Mom Next Door: Sleep Experts' Christine Cook
Dallas Child Magazine - November 2009 - When she's not marketing her business, Cook masterminds Sleep Experts' philanthropic agenda, including the company's Rest Assured program (in which a customer's old mattress is donated to a local charity in need).
Sleep Experts and La-Z-Boy Bring Thanksgiving Early for Ronald McDonald House
D Magazine's "Sweet Charity" blog - November 10, 2009 - Christine Cook is the prez of Sleep Experts and she's the face on those television commercials about the in's and out's of mattress possibilities. She's way too cute. But she's also doing stuff off screen that makes her our new best friend.
Sleep Experts Collecting Blankets with Help from Athletes
The Southlake Journal - November 4, 2009 - Comforters are called comforters for a reason - they are comforting. We don't realize just how comforting until we don't have them any more.
Christine Cook named "Woman to Watch" by Dallas Business Journal
Dallas Business Journal - July 17, 2009 - The Dallas Business Journal is proud to present its second-annual Women in Business Awards publication...The 2009 awards recognize Changemakers: women executives and entrepreneurs who have effected significant changes in their companies, industries and communities; and the Top 25 Women to Watch: North Texas women professionals who have achieved outstanding success - and are poised to do more.
Multi-Generational Entrepreneurs Specialize in a Good Night's Sleep
SMU Cox School of Business - July 16, 2009 - Chris Cook (BBA '91) is the third generation in a family of entrepreneurs in the "sleep business." Cook's grandfather, a Colonel in the Army and decorated World War I veteran, sold adjustable beds door-to-door following the war. His father, Bob, started a chain of furniture stores in Dallas in 1977, and Cook grew up working summers and weekends in the stores.
Jumping on the bed: Samaritan Inn families treated to a little summer fun
McKinney Courier-Gazette - July 6, 2009 - Forget everything your mother told you about not jumping on the bed. Rule number one of Sleep Experts' Rest Assured team is, the bigger the bed the better the bounce. The team of about 15 employees headed out to the Samaritan Inn on Tuesday evening, July 30, to set up an enormous bounce house shaped like a bed.
Homeless mother of three receives "Extreme Makeover" home and a fresh start at Interfaith Housing Coalition
NeighborsGo.com - June 17, 2009 - Robin and her three children were anxious about their new living arrangements within the Interfaith Housing Coalition, an organization that provides transitional housing, programs and services to help Dallas-area families in poverty and homelessness.
Rest Assured Program Works to Recycle Old Mattresses
August 15, 2005 - As a family-owned business, Carrollton-based mattress retailer Sleep Experts embraces social and environmental responsibility as part of the company's mission and invites the community to drop off any old mattresses - at no charge - at the Sleep Experts Carrollton warehouse, located at 2853 Eisenhower St., Suite 400.
"Anyone can sell a mattress, but when great customer service makes the chore of buying a mattress fun, Sleep Experts rises above their competitors." Jae Y.
"All of the individuals who have helped me with the purchase and delivery of our bed have been exceptional." Linda S.
"While the price was very competitive, it was Mr. Hoffman's level of professionalism and customer service that was more impressive than the cost." Jonathan T.
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SafeHaven Legacy of Women Award
Greater Dallas Business Ethics Award
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