Wood Flooring Life in Appalachia and on TikTok: Talking With Pro Aaron Sheaves
Aaron Sheaves of Sheaves Floors in Weyers Cave, Va., has been on wood flooring job sites as long as he can remember, but one thing he never would have predicted would be how posting on TikTok would tr...
31 Okt 202457min
The Portuguese Wood Flooring Powerhouse: Talking Shop With João & Susy Dias of Fino Oficio, Part 2
In Part 2 of this episode, João and Susy Dias of Fino Oficio continue their conversation with Stephen Diggins and explain why they only hire people with no experience in the wood flooring industry, ho...
6 Sep 202437min
The Portuguese Wood Flooring Powerhouse: Talking Shop With João & Susy Dias of Fino Oficio, Part 1
In Part 1 of this episode, listeners will discover the origin story of how couple João and Susy Dias of Fino Oficio in Lisbon, Portugal, went from no experience in wood flooring to being one of the be...
30 Aug 20241h 12min
Wood Flooring Health 101: Advice from an Occupational Therapist to Reduce Injuries and Prevent Pain
Occupational therapist Jennifer Hale spends all day every day helping people do their jobs without pain, and in this episode, she's concentrating on hardworking wood flooring pros. Jennifer and host S...
23 Juli 20241h 47min
Doing Floors By the Shore: Talking Retail Excellence with Adam Bissey
When Adam Bissey was a wood flooring contractor, he saw how so many retailers were missing opportunities, and so he made the leap to open a retail location of his own—one that is now a thriving staple...
11 Juli 20241h 30min
The Importance of Training, Ideas to Make More Money … and Elvis: A Conversation with Stauf USA’s David Ford
Lifelong wood flooring pro David Ford of Stauf USA is back to talk with Stephen about some important issues in the wood flooring industry, including reverence for the previous generations of pros and ...
14 Juni 20241h 27min
Keeping It Clean: How Low Country Flooring Went From Never Seeing a Sander to High-End Wood Flooring Experts
When Kent Rogerson and Jamie Lambert of South Carolina’s Low Country Flooring got their first wood flooring job, they had never even seen the tools required to do the trade. But they learned quickly a...
1 Maj 20241h 17min
Talking Hardwood Lumber and Business Leadership: Insights from Frank Miller Lumber CEO Steve James
Steve James transitioned from a career at General Motors to the lumber industry when he became CEO of Frank Miller Lumber in Indiana, transforming the company culture there to create a motivated long-...
29 Feb 20241h 14min
