November 3, 2015—Paul Friederichsen, Owner of BrandBiz, and Kemp Harr discuss the NeoCon East show held last week in Philadelphia. Listen to the interview to hear more about the traffic and participation from the floorcovering industry.
November 2, 2015—Doug Young, Executive VP with HPS Schönox, and Kemp Harr discuss the firm's first annual distributor meeting held recently in Florence, Alabama. Listen to the interview to hear more about the focus of the meeting and the success Schönox has had since the company entered the U.S. market three years ago.
October 30, 2015—Jay Smith, President of the FEI Group, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of Floor Expo's annual meeting held this week in Tucson, Arizona. Listen to the interview to learn how this successful group of flooring contractors are doing and what they are doing to make their businesses even better.
October 29, 2015—Larry Barr, President and CEO with Floors Inc., and Kemp Harr discuss trends and challenges in the builder focused flooring market in Texas. Listen to the interview to learn more about Floors Inc. which is the 25th largest flooring dealer in the U.S.
October 28, 2015—Ed Woolley, a partner with Flooring Solutions, and Kemp Harr discuss the growth, market focus and challenges that this commercial flooring contractor is successfully managing. Listen to the interview to hear more about this Charlotte based business which has been a Starnet member for 4 years.
Leah Ledoux, Director of Strategic Accounts at Starnet, and Kemp Harr discuss Leah's accomplishments in her first 6 months in this position. Listen to the interview to hear about how she is raising the visibility of Starnet in areas that will bring the organization more business.
October 26, 2015—Jeanne Matson, President and CEO of Starnet and Kemp Harr, discuss the highlights of the fall Starnet meeting which took place in Boston this weekend. Listen to the interview to hear about the strength of the commercial floorcovering contractor business and about the topics that were covered in the meeting. These topics highlight issues that commercial contractors are dealing with in the marketplace.
October 23, 2015—Lew Migliore, an industry consultant with LGM and Associates, talks about the ongoing issues with concrete moisture in the commercial market and his view on the current installer issues in the residential retail sector. Listen to the interview for more details.
October 20, 2015—Scott Sandlin, VP of Hard Surfaces for Shaw Industries, and Kemp Harr discuss the Christian Moseley Bryant Foundation and an event held last weekend in her honor. This foundation, named in honor of a beautiful young lady who died from cancer her senior year in High School, raises funds in her honor which are given to Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga to help other families in the fight against cancer. Listen to the interview for more details. More on the foundation can be found at http://thechristianbryantfoundation.com.
October 19, 2015—Mark Carr, Owner of Color Interiors (a three store chain of retail flooring stores in the Houston, Texas area), and Kemp Harr discuss Mark's Lifeguard backing carpet promotion in partnership with Shaw Floors. Listen to the interview to hear more about Mark's operation and about the swimming pool that his team created out of carpet that features Shaw's new Lifeguard backing system.