Valentine’s Day is coming up. And Amber Venz Box knows a thing or two about making relationships work ... at work. She’s the president of RewardStyle -- the company she founded with her then-boyfriend, now-husband Baxter. Amber started out as a personal shopper. But she realized that people were buying the products she recommended on her blog on their own … and cutting her out of a commission. So in 2011, Amber and Baxter started RewardStyle. It connects brands and influencers so both sides can benefit. In 2017, they drove over a billion dollars in sales. And launched their app, which attracted a million users in just 9 months.
But building the business hasn't been easy. On the Couch, she talks to us about being an introverted leader, how to network, and what it’s like to build a business with your SO.
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