Leura Fine, CEO and Founder of Laurel & Wolf, gives us a look inside the creative and collaborative company culture of the best online interior design marketplace.

- Mission -

If you change the space, you change the experience. We transform the way people live and work through the power of great design.

- Values -

1. We are People who care about People.
2. We are Creative Thinkers.
3. We are Optimistic.

- About -

Laurel & Wolf is the world's premier online interior design marketplace. For a one-time flat fee per room, you can choose your favorite designer, design the perfect space through one-on-one collaboration, and DIY with a shopping list or opt for the 'Buy for Me' concierge service to have everything ordered, tracked, and delivered for you.

- Topics -

• Go inside well-designed space at Laurel & Wolf HQ in West Hollywood, Los Angeles
• The benefits of being a Los Angeles-based startup and embracing diverse backgrounds
• Diversity, inclusivity, and balance in hiring after initially skewing female in team gender makeup
• How to win: with driven teammates supporting each other
• Supporting employee career goals and growth and charity commitments
• Laurel & Wolf's fun monthly team activities (photo scavenger hunt, office graffiti art)
• Why creativity and optimism are required to survive in a startup
• Collaborative processes (brainstorms, creative challenges, town hall meetings, employee-led workshops)
• How team dynamics impact morale more than goals or KPIs
• Tackling problems together as an organization
• Celebrating their 2nd anniversary and a recent rebrand completed in a single month

- Links -

• Follow @leurafine and @laurelandwolf on Twitter
• See available jobs at Laurel & Wolf
• Visit laurelandwolf.com to learn more

- Credits -

Recorded: June 11, 2016
Theme song by: Shane Endsley
Host and editor: Bryan Landers