August 2, 2025—Pat Oakley, President of Mullican Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss the drivers behind the firm’s growth despite headwinds in the overall residential flooring market. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 31, 2025—Keith Christman, president of the Decorative Hardwood Association, and Kemp Harr discuss pending anti-dumping and countervailing duty penalties for engineered hardwood imported from China, Vietnam and Indonesia. While the exact duties haven’t been announced, they could be retroactive and cost importers much more than they initially anticipated. Listen to the interview for more more details.
Kevin O’Meara, SVP of Supply Chain and Enterprise Strategy for Shaw Industries, and Kemp Harr discuss Shaw’s decision to commit to another 3 year term as the flooring supplier for Homes for Our Troops. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 25, 2025—Stephanie Owen, President and CEO of the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA), and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions and challenges for the wood flooring business and her new role as permanent head of the trade association. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 25, 2025—Malisa Maynard, Chief Sustainability Officer for Mohawk, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of last week’s flooring sustainability summit and Mohawk’s recently released 2025 Impact Report. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 23, 2025—Bailey Walton, director of marketing for Anderson Tuftex, and Kemp Harr discuss the brand’s recent growth by differentiating itself with residential interior designers and developing products that fit the influencer’s needs. Listen to the interview to hear how brand strategy can help brands grow in a soft market.
July 18, 2025—Hector Narvaez, EVP of Sales and Marketing with the Iris Ceramica Group, and Kemp Harr discuss the core takeaways from this week’s Flooring Sustainability Summit in Washington, D.C. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 17, 2025—Sunil Palakodati, CEO with Artivo Surfaces, and Kemp Harr discuss the recent news that the firm was acquiring the Walker Zanger and Anthology brands from Mosaic. Listen to the interview to hear more details about the strategic fit of these brands in Artivo’s flooring distribution business.
July 16, 2025—Bill Griese, the chairman of the Flooring Sustainability Summit in Washington, D.C., and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of this year’s two-day meeting. Listen to the interview to hear more details on the broad range of topics, the target audience and the key speakers at this year’s event.
July 14, 2025—Jim Lloyd, president of Cornerstone Commercial Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss the firm’s acquisition of Craft Croswell. Listen to the interview for more details about these two Starnet members coming together.