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Undercover at Mattress Firm: Maurice Edwards’ Incredible Story

2026-09-2501:03:52

This week we sit down with longtime Mattress Firm leader Maurice Edwards, now with Katapult, for one of our most entertaining conversations yet. Maurice started at Mattress Firm at just 17 years old and eventually worked his way up to Senior Vice President of Enterprise Risk Management. Along the way, he built a career filled with leadership lessons and some unbelievable loss prevention stories. Maurice takes us behind the scenes of going undercover in Mattress Firm warehouses, investigating ...

Avocado’s Mark DesJardin: Entrepreneurship, Innovation & the Future of Sleep

2026-09-1157:47

In this episode of The BedBuzz Podcast, we sit down with Mark DesJardin, Director of Business Development for Avocado Green Brands. Mark’s path into the mattress industry is anything but ordinary. From selling shoes and launching startups to racing bicycles, building a cycling app, and helping develop equipment that powered the bed-in-a-box boom, Mark has seen the business from almost every angle. We talk about entrepreneurship, leadership, innovation, recruiting, health and wellness, natural...

Elliott Wilson's Game Plan for Winning the Biggest Weekend of the Year-Labor Day!

2026-08-2826:11

Labor Day is the Super Bowl of mattress sales, and we’re bringing back one of our favorite BedBuzz episodes to help you get ready! We sit down with longtime mattress industry veteran Elliott Wilson, who shares lessons learned from more than 24 Labor Day weekends and some of his biggest selling days. Elliott breaks down how to create energy in your store, get that important first sale, use team selling, handle multiple guests, know your inventory and prepare for the competition. He also talks ...

Don’t Wait for Traffic! Go Create It! with Greg & Katie Law

2026-08-1449:56

What if your job wasn’t just to sell mattresses but to create your own business within the business? Greg and Katie Law of Sweet Dreams Furniture & Mattress return to The BedBuzz to share how they transformed the traditional Sales Associate role into a Sales & Marketing Associate role and built a culture where their team doesn’t just wait for customers to walk through the door. Greg and Katie share practical ideas their team uses every day, including networking, business development, ...

PranaSleep's Jason Goodman on Leadership, Mentorship & Success

2026-07-3101:08:44

What does it take to go from selling mattresses on the sales floor to becoming one of the fastest-rising executives in Mattress Firm history? In this episode of The BedBuzz Podcast, We sit down with Jason Goodman to explore an incredible career built on hard work, mentorship, leadership, and a willingness to take risks. Jason shares the lessons he learned from industry legends including Gary Fazio, Steve Stagner, Philip Busker, Charlie Roberts, and Harry Roberts, along with the leadership pri...

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