Competitors Moved Overseas, But Exxel Outdoors Bet on America — and Succeeded

When a sleeping bag factory in Haleyville, Ala., was on the brink
of shutting down, Exxel Outdoors bought it, upgraded it — and
managed to create even more jobs. Today, the factory produces more
than 2 million sleeping bags every year, which are sold at
retailers like Walmart. "What they saw as a lost business, we just
saw it as an opportunity," Exxel's CEO Harry Kazazian recalls. But
it hasn't been without challenges. "I spend more money to give
coffee to my employees than some countries spend on their labor,"
Kazazian says. In this episode, Kazazian tells host Scott Paul how
Exxel found Made in America success.