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 Juli 202257min
D.C.’s Sprigg Lynn: Historic Restorations and Crazy Stories Doing Wood Floors in the Nation’s Capital
Sprigg Lynn of Universal Floors in Washington, D.C., has worked in the wood flooring business since as long as he can remember, and along the way he’s become a specialist in historic restorations, wor...
10 Juni 20221h 10min
The School of Hard Knocks: What Canadian Wood Flooring Pro Ken Petersen Learned the Hard Way
Canadian pro Ken Petersen has done it all in the wood flooring industry, from contracting to manufacturing, and he’s got the stories to show for it. Hear about the crazy mistake he made when he starte...
26 Maj 202259min
Pushing the Envelope in Sports Floors: Basketball Court Artist Luis Perez
Wood floor pro and sports court artist Luis Perez found his niche in the wood flooring industry: a passion for creating cutting edge basketball court designs. Perez, who at 30 has already racked up nu...
4 Mars 202246min
Selling Wood Flooring To Millionaires and Billionaires: Insights From Rhodium Flooring’s Roy Akirov
Roy Akirov lives in Los Angeles and focuses his wood floor retail business on the luxury market—the area’s ultra-wealthy. Hear about how he stands out in that market, how he finds products, how he com...
21 Jan 20221h 11min
Insider Tips on Sports Floors, Recoating, Maintenance and More: Canlak Coatings’ Mike Hoy and Steve Crawford
Wood floor finish experts Mike Hoy and Steve Crawford of Canlak Coatings, which includes the finish brands Absco, CLK, PoloPlaz and Sampson, offer advice about what to know when you’re doing a sports ...
11 Nov 20211h 20min
Balancing a Work/Marriage Relationship, Battling Vinyl Plank and More: Advice from Retailers Greg and Leona Cook
Husband-and-wife duo and wood flooring retailers Greg and Leona Cook from Touchwood Flooring Ltd. in Edmonton, Alberta, recent winners of the Wood Floor Business Outstanding Retailer Awards, share how...
30 Sep 202159min
Insights on Material Shortages, Adhesives and More: Talking With Stauf Adhesive’s David Ford
David Ford, VP of sales and marketing at adhesive manufacturer Stauf Adhesives, covers what’s going on with the shortages of adhesives (and everything else), why the wood flooring industry can be a ra...
23 Aug 202153min
