Jaime Schmidt, Founder of Schmidt's Naturals
How I Hire
<p>Jaime Schmidt is the Founder of industry-disrupting brand Schmidt’s Naturals. With Schmidt’s, she brought natural personal care products into the mainstream and scaled the company from kitchen to acquisition.</p>
<p>Jaime is dedicated to building better businesses and recently launched two new ventures: Supermaker, a media platform that celebrates emerging entrepreneurs, and Color, an inclusive investment fund. You can learn more about Jaime at <a rel="nofollow">jaimeschmidt.info</a></p>
<p>Highlights from our conversation include:</p>
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<li>Retracing Jaime’s entrepreneurial path (1:58)</li>
<li>How she knew it was time to scale Schmidt’s (5:27)</li>
<li>Key hires that helped her grow her company (8:15)</li>
<li>The unique challenges of recruiting for a startup (11:05)</li>
<li>How she evaluated candidates beyond their resumes (11:40)</li>
<li>The process of defining and assessing for Schmidt’s culture (18:44)</li>
<li>The management and hiring structure behind Schmidt’s (20:27)</li>
<li>Partnering with Unilever (24:50)</li>
<li>Her new projects aimed at supporting entrepreneurs (26:13)</li>
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