Paige Finn DohertyFounding Partner, Behind Genius · Founding Partner at Behind Genius Ventures

Who was Aviron founder Andy Hoang's first executive hired and what are his company values?

24 Sept 2022 · 1 min

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In this interview segment, Aviron founder Andy Hoang explains the rationale behind hiring his first senior executive, Amy, who joins as Chief Operating Officer. Amy brings extensive experience from Nike (9 years), Lululemon (5 years), and Burton Snowboards, positioning her to tackle Aviron’s supply chain and operational challenges. Hoang also reflects on his personal evolution regarding company culture: two years ago he was indifferent to values, but now he prioritizes cultural fit, personally vetting every new hire to ensure alignment with the company’s vision and values.

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So Andy, you just hired your first executive. Congratulations. Super exciting. I would love to hear more about why you chose to fill that specific executive role first and then how you went about selecting the right candidate for that role.
Yeah, so the candidate we hired, her name is Amy, and she's actually an exec at Nike. So she's been at Nike for 9 years, and before that she was at Lululemon for 5 years and then at Burton Snowboards before that. So such an all-star. I'm very excited to have her on board. And she's actually filling the role of Chief Operating Officer, which means she will help with supply chain and all the other issues that we're dealing with. If you asked me 2 years ago, and it's interesting to see how much, like, our business and myself personally has evolved, but I didn't really believe in values or culture. But now every single employee that we hire, I personally spend time with because our values are really important in helping us get to our vision.