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“Preserving the Past – Protecting the Future” by Jeffrey Steele

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

The foundation has since come to be seen as the singular authority on art tile heritage in the United States. Twelve years got me oriented in the tile world, in charge of sales and marketing for what was basically a small company where we not only made our tiles by hand but also made all the machinery we used to make the tiles.

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35th Anniversary: 35 Women in Flooring

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She was—and continues to be—on the frontline of customer engagements, leveraging flooring industry knowledge with her sales skills. She has created and implemented training programs for independent flooring retailers, distributors, manufacturers and sales reps for the past 50 years, developing programs to help grow their businesses.

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NAFCD members hash out pressing issues

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; AJ Warne, NAFCD immediate-past president and vice president of sales and marketing at Abraham Linc; Brian Green, NAFCD president-elect and chief sales marketing officer, Belknap-Haines; Austin Starnes, NAFCD vice president and VP of product strategy, BPI; and Kyle Gorny, outside sales, All Surfaces.

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People making a difference 2024

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Her proactive approach—as exemplified by her efforts to implement installation training programs in Michigan for young installers, who she then hires—demonstrates her dedication to collective advancement. This was the start of a 35-year passion for sales and marketing. Brian is an entrepreneur in the truest meaning of the word.

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Exclusive: NAFCD board tackles key issues

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The fact of the matter is there’s probably more demand than there is capacity for production in the United States. That’s a big indicator for me that things in Michigan are slowing down a little bit, commercial-wise. Sales have been up in line with that. We expect the residential business to ease somewhat next year.