# Mike Salguero

> Mike Salguero is the Boston-based founder and CEO of ButcherBox, launched in 2015 after his experience leading CustomMade. He built the meat and seafood business without institutional equity funding, using personal seed money and Kickstarter preorders, and advocates for animal welfare, viable farm businesses and an approach to entrepreneurship that leaves room for family.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at ButcherBox
- **Organizations:** ButcherBox, CustomMade, DASH
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree; Pardee alumnus, Boston University, MBA in Entrepreneurship, Babson College
- **Known for:** Founded and continues to lead ButcherBox., Built the business without institutional equity investment., EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2020 National Award winner.

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Graduated from Boston University.
- **2008–2009** — Acquired and began building CustomMade with Seth Rosen; accounts differ on acquisition year.
- **2010** — MBA graduation year identified by recent Babson coverage.
- **2015** — Left his CustomMade chapter and launched ButcherBox with Mike Filbey, using $10,000 in personal funding and Kickstarter preorders.
- **2017** — Published essays about growing a team, protecting family time and improving physical-product operations.
- **2020** — Received an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year national award; ButcherBox became a Certified B Corporation.
- **2026** — Discussed retail expansion and continued bootstrapping; reaffirmed sourcing commitments in an eleventh-anniversary essay.

## Achievements

- Founded and continues to lead ButcherBox.
- Built the business without institutional equity investment.
- EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2020 National Award winner.
- Led ButcherBox through B Corporation certification in 2020.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published an eleventh-anniversary essay reaffirming the company’s no-feedlots sourcing position.
- **2026-07** — Discussed ButcherBox’s retail expansion and a $650 million annual revenue target in a Masters of Scale interview; this was a forecast.
- **2026-04** — Babson profiled his long working relationship with Bobby Quirk and their DASH pet-food venture.

## Links

- Website: https://www.butcherbox.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikesalguero
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mikesalguero

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Last updated: 2026-10-15