I generally don’t think of Maryland as a home to manufacturing. But if you drive to Glen Burnie, the Chesapeake Bay Candle factory
Mei Xu is a Chinese American entrepreneur, woman business leader, and the founder and CEO of two global lifestyle brands, Chesapeake Bay Candle and Blissliving Home.
“How I Built This” host Guy Raz talks withMei Xu about her inspiration, courage, and challenges in launching Chesapeake Bay Candle.
When U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross held up a Campbell’s soup can on national TV to defend President Donald Trump’s stiff tariffs on steel and aluminum, it immediately.
Honored with the “Women Who Mean Business” award, Mei Xu shares that German Chancellor Angela Merkel is among those she most admires.
It is 1979. The United States formally establishes diplomatic ties with China. A 12-year-old girl from Hangzhou, the capital of eastern Zhejiang province, along with 79 others are the lucky ones chosen from more than.
Mei Xu left China at the age of 23 to study journalism in the United States. One lackluster job and three years later, Xu started Pacific Trade International, a global marketer of can…
For Dean Atlan, a 37-year-old maintenance supervisor at the Chesapeake Bay Candles manufacturing factory in Glen Burnie, two decades…
Mei Xu is the Co-Founder and CEO of Chesapeake Bay Candle, a wellness-driven, vertically…
Mei Xu picks up a soy candle nestled in chartreuse frosted glass, topped by a faux-wood lid. The scent—sweet basil with a hint of cool mint—is, according to the label, meant to…
