August 5, 2020—Thomas Trissl, principal with HPS Schönox, and Kemp Harr discuss the firm's performance in 2020 during the virus slowdown and the company’s ongoing focus on speed and performance in its marketing message. Listen to the interview for more details.
August 4, 2020--Doug Chadderdon, CEO of Great Floors, and Kemp Harr discuss how Doug's commercial, retail and builder businesses have performed in 2020 and how Covid-19 has permanently changed the way Great Floors does business.
July 29, 2020--Joe Yarbrough, President of the Carpet and Rug Institute, and Kemp Harr of Floor Focus Magazine, discuss the shift in consumption of carpet and the continuity of supply during the virus slowdown. Listen to the interview for more details, as well as an update on the CARE and CalRecycle relationship.
July 28, 2020--Seth Hunt, owner of Georgia Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss a new flooring retailer in Calhoun, Georgia called Georgia Flooring. Listen to the interview for more details on his business model for this new flooring business.
July 27, 2020--Jeff Hamar, CEO with Galleher, and Kemp Harr discuss surprisingly strong sales for this west coast flooring distributor. Listen to the interview to learn more about how the market is shifting in 2020. Jeff covers product shift, branding strategy and sourcing strategy.
July 24, 2020 - Natalie Jones, director of marketing for Shaw Contract, and Kemp Harr, discuss the ways that Shaw Contract has engaged with its customers without NeoCon and other face to face meetings. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 23, 2020--Sonia Wedell-Castellano, global show director for Domotex, and Kemp Harr discuss how the plans to host the Domotex Germany expo in January will be completely modified, but still focused to move the flooring industry forward during these challenging times. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 22, 2020--Mary Beth Sharp, VP of Marketing for the Mohawk Group, and Kemp Harr discuss Mohawk’s three day virtual event called Design FWD which was developed as a substitute when NeoCon was cancelled. Listen to the interview for more details. This event was recorded and can still be accessed.
July 21, 2020--Randy Smith, CEO with Heritage Carpet & Tile, and Kemp Harr discuss how the surge in the single family builder market is impacting Heritage’s flooring business. Listen to the interview to hear more details on this successful flooring contracting business which is now part of the Artisan Design Group and why Randy thinks this surge could be here to stay.
July 17, 2020 - Roy Bowen, President of the Georgia Association of Manufacturers (GMA), and Kemp Harr, Publisher of Floor Focus Magazine, discuss the significance of the flooring industry in the state of Georgia, his successor, Mike Can, and his plans for retirement. Listen to the interview for more details.