Bob Hellyer on Building the Mattress Industry | 40+ Years of Leadership & Innovation

This week we sit down with a true legend of our industry — Bob Hellyer.Bob is a fourth-generation mattress guy who literally grew up in a factory and went on to help shape some of the biggest brands and ideas in our business. This episode is packed with stories, insights, and a few all-time “golden nuggets.”A few highlights from the episode: From a Chicago mattress factory in the 1800s to today’s industry — Bob shares an incredible family legacy  Behind-the-scenes stories of building Stearns & Foster into a luxury powerhouse The real story of how “no flip” mattresses changed the industry forever Why “a mattress is still sold, not bought” (and why that matters to all of us)  A powerful leadership takeaway: Performance = Potential – Interference And of course… some hilarious industry stories you won’t want to miss If you love this business, this is one of those episodes that reminds you why we do what we do.