January 3, 2026—Pami Bhullar, Retail Sales Coach with The Dixie Group, and Kemp Harr discuss the best sales strategy RSA’s should use in a soft demand market. Listen to the interview for more details.
December 30, 2025—Bruce Zwicker, a Flooring Industry Consultant, and Kemp Harr discuss current market conditions as we enter 2026. Here is Bruce’s Christmas poem that we mentioned in the podcast.
December 19, 2025—Geoff Gordon, Executive Director with the Fuse Commercial Flooring Alliance, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of 2025 with this group of commercial flooring contractors and the outlook for next year. Listen to the interview for more information.
December 18, 2025—Amie Gilmore, show director for the Surfaces Expo (TISE), and Kemp Harr discuss the anticipated attendance for the largest flooring trade show focused on residential flooring in the U.S. Listen to the interview for more details. The show is in Las Vegas January 26 to the 29th.
December 17, 2025—Terri Harrington and Natalie Jones, VP and Director of Marketing for Shaw Floors, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss the strategy behind Shaw Floors brand refresh. Listen to the interview to learn more about what Shaw’s consumer research is telling them.
December 16, 2026—Laura Bartley, VP of Customer Loyalty and Rewards with Mohawk, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights for Mohawk’s Momentum Roadshow, the biggest of which is in Vegas at Surfaces, and a few of product changes that Mohawk is making for 2026. Listen to the interview for more details.
December 11, 2025—Thomas Baert and Barron Frith, global president and North American president, respectively, with CFL, and Kemp Harr discuss CFL’s continued evolution of where and how they make the innovative flooring products in their portfolio. CFL recently installed a Hymmen digital print line at their North American operations in Adairsville, Georgia. Listen to the interview for more details.
December 9, 2025—Julian Dossche, President with the International Flooring Company (IFC), and Kemp Harr discuss the strategy around the Canopy brand while reflecting on the past year and preparing for the new year. Listen to the interview for more details.
December 8, 2025—Kathleen Cloud, co-owner with M. Frank Higgins, and Kemp Harr discuss the Mohawk Group’s business outlook and the education roadshow that the brand is hosting for StarNet members to further enhance the business relationship with their commercial flooring contractors. Listen to the interview for more information.
December 5, 2025—John Rietveldt, CEO of I4F, and Kemp Harr discuss this intellectual property licensing company’s continued expansion by adding people and also acquiring Beaulieu International’s patent portfolio related to rigid flooring. Listen to the interview for more details.