? (ab 15:00)\\nWhat kind of Tools did you use? Did you change any and how do you teach them? (ab 16:30)\\nHow do you handle your onboarding? (ab 17:00)\\nHow do you structure workflows with your international offices? (ab 26:40)\\nDo your Founders keep up with their employees? (ab 30:10)\\nHow do you integrate your german team? (ab 32:20)\\nHow do you organize yourself? (ab 33:40)\\nWhat are the differences between founding in San Francisco and New York? (ab 39:00)\\nWhere do you get your inspiration from? (ab 40:00)'