May 7, 2025—Scott Humphrey, CEO of the WFCA, and Kemp Harr discuss Scott's recent lobbying trip to Washington and the WFCA’s recent board meeting in Phoenix. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 6, 2025—Benjamin Liebert, President of Shaw’s residential business, and Kemp Harr discuss Shaw’s recent operational restructuring and the firm's investments and diverse sourcing strategy to minimize the impact of potential tariff implementation. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 5, 2025—Hector Narvaez, EVP of Sales and Marketing with Stonepeak, and Kemp Harr discuss the firm’s sustainability initiatives, booth award and gauged porcelain panels. Listen to the interview, taped at Coverings 2025, for more details.
May 2, 2025—Joe Lundgren, tile industry consultant, and Kemp Harr discuss the latest tile trends, tariff uncertainty and import statistics. Listen to the interview, taped at Coverings 2025 in Orlando, for more details.
May 1, 2025—Armando Cafiero, managing director with the Ceramics of Italy tile association, and Kemp Harr discuss the impact of the threat of tariffs and weaker dollar have on purchases of Italian Tile. Listen to the interview, taped at Coverings, for more details.
April 30, 2025—Jenn Hoff, CEO of Taffy—the company that manages the Coverings Expo, and Kemp Harr discuss what sets this show apart and how this year’s version in Orlando is shaping up. Listen to the interview, taped on the first day of the show, for more details.
February 29, 2025—Steve Cloud, Owner of M Frank Higgins and also Chairman of the Board of Starnet, and Kemp Harr discuss the healthy growth of Steve's commercial flooring contacting business and the highlights of last week's Starnet Meeting in Carlsbad, California. Listen to the interview for more details.
April 28, 2025—Richard and Josh Friedman, and Kemp Harr discuss the father son transition they are working through as part of their succession planing at DFS, a top 5 commercial flooring contractor based in Los Angeles.
April 24, 2025—Mark Bischoff, CEO of Starnet, the largest group of commercial flooring contractors in North America, and Kemp Harr discuss the health of the commercial flooring business and highlights of Starnet’s annual meeting held this year in Carlsbad, California. Listen to the interview for more information.
April 23, 2025—Dan Natkin, CEO at Essex Finishing, and Kemp Harr discuss Dan's new role at Essex and market conditions during this time of uncertainty. Listen to the interview, taped at the NWFA show, for more details. The firm’s website is essexandco.com.