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 Intro 01:50 How Oliver got into beds 05:50 His time at And So To Bed & why the business changed 11:00 Why looking for the ‘why’ is so important 13:10 Olivers role at Feather & Black 14:19 Working out where the brand should sit in the market 18:24 Moving to Hästens - working in the luxury sector 22:30 Olivers job now working with Carpe Diem 23:50 How Carpe Diem design their beds 25:12 How Carpe Diem started 27:15 Biggest challenge of bringing in a premium supplier into the UK 29:30 Your team on the floor make a huge difference 31:30 What has changed most in the bed industry over the last 20 years 35:37 Quickfire Questions 44:30 Outro