How Start-up Zola is Redefining the Wedding Experience
This time of year is filled with holiday shopping, family, and engagements! In fact, 45% of the couples who use Zola being planning their wedding between Thanksgiving and Valentine's Day. Zola, the wedding registry start-up, is looking to shake up the entire wedding experience.
Zola now has a tool to build your own wedding website, a unique registry, and more. Zola has now helped 500,000 couples, and has raised over $40 million from VC firms.
Shan-Lyn Ma, CEO and co-founder of Zola joins Cheddar to explain how they have built their business and brand. When asked what are the weirdest things couples have registered for, she said that many couples love the game, "Cards Against Humanity," and one couple once registered for a lifetime supply of avocados.
Cheddar News senior reporter, Michelle Castillo joined Scott Keogh, CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, for a ride in the new ID.Buzz electric van at South by Southwest. Keogh touched on issues from the auto giant's commitment to electrification and achieving carbon neutrality to the need for more charging infrastructure to support the electric vehicle wave. "We made a commitment to be CO2 neutral, and I think the reason it is, simplistically is, we're the world's largest car company. We're responsible for 1 percent of global CO2 emissions, and frankly, leaders have to lead and so that's what we want to do," he said.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Monday laid out a proposal that would require businesses to disclose the emissions they produce. Kathleen Rogers, CEO & President at EARTHDAY.ORG, joined Cheddar News to break down the implications of this historic step.
Electric car manufacturer Tesla opened its first European factory on the outskirts of Berlin in an effort to challenge German automakers on their home turf.
