April 23, 2015—Leah Ledoux, Director of Strategic Accounts with Starnet, and Kemp Harr, talk about the role of this new position at Starnet. Listen to the interview to hear Leah discuss her background and the many facets of this position. Starnet's goal with this new position to increase their visibility at the national account level with large end-users that have facilities with flooring needs in multiple locations.
April 22, 2015—Alena Capra, a South Florida Residential Interior Designer and Show Spokesperson for Coverings, and Kemp Harr, discuss the highlights of last week's Coverings Show in Orlando. Listen to the interview to hear about product trends and other features that make this show the leading tile and stone show in the U.S.
April 21, 2015—Thomas Smith, President of Imola North America, and Kemp Harr, discuss the firm's focus on fashion and design and how the shift in the currency exchange rate between the dollar and the Euro will give them more of a competitive advantage here in the U.S. Listen to the interview to hear more and a little information on the company's new products at Coverings 2015.
April 20, 2015—Jeanne Matson, President and CEO of Starnet, and Kemp Harr, talk about Starnet's Spring meeting attendance, the outlook for growth in 2015, the co-ops new strategic account initiative and the annual design awards. Listen to the interview for more details.
April 17, 2015, Recorded at the Crossville Tile booth at Coverings 2015 in Orlando, FL—Lindsey Ann Waldrep, VP of Marketing with Crossville, and Kemp Harr, discuss the current business climate and talk about some of the new product offerings from Crossville. Listen to the interview to hear about Crossville's message at Coverings and to learn more about the new Crossville President Elect, Greg Mather.
April 16, 2015—Recorded from the show floor at Coverings 2015 in Orlando, John Turner, President of Dal-Tile, and Kemp Harr, discuss Dal-Tile's marketshare, growth and brand positions strategy. Listen to the interview to hear about this and for more details about their new plant in Dickson, TN.
April 15, 2015, (Recorded at Coverings 2015)—Donato Grosser, well known international tile consultant with D. Grosser and Associates, and Kemp Harr, discuss some of the factors driving the growth of the tile industry. Listen to the interview to hear more about U.S. and Italian tile developments and the evolution of this industry.
April 14, 2015 (Recorded in Orlando, Florida, at the Surfaces Advisory Council Meeting)—Kemp Harr interviews Carrie Seifert, President of Diversified Flooring Design Center of New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Kemp and Carrie talk about how business is going for the first quarter of 2015 and about Diversified Flooring's approach to creating design solutions for customers. Listen to the interview to hear more about this design oriented flooring store.
April 10, 2015—Chip DeGrace, Executive Creative Director with interface, and Kemp Harr, discuss a new Human Spaces report that quantifies the benefit of biophillic design in the workplace. Listen to the interview to hear more details about how this international study gives designers the information they need to justify building designs that integrate natural light, indoor plants and other natural settings. The report is available online at www.humanspaces.com.
April 9, 2015—Dave Snedeker, Flooring Merchandise Manager for Nebraska Furniture Mart, and Kemp Harr, discuss NFM's 40,000 square foot flooring department at its new store in The Colony, Texas. Listen to the interview to hear details about how the department is set up for success. This interview was conducted at the Charity Gala event held at the store during its soft opening.