Episode #44: Wisdom from Creator of World’s Largest Online Blinds Retailer: Jay Steinfeld

In this episode I interview a remarkable entrepreneur, Jay
Steinfeld, who launched a business from his garage and turned it
into the largest online business in his industry. Jay’s story is
for anyone who’s interested in learning what it takes to build a
successful business and find meaning, joy and purpose from your
work regardless of your product or service. JAY STEINFELD founded
and was the CEO of Global Custom Commerce, which operates the
world’s number one online window covering retailer Blinds.com.
Boot-strapped in 1996 for just $3,000 from his Bellaire, Texas,
garage, Global Custom Commerce was acquired by The Home Depot in
2014. Jay remained as its CEO and later joined The Home Depot
Online Leadership Team. After stepping away from these roles in
early 2020, he has increased his involvement on numerous private
company boards and serves as a director of the public company
Masonite (NYSE: DOOR). He also teaches entrepreneurship at Rice
University’s Jones Graduate School of Business and supports
numerous charities. Jay is an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the
Year and has earned a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Houston
Technology Center. Active as an industry speaker on topics
including corporate culture, core values, how to scale a start-up,
and disruption, he has more than 100 published articles. His book,
“Lead from the Core: The Four Principles for Profit and Prosperity”
will be published November 30, 2021. It is available now for
pre-order on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Lead-Core-Principles-Profit-Prosperity/dp/195329572X/ref=nodl_