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Knock It Down

Posted April 20, 2017April 22, 2017 Q2 CommentsPosted in Leadership, Management, marketing, mattress industry, mattresses

My son Nick is 12 so I have released my yard service from their duties so that he can experience the joy of mowing a lawn. I bought him a brand new electric push mower that is very light weight, but on a hill, it can get a little tough. I told him to attack that […]

The Comfort Zone is a Dangerous Place to Live!

Posted March 4, 2014 Q5 CommentsPosted in Leadership, Management, mattress industry

This past weekend I spent 12 hours inside an old, broken down, smelly, middle school gymnasium watching my two kids play in a basketball tournament. My third grade, 9-year-old boy just started playing up with the fourth grade boys and my sixth grade, 11-year-old daughter ended up playing with the eighth grade girls because they […]

5 Things the Wizard Taught Me

Posted August 20, 2013August 20, 2013 Q3 CommentsPosted in Leadership, marketing, Uncategorized

I did it. I am now a wizard of the highest magnitude, having studied at and graduated from the Wizard Academy, taught by marketing superstar and New York Times Best-Selling Author Roy Williams. It was a little irritating when I discovered that you didn’t get to pick out a wand or anything from the gift […]

Pushing Past the Stall Point

Posted December 18, 2012December 19, 2012 QLeave a commentPosted in Management, product development

So I am on vacation and end up sick in my hotel room while the family plays on the beach. (Cue the violins, please.) This is not a total loss, because as I am lying there in bed, I discover this series called “Breaking Bad” on Netflix. Ever see this show? Wow. Anyway, this girl […]

Ashley’s Zzz’s Won’t Put You to Sleep

Posted June 5, 2012June 5, 2012 Q2 CommentsPosted in creativity, furniture, marketing

If you have been reading this blog very long, you know that I am a big fan of creative and innovative solutions to complex problems. One of the most innovative companies in our industry is Ashley Furniture, and folks, they have done it again. They recently announced the launch of 50 sleep shops they are […]

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