October 29, 2025—Steve Cloud, Chairman of Starnet and Co-owner of M. Frank Higgins, and Kemp Harr discuss Starnet’s Board initiatives for this year and the recent success he is having with his commercial flooring contracting business in Connecticut. Listen to the interview for more details.
October 28, 2025—Lara Rassette, VP and GM at Circadia Flooring (formerly Image Flooring), discusses her commercial flooring contracting business based in Kansas City and the benefit of being part of Starnet. Listen to the interview for more details.
October 25, 2025—Mark Bischoff, CEO of Starnet, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of this week’s Starnet meeting in Tucson, Arizona. Listen to the interview to hear more about business conditions and the outlook for continued growth.
October 22, 2025—Karen Sigrist, senior director of product and marketing with Stone Source, and Kemp Harr discuss her background as a product designer and the latest design trends in the tile business. Listen to the interview for more details.
October 21, 2015—Jean-Pierre Thabet and Pierre Thabet, CEO and Executive Chairman of Mirage, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss the timing of passing the CEO role from father to son. Listen to the interview for more details.
October 20, 2025—Taylor Sargent and Brandon Harris, VP of Business Development and VP of Business Performance, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss Artisent Floors' acquisition of Elite Flooring. Listen to the interview for more details on this news that was announced last week.
October 16, 2025—Tracy Daves, regional manager with Shaw Industries’ builder division, and Kemp Harr discuss the latest flooring trends in the builder segment based on a national meeting she attended with interior designers focused on that market. Listen to the interview to hear what’s trending in flooring in the builder segment.
October 14, 2025—Joe Lundgren, a tile industry expert, and Kemp Harr discuss current demand trends, share shift by country and the latest strategy by importers to deflect potential tariff risks. Listen to the interview for more details.
October 9, 2025—Tressa Samdal, the Sr. Director of Marketing and Product Management for Panaria Group and Florida Tile, and Kemp Harr discuss her return to the tile/flooring business and her branding and product focus moving forward. Listen to the interview for more details.
October 8, 2025—Keith Christman, President of the Decorative Hardwoods Association, and Kemp Harr discuss the difference between the reciprocal IEEPA tariffs and the Section 232 tariffs and what Keith’s trade association is doing to protect domestic producers of hardwood products including flooring. Listen to the interview for more details.