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How Success HappensBoll & Branch Found Success by Putting All Their Eggs in One BasketScott Tannen wasn’t even allowed to buy the sheets for his own bed, his wife Missy handled that. When she couldn’t find the perfect set they co-founded Boll & Branch, a luxury bedding company built on comfort, sustainability, and ethical production. In this episode, Scott shares the story behind the brand, the $2 million risk that paid off, and the recurring nightmare that still haunts him - even while sleeping on his favorite sheets.
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How Success HappensBoll & Branch Found Success by Putting All Their Eggs in One BasketScott Tannen wasn’t even allowed to buy the sheets for his own bed, his wife Missy handled that. When she couldn’t find the perfect set they co-founded Boll & Branch, a luxury bedding company built on comfort, sustainability, and ethical production. In this episode, Scott shares the story behind the brand, the $2 million risk that paid off, and the recurring nightmare that still haunts him - even while sleeping on his favorite sheets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2025-05-2832 min
Second LifeMissy Tannen: Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Boll & BranchMissy Tannen is the co-founder and chief product officer of the luxury bedding and linens company Boll & Branch. She began her career as a third-grade teacher before transitioning to being a stay-at-home mom to her three children. In 2014, she and her husband (and co-founder), Scott, were hoping to upgrade their bedding but struggled to find quality products at a reasonable price point. Missy began researching the world of bedding and noticed a dearth of quality items available, as well as unethical business practices. So, she and Scott set out to build something better, resulting in Boll & Branch, which they...2025-03-3152 min
Locked On Women's Basketball – Daily Podcast On The WNBAOregon WBB in the Big Ten PondAs we all sink deeper and deeper into the conference races across the landscape of women’s college basketball, there are always those teams you never should take your eye off of. Big time programs at institutions that are household names. No one can deny that when you see that green & gold O – we are talking about Oregon. Analyst and host Missy Heidrick is joined by Steve Tannen from Sports Radio 95.3 in Eugene, Oregon, home of the Oregon Ducks to talk about life in the Big Ten for the Ducks, the state of the WBB program and the impact WNBA...2025-02-1032 min
Woman Inc.From Third Grade Teacher to Co-Founder of the Beloved Luxury Bedding Brand Doing Over $200 Million in Annual Revenue Missy Tannen, co-founder and Chief Design Officer of Boll & BranchMissy and Scott Tannen founded Boll & Branch, risking their life savings to create a sustainable, luxury bedding brand with full supply chain transparency. In 10 years, the company became the largest consumer of organic cotton, generating over $200M in annual revenue. The brand has gained a loyal following, including the Obamas, who outfitted Air Force One with their products. They’ve expanded into new home categories, opened stores, and partnered with Prabal Gurung for the first organic cotton dress at the Met Gala.2025-01-2435 min
Mom To MOREFrom Mom to Entrepreneur: Building Sweet Dreams with Boll & Branch Cofounder Missy TannenIn this episode of Mom to MORE®, host Sharon Macey chats with Missy Tannen, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Boll & Branch, the luxury home goods company known for its award-winning 100% organic cotton sheets. From her roots as a third-grade teacher to building a renowned brand, Missy shares her journey of reinvention, innovation, and balancing life as a mom of three. Missy reveals how her attention to detail and commitment to sustainability shaped Boll & Branch’s iconic sheets and drove her vision for ethical production. She also opens up about the challenges of entrepreneurship, overcoming imp...2025-01-2035 min
Mom To MOREA SAHM Twist With A Working Mom: Jo Piazza’s Dual RolesIn this episode of Mom to MORE®, host Sharon Macey is joined by Jo Piazza, international bestselling author, acclaimed podcast creator, and mom of three feral children. Jo’s books, including The Sicilian Inheritance, We Are Not Like Them, and How to Be Married, have been published internationally and optioned for film and TV. She’s also the creative force behind podcasts like Under the Influence, which explores the influencer economy, and Committed, featuring stories about modern relationships. Jo shares her unique perspective on how she dedicates those precious 6 hours a day to work when her k...2025-01-0628 min
How I Built This with Guy RazBoll & Branch: Scott and Missy TannenScott and Missy Tannen knew nothing about bed linens when they dreamed up the idea of launching a bedding company, but that didn’t stop them from setting ambitious goals: super soft sheets, 100% organic cotton, and a supply chain that was traceable from end to end. Thanks to an article in the Wall Street Journal and a $2 million advertising bet on The Howard Stern Show, Boll & Branch grew rapidly, but also faced crippling cash crunches, forcing the Tannens to scramble for loans and borrow against their own home. Today, Boll & Branch is one of the most popular luxury linen br...2024-11-111h 09
The Retail PilotDisrupting the Bedding Industry: Pillow Talk with Scott Tannen, CEO of Boll & BranchKen Pilot interviews Scott Tannen, Founder and CEO of Boll & Branch on this flight of The Retail Pilot Podcast.Scott Tannen is the CEO and Founder of Boll & Branch, the world’s leading luxury bedding brand, which he founded in 2014 with his wife Missy Tannen. Boll & Branch was one of the earliest direct-to-consumer brands in the soft home world of bed and bath products, and is the first ever 100% organic Fair Trade Certified™ bedding company. Every product, from their sheets to their down pillows, is made sustainably, with a transparent supply chain, and today Boll & Branc...2024-06-2550 min
Dear FoundHer...From School Teacher to $200 Million Brand: How to Make it Happen, with Missy Tannen, Founder of Boll and BranchFrom a simple idea to a $200 million brand, Missy Tannen, the product visionary behind Boll and Branch went from being a teacher, then a stay-at-home Mom, to co-founding the ethical and sustainable bedding direct-to-consumer powerhouse brand.Join Lindsay Pinchuk in today's episode as she chats with Missy, unraveling the captivating story of how she, alongside her husband Scott, created a household sensation. With humble beginnings, limited resources, and a commitment to honesty and transparency, they constructed a brand marked by superior quality and a crystal-clear supply chain. The cornerstone of their success? Valuing every individual, be...2023-09-0749 min
The 47th HourEpisode 004 | Back to the 47 | Showcasing: Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Back to the Future | Also featuring Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon and Astrid and Lilly Save the worldWelcome to The 47th Hour. A brand new science fiction and fantasy podcast. Each week, Steve, Toby and Guy have fun whist discussing genre related rumours and news, what we are watching and take a look back at some classic sci-fi and fantasy movies and television series. We'll also be adding items, characters, shows and much more to our Halls of Fame and Shame!
In this episode we discuss:
Game of Thrones
House of the Dragon
Astrid and Lilly Save the world
Guardians of the Galaxy (PS4 / PS5 / XBOX ONE)
Guardians of Justice
Television Series...2022-03-111h 01
Well Made134 Starting from scratch with Boll & Branch founder and CEO, Scott TannenBy his own account, Boll & Branch founder, Scott Tannen knows that his bedding brand may not be the first that comes to mind when you think of "cool" DTCs. The branding is classic and the style feels universal, but dig into the Boll & Branch supply chain and you'll find that they're totally changing the game for how textiles can (and should) be manufactured.Before he had a logo, or even a brand, Scott had drafted out the unwavering brand principals which deviated far from the norm of the textiles industry. Boll & Branch has adopted and created their...2020-11-1154 min
StagesChanging the Sheet (Industry) w/ Boll & BranchHow often do you think about where the bedding you use comes from? Not just what store. But, exactly what sort of chemicals are in those sheets between which you are sliding each night? From, where was the cotton sourced? Were the people who created them paid a fair wage? Those were just some of the questions that Missy and Scott Tannen, Founders of Boll & Branch, set out to discover when they went shopping for sheets to fit their new King Size bed. Today they join us, on Stages, to talk about bedding, what inspired them to di...2020-01-2829 min
Finding Inspo with Alex BarinkaScott & Missy Tannen, Boll & Branch co-founders: Ask `why’ enough and you'll reinvent an industryWhat began as a suburban couple’s search for new sheets ended with the founding of a direct-to-consumer luxury bedding business. This week on the first shoppable podcast, Scott and Missy Tannen, the married co-founders of luxury bedding company Boll and Branch, share how their relentless curiosity led them to become a viral-marketing success.
Just over five years in, Boll & Branch is already the biggest consumer of Fair Trade Certified organic cotton in the world -- but customers don't always care. Scott and Missy talk the realities of building an environmentally conscious business, how they created a...2019-08-0600 min
Motivated PodcastCommunicating value and transparency within the bedding industry with Boll & BranchThis is another mini session during #womeninluxury conference hosted by Luxury Daily. We chatted with Missy Tannen, who is the Co-Founder and President of Boll & Branch. They are the world's most fair and transparent luxury linen company. We discuss launching a company, evaluating the product sales opportunities within the space, direct to consumer strategies (as well as opening a store-front), communicating brand messaging to your customer along with additional marketing strategies.2019-05-2215 min
The Pickup Line NewsPatti's Podcast - A Chat with Missy Tannen -- Co-Founder, Boll & BranchMissy Tannen & her husband, Scott never set out to become known as "the sheet people," but boy, have they had a huge impact on luxury bedding industry! The couple founded Boll & Branch five years ago -- and since then, their beautiful brand of organic, ethically made gorgeous goods has taken off. Missy started out as a third grade teacher and today says her entire life experience has helped her create and nurture her business and her family. Listen Up!2019-05-0224 min
The Alden Report#37 - Alden Interviews Founder of Boll & Branch Scott TannenIn this in-depth interview Alden speaks with Scott Tannen, co-founder of Boll & Branch luxury linens company. Missy, Scott and their company have been featured in news media from The New York Times, to Forbes and Fast Company magazine.For more info on Michael Alden visit: https://www.mikealden.com/ For more info on Michael Alden’s latest book BEST SELLER SECRETS visit: https://www.bestsellersecretsbook.com/ Listen to other episodes of The Alden Report here: https://thealdenreport.com/ Follow Mike Alden here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mi...2016-12-121h 02