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32 - Darrell Jobe, CEO of Vericool Part 1 of 2 growing up as a gang member

People of Packaging · 25 Aug 2020 · 41m

What this episode covers

Darrell Jobe, CEO of Vericool, recounts his journey from a chaotic childhood in Richmond, California, involving gang involvement and incarceration, to finding redemption through packaging. He details his transition from street life to sales at companies like Master Box and Cal-Box, eventually founding Vericool to create sustainable, temperature-controlled packaging solutions. Jobe highlights the company's social mission of hiring individuals with criminal records and its recent Series A funding to expand manufacturing capacity for products like the Barracooler.

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early-stage companies

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Vericool, Master Box, Amcor Sunclips, Cal-Box, Igloo, Mike Silva International
Products
Barracooler

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