Oliver Bowen: Working in the World of Premium Beds

In this episode of An Unorthodox CEO Steve chats with Oliver Bowen all about the premium bed world. Oliver has been in the industry for over 20+, listen as they chat about how he got into the industry, the businesses he worked for and what he has learnt along the way.00:00 Intro01:50 How Oliver got into beds05:50 His time at And So To Bed & why the business changed11:00 Why looking for the ‘why’ is so important13:10 Olivers role at Feather & Black 14:19 Working out where the brand should sit in the market18:24 Moving to Hästens - working in the luxury sector22:30 Olivers job now working with Carpe Diem23:50 How Carpe Diem design their beds25:12 How Carpe Diem started27:15 Biggest challenge of bringing in a premium supplier into the UK29:30 Your team on the floor make a huge difference31:30 What has changed most in the bed industry over the last 20 years35:37 Quickfire Questions44:30 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.