Step up at a Startup
A Q&A with aisle411’s Operations Manager, Chelsey Cisar

Just over four years ago, we met Chelsey Cisar when she was looking for her first startup job, and we matched her to indoor digital mapping company, aisle411. We caught up with her to learn what her experience has been like working at this high-growth startup in St. Louis over the past four years.
What is your current position?
Operations Manager
What is aisle411?
Aisle411 is the World’s Most Used Indoor Mobile Mapping System for Retailers. Aisle411 is Creating the “Internet of Stores”.
Aisle411 is a global leading indoor mapping and product location data platform, enabling indoor location experiences, solutions and and analytics for the physical indoor world and is digitizing the indoor world through data optimization, mobile, AR and IOT.
How did you find this opportunity & ultimately get connected to them? I connected with Colleen at PluggedIN who at the time worked with Cultivation Capital, a VC firm that backs aisle411.
What has been the most challenging aspect of your job?
Establishing priorities. Our team always has new ideas, but we have to discern what to focus on today and what has to wait.
How has your role evolved?
My role evolves every day. I started as the bookkeeping admin and now I oversee company operations and client relations. As the company continues to shape itself, new needs arise and we all step up in different ways to fill the needs.
You guys are based in CET. What do you like about working there?
Yes, love CET!
Where would you point other job seekers who want to join St. Louis’ growing startup ecosystem?
I often point them to PluggedIN, Venture Cafe events, or to search sites like Cultivation Capital for companies and job postings.
Any other advice/tips you’d give to job seekers who are considering working at a startup?
If you love an environment that can be different every day and the opportunity to dip your toes into all aspects of business, this is the place to be!
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