Leeds Mattress

From humble beginnings, Mr. Leeds left school at age 14 to pursue work. His job experience went from a newspaper boy for the New York post to a gas station attendant at a Getty gas station in Queens. From that position he was offered a job on a mattress delivery truck where he first received an insiders look into the mattress business. After several years of the delivery business he felt very confident in his ability to sell mattresses. He then applied to the federated dept. stores in New York to sell in the furniture and mattress dept. He landed that position which opened the doors to a very rewarding career and opportunity to pursue his financial goals. It was after several years of selling for the federated dept. stores that he decided to move west to California, to a warmer climate. There he went to work for Mattress Discounters, and Beautyrest Gallery where he received more training and experience in the mattress business. He then landed a job as a sales rep for the Bassett Bedding Company in which he called on 26 JC Penny stores in Southern California. After saving his money and taking loans, he decided it was time to pursue his own business. He was ready for the challenge and opportunity after many years of working for other people in the industry. So he presented the idea to his boss at the Bassett plant, in order to open a Bassett Bedding gallery, and so the idea was born.