November 11, 2022—Michael Martin, CEO of the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA), and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions and the group's ongoing efforts to differentiate real hardwood from competing look alike products. Listen to the interview for more details.
November 10, 2022—Phil McDivitt, CEO of Ascend Performance Materials, and Kemp Harr discuss the strategy behind the Ascend buying controlling interest of Circular Polymers. Listen to the interview for more information.
November 9, 2022—Bill Blackstock, President and CEO of the Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI), and Kemp Harr discuss the growth of the category, challenges and highlights of the fall meeting. Listen to the interview for more details.
November 4, 2022—AJ Warne, VP of Sales and Marketing with Abraham Linc and incoming president of the NAFCD discusses business conditions and his plans as the incoming president of the NAFCD. Listen to the interview to hear more details from the NAFCD’s youngest leader.
November 3, 2022—Kevin Gaffney, VP and Show Director for the BDNY Hospitality show, and Kemp Harr discuss the anticipated attendance and highlights for this year’s show scheduled for November 13 and 14th at the Javits Center in Manhattan. Listen to the interview for more details.
November 2, 2022—Brian Elias, CEO with Refloor, and Kemp Harr discuss the new Refloor shop at home flooring business with six locations in the midwest and expanding. Listen to the interview to hear about Brian’s past and Refloor’s growth plans.
November 1. 2022—Kathy Cloud, Co-owner of M Frank Higgins, a commercial flooring contractor based in Connecticut, and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions and the new Amazing Women of Starnet (AWS) program being launched at the fall Stanet meeting in Austin, Texas. Listen to the interview for more details.
October 31-2022—Mark Bischoff, CEO of Starnet, and Kemp Harr discuss this group of commercial flooring contractors’ growth and the highlights of Starnet’s fall meeting in Austin, TX. Listen to the interview for more details.
October 28, 2022—Dan Natkin, CEO and Managing Director of the Boen Hardwood Brand, and Kemp Harr discuss Dan's expanded sales and marketing role at Somerset and the current ups and downs within the hardwood sector. Listen to the interview for more details including his outlook for next year.
October 27, 2022—Marcel Kies, president of HMTX Global, and Kemp Harr discuss the area of focus and strategy behind HMTX Global. Listen to the interview for more details.