John Gabbert
Founder of Room & Board and former leader at his family's furniture business, known for building a modern American-made furniture brand without outside investment and later transitioning ownership toward employees.
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May 11, 2026 • 1h 2min
Room & Board: John Gabbert. A Broken Deal, a Family Rift, and the Birth of a Furniture Giant
John Gabbert, founder of Room & Board and former leader at his family’s furniture business, built a modern American-made brand without outside investors. He talks about his IKEA revelation, a decade-long family rift after a failed buyout, trading shares to go independent, choosing slow, principled growth, and eventually transferring ownership to employees.
