FOR MY FRIENDS IN RETAIL What sort of job would I have to do in order for you to pay me 5% of your gross sales? Seriously think about it, better yet do the math. Let’s say your top line is $10 million a year. That would mean you’re giving me $500,000 because it’s crystal […]
Before I get started on the blog post today, I wanted to tell you about a project I am involved with. Have you ever come back from a business trip or vacation, later to find out that one of your friends was in the same place at the same time? Then the conversation goes something […]
Kinsley came to me a few years back and suggested that we start a podcast. I really didn’t get it. What went through my mind at the time was that Kinsley was trying to recapture some of the magic from his old radio days as a talk show host and he wanted to drag me […]
First I want to start off by addressing some of the conversations I’ve had with people about my blog from last week, “Is Serta/Simmons In A Death Spiral?” If you thought there was a sharper edge to my comments than what you normally read from me it’s because there was. My post was written after […]
First of all, I would like to say that there are a LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE working at Serta/Simmons Bed (SSB), so if you’re not the ones making the decisions that have brought things to where they are today, then this is NO reflection on you. Keep working hard, that’s all you can do. So […]