Sharon Tindell

Everything Sharon Tindell said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

HOW I BUILT THIS Assertion Contradicted

Retail Plastic Storage and Corrugated Boxes Did Not Exist Before 1978

“There were no plastic storage boxes as we know them today. There were no corrugated boxes for sale, as we know and forget.”

Sharon Tindell Dec 23, 2024 ▶ 12:58 The Container Store: Kip and Sharon Tindell

HOW I BUILT THIS Insight

Sharon Tindell: Merchandising Must Sell Solutions, Not Just Items

“But, you know, I think at the end of the day, there needed to be a little bit more focus and strategy to pull everything together and to make sure the customers really understand that we were selling solutions, not items.”

Sharon Tindell Dec 23, 2024 ▶ 29:39 The Container Store: Kip and Sharon Tindell

HOW I BUILT THIS Insight

The Container Store Relied on Extensive High-Touch Sales Training

“Our products weren't going to sell themselves, so we were Highly, highly dependent on the training of our salespeople and also just the inspiration that they got from Kip and Garrett, inspiring the salespeople that being a salesperson was really a noble profes…”

Sharon Tindell Dec 23, 2024 ▶ 33:46 The Container Store: Kip and Sharon Tindell

HOW I BUILT THIS Assertion Supported

The Container Store's Original Display Shelving and Baskets Were for Sale

“Garrett sourced the shelving, which was actually the fixtures that all the products were sitting on. So, and the shopping baskets were also for sale. So we could literally sell the entire store all the way down to the fixtures if we wanted to.”

Sharon Tindell Dec 23, 2024 ▶ 24:55 The Container Store: Kip and Sharon Tindell

The other half of the tape: Sharon Tindell's own voice is left out of every number here. Other people bring the name up 5 times in 1 episode across the shows. 1 statement on the record names them. every mention, with the transcript →

Who brings them up most Guy Raz 5

Statements about Sharon Tindell, by other people (1)

HOW I BUILT THIS Insight

Tindell: Entrepreneurs should work with their spouses and friends

“Sharon and I built this business together, and I love, I think you should work with the people you love. People say, oh, you shouldn't work with your spouse. You shouldn't work with your friends. Yes, you should. That's who, that's exactly who you should work.…”

Kip Tindell Sep 10, 2026 ▶ 7:41 Advice Line with Kip Tindell of The Container Store

Every mention by year

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Sharon's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
HOW I BUILT THISLEDGER	President Emeritus, The Container Store	1	4	50% 1/2	full record on How I Built This →