To get lunch, Brian Morgan used to order pizza during homeroom and sell it for $2 a slice to his classmates. In college, he sold plus-size lingerie on eBay and in 2010 he launched a church at Ground Zero in New York City.
The founder and owner of Austin's Couch Potatoes is passionate about meeting the needs of people and building a business around those he brings into his ever-expanding family.
It's rare to find a person whose story is so captivating that you have a hard time stopping the conversation, but we have it here. Brian’s journey coves so much ground we decided to break this episode into two parts.
In part one, we introduce you to Brian—who he is, his approach to business, and the early days at Austin’s Couch Potatoes. It started by reselling scratch-and-dent furniture from Macy's on Craigslist before moving into their first brick-and-mortar location—an old bathtub manufacturing facility with no electricity or running water where Brian and his crew ended up living for three years.
Brian used a coffee shop’s WIFI to transact business, purchased a lifetime membership to a fitness facility to get a hot shower, and sold furniture out of their dark warehouse by giving customers headlamps so they could see it.
Although his journey covers a lot of ground, the heart of Brian’s message is clear: you can serve people in business by meeting their needs—and meeting them where they are.
Nationwide Marketing Group
Thank you to our headline sponsor Nationwide Marketing Group.
As a member of Nationwide Marketing group, you instantly have access to over 200+ ambitious, entrepreneurial-minded advocates who are dedicated to helping your business thrive. Nationwide serves more than 5,500 independent retail members with tools, resources, training, and technology to help their businesses grow.
Podium
Podiumis the ultimate messaging platform.
Podium consolidates text and messaging channels into one easy-to-use system. During COVID, mattress and furniture retailers have experienced a huge influx of questions and inquiries from people wanting to do business in a contact-free manner. Podium allows businesses to generate a link and request payments via text, no customer log-in required!
You can try Podium Starter for free right now. And, you can save 10% when you sign up and mention Dos Marcos. Head over to Podium.com/dos today and start capturing more business!
Doorcounts
Foot traffic is expensive. Do you know what's more costly? We call it "Track Lack." If you lack the ability to track who's coming into your store and what happens while they're there (and after they leave), you could have a severe case of "Track Lack."
Doorcounts is a tracker and a connector.
Doorcounts Connects:
1. A smart camera to a CRM database.
2. Every customer to a salesperson.
3. Better insights to your business decisions.
4. More sales to grow your business faster.
Here's how Doorcounts works: 1) a camera sends a photo to the next salesperson’s smartphone. 2) the salesperson then records details in a CRM database and up board from their phone 3) actions can be automatically scheduled and/or fulfilled 4) you never miss another sales opportunity.
We're really excited to partner with Doorcounts. Check out Doorcounts.com today and tell them Dos Marcos sent you!
