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Behind the Brand®Mike Gettis | Co-Founder & CEO, Kilne | Finding your path to action and creating successful consumer brands from scratch“What I found in both is that you’ll be surprised who comes up with the next brilliant idea in the company. And letting that person [come] forward and allowing a little bit of a level playing field for everyone to be a part of that, makes a big difference.”— Mike GettisMike Gettis is no stranger to building successful direct-to-consumer brands. In 2015, Mike co-founded Canadian mattress brand Endy, and over the next two years, grew it into a multi-million dollar brand. Seeing another opportunity to deliver top quality products at a fraction of the price, Mi...
2023-01-1040 min
Entrepreneurs ExposedEndy // KilneMike Gettis founded Endy in 2015 - Canada's fastest-growing vertical e-commerce company and market leader in the online mattress space. After the big sale to Sleep Country Canada in 2018, Mike has gone on to launch Kilne. In this one, we discuss Mike's experience growing and selling Endy; how marketing has shifted during the pandemic; trends related to D2C, and how he's taken advantage of the momentum in eCommerce, and more. EP Sponsor: BitBuy.ca - enter code 'E2' for $20 free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-06-2839 min
Canada’s EntrepreneurMike Gettis Co-Founder and CEO of Endy Discusses The Growth of the Company and Offerings - Calgary - Canada's PodcastMike Gettis is Co-Founder & CEO of Endy, a Canadian-based, e-commerce company that sells sleep products online.
2020-06-2218 min
Industry InterruptedWhat's so great about a bed in a box?For years, the industry told us that we needed to buy mattresses in person. But as it turns out, they were wrong.In this episode, we speak to: Mike Gettis, co-founder of Endy Stewart Schaefer, Chief business development officer of Sleep Country CanadaJoy Elena, founder of Toronto-based Sleep EnvieSam Prochazka, founder of Calgary-based Goodmorning.comRate and review to support the show! Got a question? You can email us at podcasts@globeandmail.com
2019-11-1316 min
Industry InterruptedWhat's so great about a bed in a box?For years, the industry told us that we needed to buy mattresses in person. But as it turns out, they were wrong.In this episode, we speak to: Mike Gettis, co-founder of Endy Stewart Schaefer, Chief business development officer of Sleep Country CanadaJoy Elena, founder of Toronto-based Sleep EnvieSam Prochazka, founder of Calgary-based Goodmorning.comRate and review to support the show! Got a question? You can email us at podcasts@globeandmail.com
2019-11-1316 min
The Leadership StandardThe Leadership Standard - 002 - Mike Gettis, CEO & Co-founder of EndyMike Gettis, co-founder of Endy, has eighty-nine million reasons to be a disruptor. Along with his business partner Raj Ruparell, the duo began selling pillows online, but soon realized to control their distribution channel, they would have to alter their product line. Out sprung Endy, the customer-focused mattress company famous for Mattress-in-a-Box. Founded in 2015, Gettis and his partner observed companies were doing much of the same in terms of products, distribution and marketing; their revolutionary concept landed them an $89M deal with Sleep Country.
2019-11-1245 min
Entrepreneurs ExposedEN: Endy - Giving a "bat-flip" to the mattress industryOriginally Released: Nov, 2018 Mike Gettis, is the CEO and co-founder of Endy, Canada's fastest-growing vertical e-commerce company and market leader in the online mattress space. In this EP, Mike and I discuss his move from oil and gas into entrepreneurship, Endy's approach to growth vs that of its American rival Casper's, what businesses can learn from Disneyland, the company's appearance on Dragon's Den, lining up investment from celebrities, and more.
2019-11-0100 min
Entrepreneurs ExposedEndy - Giving a "bat-flip" to the mattress industryMike Gettis, is the CEO and co-founder of Endy, Canada's fastest-growing vertical e-commerce company and market leader in the online mattress space. In this episode, Mike and I discuss his move from oil and gas into entrepreneurship, Endy's approach to growth vs. that of its American rival Casper's, customer experience and what businesses can learn from going to Disneyland, the company's appearance on Dragon's Den, lining up investment from celebrities and athletes, and more. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2018-11-2240 min
I Quit! - The PodcastEP 08: Getting in bed with a new career path - Mike Gettis - I Quit Podcast hosted by Mike MorrisonMike Gettis is the Founder and CEO of Endy and actually, he and I have a lot in common. First we both have an awesome first name. And second, we’ve both ended up in careers that didn’t exist back when we were supposed to be deciding what we wanted to do when we grew up. Taking on a new career in a new industry, Mike had to quit the well-worn career path he was on to sell beds that come in boxes.Just a quick note about this episode, it was actually recorded during the midd...
2018-07-2016 min
I Quit - The PodcastEP 08: Getting in bed with a new career path - Mike Gettis - I Quit Podcast hosted by Mike MorrisonMike Gettis is the Founder and CEO of Endy and actually, he and I have a lot in common. First we both have an awesome first name. And second, we’ve both ended up in careers that didn’t exist back when we were supposed to be deciding what we wanted to do when we grew up. Taking on a new career in a new industry, Mike had to quit the well-worn career path he was on to sell beds that come in boxes.
Just a quick note about this episode, it was actually recorded during the middle of my digi...
2018-07-2016 min
Marketing News CanadaMike Gettis (Endy Sleep)On this episode of Marketing Jam, Darian Kovacs chats with Mike Gettis, CEO and Co-Founder of Endy, a Canadian mattress company making waves in the industry.
Darian and Mike talk about where retail fits into marketing today, the important of not fearing to fail, how much attention to pay to attribution of sales, the importance of talking to customers, and Mike's Dragon's Den experience.
Mike also lists his favourite smartphone apps, magazines, and podcasts.
This interview is part of a series of interviews recorded at the DX3 Digital Marketing and Retail event hosted in Toronto, Canada. Marketing Jam thanks DX3...
2018-04-0317 min