You Should Know: Xochi and Michael Birch

How could such a disgustingly successful couple also be so annoyingly lovely? Well, the story of husband and wife team Xochi and Michael Birch is really that of every entrepreneur. You know, casually racking up the startups - co-founding over half a dozen in just the past 15 years. Numerous companies, investments, features in The New York Times, WSJ, The Guardian. Oh, and their latest endeavor - The Battery. The San Francisco exclusive social club into which you’ve no doubt spent the past year trying to weasel your way - drawn to it’s chic, luxe interiors (merci, Ken Fulk). Add in a family life filled to the loving brim with three children, and, well, of course they've the warmth of people who genuinely couldn’t be any happier.

Xochi Birch

Occupation:

Founder, The Battery

Place of birth:

Los Angeles, CA

Instagram/Twitter:

@XB

What do you actually do all day?

Email & meetings

Favorite song growing up?

Xanadu

My biggest secret is…

juicy

Why do you live in San Francisco?

My family is nearby

Uber, Taxi, BART or Bike?

Uber

My motto is…

Don't worry, be happy.

My alter ego is…

Who??

The last drink I had was…

Chardonnay

My secret crush is…

Michael Birch

What was your first job?

KFC

If you had one day left to live in SF, what would you do?

Walk the entire city

Coming from? Going to?

Lunch, Dinner.

What is your favorite work of art?

Anything by Van Gogh

Who should we know?

Everyone

Michael Birch

Occupation:

Starting things

Place of birth:

Cambridge, England

Instagram/Twitter:

@MickBirch

What do you actually do all day?

Email

Favorite song growing up?

Hey Jude

My biggest secret is…

I like traffic lights, but only when they're green

Why do you live in San Francisco?

My wife made me

Uber, Taxi, BART or Bike?

Walking

My motto is…

Impatience is a virtue

My alter ego is…

James Bond

The last drink I had was…

2 hours ago

My secret crush is…

awkward

What was your first job?

Lumberjack

If you had one day left to live in SF, what would you do?

Er, party

Coming from? Going to?

Something cool, something cooler

What is your favorite work of art?

My children

Who should we know?

Someone else