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35th Anniversary: 35 people under 40

Floor Covering News

Some of the roles include accounting, logistics, product development, marketing, HR, sales and operations. Today, as president and CEO of Nonn’s, he runs the largest independent flooring operation in Wisconsin, approaching close to $100M in sales. director of sales, O’Krent Floors. He was promoted to CEO in February 2020.

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Looking back: Howard Brodsky

Floor Covering News

Home Depot and Lowe’s were growing, but at that point [more than half of flooring sales] were still coming through the independent retail channel. The competition was generally regional chains—New York Carpet World, Carpetland USA, Miami Rug, Carpet Exchange, etc. It was definitely an era of specialty retail.”. Howard Brodsky.