Engineer Donn Ziemer Left a 55-Hour Grind for Mattress By Appointment

Donn Ziemer runs his Mattress By Appointment location in Milton, Wisconsin. He launched his dealership in January 2018 after years working at an engineering firm and at Thompson Pipe Group, a piping company where his weeks routinely ran 55 to 65 hours. In this dealer testimonial video he speaks plainly about why the Mattress By Appointment opportunity made sense for him. Watch as Donn walks through the three factors that pulled him to the program. First, dealers set their own schedule rather than working a fixed corporate calendar. Second, dealers control how much income they earn — what you put in is what comes out. And third, the program is proven: "if you follow the plan it's going to work out great for you." He frames the model as straightforward and well-supported rather than experimental or high-risk. Hear Donn's recommendation: he would suggest Mattress By Appointment to anyone in his circle, and to anyone actively looking for a successful business. The number-one thing he enjoys about the program, in his own words, is the combination of strong income and minimized work hours — a trade he says simply was not available in his prior career. Donn's story is a concise look at why dealers leave demanding professional careers for the Mattress By Appointment dealer path. The video sits alongside the rest of the Mattress By Appointment dealer testimonial library on Franchise Direct, where prospective dealers can compare stories from operators across the United States and learn how the program may work in their own market.