Mike Gettis

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Mike Gettis
Born
Calgary, Alberta
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, investor
Years active2015–present
Known for Endy Sleep, Kilne

Mike Gettis is a Canadian businessman, entrepreneur and investor based in Toronto, Ontario. [1] [2] [3] He is the founder and the former CEO of Endy Sleep, a Canadian-based, e-commerce company. [4] [5] He is also the co-founder and the current CEO of Kilne, a Canadian cookware company. [6] During his time at Endy, the company was named the Fastest Growing Retailer in Canada by Maclean's and Canadian Business. [7]

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Early life

Gettis was born in Calgary, Alberta. [8] He received an undergraduate degree in Computer engineering from the University of Toronto. [9] Later, he attended Vlerick Business School in Belgium where he received an MBA degree. [10]

Career

After completing his MBA in Belgium, Gettis joined a home goods producer and distributor in Europe, where he oversaw the sales power of an in-demand product and distribution channel combined. [11] In 2011, he founded Overbrands, a collection of brands, which most notably sold 1,000,000 Somus pillows from 2011-2015. Based on the success of Overbrands, Gettis co-founded Canadian mattress brand Endy in 2015, where he served as the Founder and CEO. [12] He oversaw Endy’s business strategy, operations, company culture, growth and brand vision. In 2019, Gettis co-founded Kilne, where he serves the CEO alongside president and co-founder Noelle Hjelte. [3] Kilne is a cookware company with no traditional retail markup. [3] [6]

Gettis is also an angel investor to help support entrepreneurs and their companies. [13] Gettis has supported the Black Innovation Fellowship through Ryerson University to help Black entrepreneurs. [14] He has also supported both the Furniture Bank and Second Harvest to help donate furniture and meals to those in need. [11] Gettis is also an executive contributor for the Huffington Post. [15]

Endy

Endy was founded in 2015 by Gettis and Rajen Ruparell in Toronto, Canada as an online mattress retailer. [16] [17] The company's revenue was estimated to be $1 million in 2015, $10 million in 2016 and $20 million in 2017. [16] [18] Endy was sold in 2018 for $89 Million to Sleep Country Canada in one of Canada’s largest-ever e-commerce acquisitions. [19] [16] [20] The company has generated over $250 million in sales and has received several awards including Techweek 100 - Innovators Award and Fastest Growing Retailer in Canada. [3] [21] [22]

Kilne

In 2019, Gettis and his partner Noelle Hjelte founded Kilne Cookware, a direct-to-consumer cookware company that sells cookware products online. [6] [23] The company is expected to drive sales to $1 million by 2021. [6] [24] Currently, Gettis serves as the CEO of the company where as Hjelte serves as the President. [6]

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