From the White House to Brazil: Insights from John Stern’s Decades in the Wood Flooring Industry

From the White House to Brazil: Insights from John Stern’s Decades in the Wood Flooring Industry

John Stern’s experience in the industry goes back to before Brazilian species were imported into the U.S. and when the Oval Office still had a wood-look vinyl floor. As the founder of industry stalwart Kentucky Wood Floors, he worked for multiple presidents, traveled to foreign wood flooring mills, sold his flooring to be used in prestigious locales around the world and partnered with famous people to market his products. Today he’s still involved in the industry with his company Louisville Wood Floors; hear his insights about the industry’s past and where it’s at today.

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Surviving and Thriving as a Wood Flooring Distributor: Horizon Forest Products’ David Williams and Steve Garner

Surviving and Thriving as a Wood Flooring Distributor: Horizon Forest Products’ David Williams and Steve Garner

When David Williams and Steve Garner took over struggling fledgling distributor Horizon Forest Products, they had a formidable challenge, but they persevered and expanded the company to cover a large ...

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WFB 2022 Ultimate Wood Floor Guy Clinton Duff: 40 Years of Wood Floor Pro Wisdom in Toronto

WFB 2022 Ultimate Wood Floor Guy Clinton Duff: 40 Years of Wood Floor Pro Wisdom in Toronto

Clinton Duff—the Wood Floor Business 2022 Ultimate Wood Floor Guy—is someone who brings positive energy to every job site and every customer. Hear his conversation with host Stephen Diggins about how ...

3 Jan 202355min

WFB 2022 Ultimate Wood Floor Gal Elizabeth Imlach: Life in Wood Flooring as a One-Woman Show

WFB 2022 Ultimate Wood Floor Gal Elizabeth Imlach: Life in Wood Flooring as a One-Woman Show

Like many, Elizabeth Imlach didn’t mean to end up in the wood flooring industry—but after getting laid off during the Great Recession, she did, and now she runs her own one-woman wood flooring busines...

12 Des 20221h 17min

Prioritizing Family While Owning a Wood Flooring Company: Lessons From Genia Smith

Prioritizing Family While Owning a Wood Flooring Company: Lessons From Genia Smith

When Genia Smith started in the wood flooring business, she wasn’t just the only woman working in wood flooring, she was the only woman in her area in construction. Along the way, she left her father’...

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Working For Top Designers and Architects: Fame Hardwood’s Page Nazarian

Working For Top Designers and Architects: Fame Hardwood’s Page Nazarian

At Fame Hardwood in Los Angeles, Page Nazarian set out to work with the nation's top architects and designers, and he did that—but he treats every client like a celebrity. Hear how Fame finds the righ...

31 Okt 20221h 13min

Wood Floor Legend Chuck Crispin’s Path to Creativity and the Luxury Wood Floor Market

Wood Floor Legend Chuck Crispin’s Path to Creativity and the Luxury Wood Floor Market

From simple beginnings in Terre Haute, Ind., Legendary Hardwood Floor’s Chuck Crispin launched a wood flooring career that’s taken him across the country into some of the nation’s most beautiful homes...

14 Sep 20221h 2min

Transforming for Post-Pandemic Business: Lessons Learned By Woodchuck Flooring’s Tim Nassis

Transforming for Post-Pandemic Business: Lessons Learned By Woodchuck Flooring’s Tim Nassis

Family business Woodchuck Flooring has evolved over the years, going through changes in generations and business models, most recently as it transformed its business to adapt because of the pandemic. ...

17 Aug 20221h 2min

The Gym Floor Specialist: What Paul Nelson Has Learned Focusing on the Sports Flooring Market

The Gym Floor Specialist: What Paul Nelson Has Learned Focusing on the Sports Flooring Market

When Paul Nelson transitioned his business from residential to sports flooring, he found it was a completely different way of doing business, from handling bids to getting paid to needing different eq...

25 Jul 202257min

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