Synopsis
From online sales to retail solutions, get the latest insider perspectives from TalkFloor Podcasts, interviews hosted by Dave Foster.
Episodes
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2025 Installation Award Winner Jose Molar’s Expert Hardwood Installation
23/09/2025 Duration: 07min2025 Installation Award Winner Jose Molar shares how he hand-selected each hardwood board, navigated tricky columns and doorjambs, and why precision beats speed every time.
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2025 Installation Award Winner Jeremy Redig's Award-Winning Metallic Epoxy Install
11/09/2025 Duration: 30minDallas contractor Jeremy Redig reveals how he flipped his installation process to battle Texas winds and heat, creating a stunning metallic epoxy floor that won big.
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2025 Installation Awards: A Carpet of Flowing Waves
28/08/2025 Duration: 10minA one-of-a-kind hotel carpet demanded perfection—no repeats, no second chances. From dry-lay rehearsals to transatlantic teamwork, installers overcame staggering challenges to bring the hotel’s vision to life. Hear how precision, patience, and collaboration turned one of the most complex patterns into a breathtaking success story.
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2025 Installation Awards: Team Wins Big with Overnight Restaurant Renovation
25/08/2025 Duration: 07minThe crew at Pruitt Flooring pulled off a stunning overnight restaurant renovation, transforming the space with a bold herringbone design. In this episode, they share the challenges of late-night installs, the teamwork that made it smooth, and the customer’s thrilled reaction to a project that exceeded expectations.
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Ultimate Flooring Duo Combines Creative Fundraising with Mission to Bring Young Pros into Industry
25/07/2025 Duration: 20minAnna McCortney, operations manager, and Sam Robinson, sales and showroom coordinator with Ultimate Flooring in Akron, Ohio, represent the next generation of flooring professionals and are finding creative ways to fund their education journey, including a Shark Tank style fundraising video to get them to TISE 2025. They share their experiences as first timers to TISE and Coverings and their efforts to attract and retain young people into the flooring industry as well as their own flooring journeys.
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American-Made Performance Accessories Offer Tariff-Proof Solution as Import Costs Rise
11/07/2025 Duration: 13minPerformance Accessories' Vice President and General Manager Alfredo Donjuan discusses how the American-made flooring products provide cost stability and perfect color matching while helping retailers avoid tariff-driven price increases on imported goods.
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Flooring Sustainability Summit 2025: Defining Priorities in an Uncertain Landscape
09/06/2025 Duration: 14minThe second annual Flooring Sustainability Summit expects 250 industry leaders in Washington, D.C., says Bill Griese, deputy executive director of Tile Council of North America. This year's focus: navigating federal policy uncertainty, standardizing "circularity" terminology, and launching design awards while building ongoing community dialogue to drive marketplace alignment.
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NFM's Store-Within-Store Model Expands to Kansas City
02/06/2025 Duration: 07minWhy is Nebraska Furniture Mart dedicating 2,000 square feet to one carpet brand? NFM Flooring Director Dave Chambers reveals how the Anso Gallery concept is changing flooring retail, Kansas City's surprising stair carpet obsession, and Shaw's unusual Memorial Day activation plan.
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Flooring Tech Expert Dispels AI Implementation Fears While Addressing Its Real-World Advantages
26/05/2025 Duration: 39minAre flooring dealers making costly AI mistakes? AI expert Maxim Nazarchuk reveals the three biggest concerns holding back the industry, how to protect customer data without killing innovation, and why most AI implementations fail before they start.
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Independent Carpet One and Synchrony Unveil Flooring Retail Growth Strategies
05/05/2025 Duration: 27minIn this special National Small Business Week episode, Independent Carpet One Co-Owner Cathy Buchanan and Synchrony's Vince Lowe discuss retail challenges in today's economy, successful adaptation strategies, and how financial partnerships are helping flooring retailers boost profitability.
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WFCA Expands Training Portfolio with Strategic Acquisition of Industry-Leading Flooring Inspection Curriculum
01/05/2025 Duration: 23minScott Humphrey, CEO, WFCA, and Beth Brown Sorrell, executive director of FCITS, WFCA, reveal how the WFCA's acquisition of FCITS’ specialized inspection training will address critical knowledge gaps while leveraging the association's extensive reach to elevate professional standards across the flooring sector.
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Mohawk's Domestic Manufacturing Powers Growth in Challenging Times
25/04/2025 Duration: 10minIn this exclusive interview, Mohawk's Charles DiSano reveals how North Carolina manufacturing helps power the company's American made growth strategy. Discover why retailers are turning to Mohawk’s tariff-free flooring solutions in PureTech, RevWood and Pergo Elements that deliver confidence in an uncertain market.
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Strategic Alignment: HMTX's Vision for Growth
09/04/2025 Duration: 12minHMTX combines Metroflor and Teknoflor under its new Contract and Trade Business Unit. In this exclusive interview, Russ Rogg reveals the strategy behind the consolidation, discusses a new partnership with Spartan Surfaces, and shares insights on the future of resilient flooring in today's challenging market.
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The Carpet Guys Open Michigan's First Flooring Installer Training Center
01/04/2025 Duration: 19minIn response to the trade labor shortage, The Carpet Guys have launched Michigan's first state-licensed installer training center, offering a unique pathway to a promising career in flooring installation for those seeking an alternative to traditional four-year degrees.
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2025 Tile Trends: Spanish Influence on American Design
31/03/2025 Duration: 13minVives, a family-owned Spanish tile company since 1957, brings European design trends to the North American market. From Cevisama 2025, Jose Ruiz-Roscigno discusses sustainable manufacturing practices, 2025 tile trends, and educating architects and contractors on proper installation techniques.
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Celebrating Women in Construction: Industry Leaders Share Their Paths to Success and How Sisters in the Brotherhood is Opening Doors for Others
03/03/2025 Duration: 32minWe are celebrating Women in Construction week. It is a week set aside each year to celebrate and promote the role of women in the construction industry. Paula Resa, assistant director, Southwest Mountain States Carpenters, and Sandra Rodriguez, director, Sisters in the Brotherhood (SIB), have very different points of entry to the skilled trades, but their stories align in that they are women who have overcome hardships to find a career path within the trade unions they represent. Here, they talk more in depth on the many ways the Sisters in the Brotherhood program offers support to current and future tradeswomen.
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How INSTALL's Union Training Creates Lifelong Flooring Careers
18/02/2025 Duration: 51minFrom TISE 2025, join Nate Bowen (Michigan Statewide Carpenters & Millwrights Training Programs) and Pat Noonan (Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council) as they explore professional flooring installation. Learn how INSTALL's union programs combine advanced training with comprehensive benefits to create sustainable, rewarding careers in floor installation.
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Breaking Down Walls in Floor Covering Training
10/02/2025 Duration: 16minIn a strategic move to address the flooring industry's installation crisis, the World Floor Covering Association announces a groundbreaking partnership with CTEF for entry-level ceramic training, while revealing plans to expand trade school programs to 100 locations. Leaders also propose an innovative penny-per-square-foot program that could revolutionize industry funding.
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Cracking the Code: Inside Tile & Stone
28/01/2025 Duration: 16minGet ready for an eye-opening look at what's really driving tile and stone purchases today. Join BNP Media co-CEO Mitch Henderson as he reveals exclusive research on consumer behavior, contractor selection, and market trends that are reshaping the industry. Fresh insights from The International Surfaces Event you won't want to miss.
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Shaw's Benjamin Liebert on Simplifying the Flooring Journey and Building Brand Clarity
21/01/2025 Duration: 13minFrom the Shaw Flooring Network Convention in Orlando, Florida, Shaw Industries EVP of Residential Business Benjamin Liebert shares candid insights on transforming the flooring purchase journey, building stronger brands, and why the industry's future looks bright despite current challenges.