June 1, 2022—Mark Hutto, CEO with Certified Finishes and President of the Fuse Commercial Flooring Alliance, and Kemp Harr discuss Mark’s commercial flooring contracting business, the health of the Fuse membership, the integration of Shaw as a new vendor partner and his plans to attend NeoCon in Chicago. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 31, 2022—Natalie Jones, Director of Marketing with Shaw Contact, and Kemp Harr discuss Shaw Contract’s recent growth and the largest commercial flooring brand’s plans for NeoCon in Chicago in less than two weeks. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 27, 2022—Neil Poland, CEO with Mullican Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss the growth of both Mullican and the hardwood flooring business and the challenges the sector is facing. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 25, 2022—Lisa Simonian and Byron Morton, VP of Marketing and VP of Sales and Leasing at The Mart, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss the anticipated crowd and programming plans for NeoCon 2022 in mid-June in Chicago. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 23, 2022—Jay Brown and Richard French, President and SVP with Bentley Mills, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss their new roles and recent recovery in the specified commercial carpet business. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 19, 2022—John Rietveldt, CEO with I4F, and Kemp Harr discuss the company’s growth sectors and the news of their recent award from Deloitte for being a Best Managed Company. Listen to the interview for more details from this intellectual property company focused on the flooring industry.
May 18, 2022—Patrick Hardy, CEO of the Bauwerk Group, and Steve Merrick, the founder of Somerset Hardwood, and Kemp Harr discuss the Bauwerk Group’s decision to purchase Somerset. Listen to the interview to hear more about the strategy behind that decision.
May 17, 2022—Jesse Hailey, President of Howard’s Rug in San Diego, and Kemp Harr discuss Jesse's new role and the growth and outlook for continued success. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 16, 2022—Chuck Bode, Chairman of Starnet and CB Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss Chuck’s outlook for growth within the commercial flooring sector including the headwinds created by the Covid hangover. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 13, 2022—Mark Bischoff, CEO of Starnet, and Kemp Harr discuss the group’s size, business conditions, and highlights of this 30th Anniversary annual meeting. Listen to the interview to get an update on how this group of commercial flooring contractors has been doing since their last face to face meeting three years ago.