I moved to Texas from South Carolina in 1979. Arriving in Texas with less than $10 in my pocket and immediately started a new job as a door to door salesman selling storm windows and doors.

I married Kathy Morey and has now been married 43 years. In 1981 Kathy and I opened our first retail store selling decorating products. Today Leland's Wallpaper is not only still in business, but is the largest wallpaper store in Texas. We sold Leland's Wallpaper in 2021.

In 1989 Gary made his first and only appearance in a Major Motion Picture when he was a featured extra in the movie Born On The Fourth Of July staring Tom Cruise. You can read about that experience in Gary's article Hanging Out With Tom Cruise.

Dallas 100 Award

By 1991 our business was included in the SMU Dallas 100 Awards as one of the 100 fastest growing companies in Dallas, Texas.

In 1996 everyone told me that creating a website to sell wallpaper was not only crazy, but stupid. One manufacturer even went as far as to tell him ” No one will ever buy wallpaper on the Internet.” So I created my first e-commerce website that same year and it was an immediate success. “Free advice is worth what you paid for it.”

Draperies and Window Coverings Magazine

During the 90s we were featured in several decorating magazines for our marketing efforts of using the internet, and in home sales to grow our business.

In 2000 I created Softball Junk, which was the first website for women's fastpitch softball equipment. I coached a softball team for my daughters and had a hard time finding equipment for the team, so I created my own store.

I had no idea that moving into the world of softball equipment would change my life forever. I not only became a celebrity in this niche, and the softball videos I have edited and produced for Fastpitch TV have been viewed Millions of times.

Due to my involvement in softball I ended up serving as the Director of Social Media for the 3.5 million member United States Sports Specialty Association.

I Closed SoftballJunk in 2021

In November of 2004 I heard about a new technology called podcasting, and produced my first sports podcast by December of that same year.

By 2006 Time Magazine included my podcasting website in their list of The 50 Coolest Websites on the Planet.

In 2007 Podcast Pickle won the Podcast Peer Award in the Best Podcast Directory Category.

In 2010 I was Interviewed on The Fox News Channel about his video podcast & website for the Fastpitch TV Show

From 2011 to 2014 I served on the Brookhaven College Technology Advisory Council in North Dallas.

I published Podertainment magazine for podcasters for four years, and the Fastpitch Magazine for softball players for six years. I have additionally published over 17 e-books.

The videos he has produced for the sport of softball have been viewed millions of times on You Tube.

Podcast Hall Of Fame Award

I was one of the first 100 podcasters on the planet, and was a cofounder of Podcast Movement which has become the largest Podcasting conference on the planet.

In 2016 I was inducted into The Academy Of Podcasters Hall Of Fame, and included in the Pod 11 – The most influential Entities in Podcasting.

Selling and marketing by any means possible is what I do, and know best. If it is a new type of media I have probably already experimented with it, and incorporated it into my marketing program.

Between my brick & mortar stores, my e-commerce sites, all my blogs, podcasts, and videos I know how to sell, and market almost anything.

My goal is to share my 40 plus years of retail, e-commerce, and marketing experience. To help you succeed in your own business.

In 2017 I moved into the world of Home and Garden TV (HGTV) with my two newest podcasts the Fixer Upper Podcast and the Hometown Podcast. Both of these podcasts help me market my wallpaper store, and decorating websites.

These two podcasts are growing so fast that I created the Home Decorating Podcast Network. This will be the place to find all the media and content that I produces in the world of decorating.

I have been on the speaking circuit since 2005, making appearances from coast to coast. Gary makes himself available to any group that is interested in having me make an appearance.

In 2017 Mayor Williams, and the Arlington, Texas City Council proclaimed March the 1st as Gary Leland Day in honor of my podcasting and Entrepreneurial endeavors. You can read my post about that experience HERE.

In March of 2017 I started serving on the Advisory Board for the Arlington YMCA. My grandfather was very involved with the YMCA back in the 40s and 50s so it seemed like a perfect place to volunteer my time. I worked with the YMCA until 2020.

I was added to the list of 50 Social Media Marketing Influencers to Follow in March of 2017.

in 2017 I dipped his toes into the world of Bitcoin and started a new vertical.

The BitBlockBoom Bitcoin Conference which started in Dallas Texas in 2018 and really took off in 2019.

In 2019 I became an advisor for  SwanBitcoin.com Which is a great site for investing in Bitcoin with dollar cost averaging. Not only am I an advisor for these 2 sites, but he also own part of these companies.

To say I have gone down the Bitcoin rabbit hole is an understatement.

In March of 2020 I accepted the role of Executive Vice President of podcasting for Biz Talk Radio. This was a perfect match for me since he has been involved with podcasting almost since the creation.

In 2021 I started The Bitcoin Boomer show which is a weekly TV show for independent channels in the US.

The following is a list of everything I have done. In 2021 I Retired and ether sold or shut down most of the sites on this list.

E-commerce Sites:

Informational Sites:

Publications:

Podcasts:

Stores:

Video Shows: