Creating a design concept for a kitchen or remodeling an outdated bathroom requires an understanding of the products and services available to those looking to undertake such a project. The ProSource Podcast breaks down the home remodeling industry and highlights the merchandise and experience that it requires to achieve your vision. Join ProSource Director of Digital Marketing Content Kevin Devine, as he speaks with those who facilitate the ideal project and offer valuable information for h ...
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Teaching carpet cleaning company owners how to do business the right way. From marketing to hiring we cover every aspect of how to build and grow a successful carpet cleaning business.
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Floor Academy - Helping flooring, tile and stone contractors own an asset
Kyle Hedin - Speaker, Mastermind Facilitator, Writer, Content Creator, Business Therapist, and Contractor
Floor Academy is a podcast hosted by Kyle Hedin that provides small business information and guidance to flooring, tile and stone contractors on how to build a successful and sustainable business. The podcast aims to help contractors move from owning a job to owning an asset, by providing insights and strategies related to management, entrepreneurship, and networking. Floor Academy covers a range of topics related to flooring, tile and stone business management, including small business adve ...
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Prosteam Carpet Cleaning is a locally family owned and operated business. We have over 20 years experience in the cleaning industry and provide a variety of services including carpet and rug cleaning, tile and grout cleaning, and upholstery cleaning. Our award winning cleaning services have made us the company preferred by homeowners, property managers, offices managers and restaurant operators in the greater Tulsa area since 2009.
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The “Service Without Excuses” Podcast with Rob M Lyon is based on building, growing, owning, and running a number of service businesses with sales in excess of 35 million dollars collectively. As a lifetime entrepreneur in the Northeastern United States markets such as Northeast Pennsylvania, NYC, Long Island, Ny and The New Jersey Metro region over the past 20 years. Currently I run newjerseysbest.com a full service business multi-truck firm serving the Residential & Commercial sectors in C ...
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The path for the professional cleaning & restoration business owner isn’t easy or defined. Frustration is common and the next steps aren’t always clear. Host Dane Gregory has over 35 years of experience in every level of the residential and commercial cleaning industries. A past IICRC President, world-class instructor, and business mentor, Dane shares insights on business management, mindset coaching, and technical advice for cleaning business owners, managers, and technicians. Whether the s ...
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Floor Focus, and our website Floor Daily, is the oldest and most trusted flooring magazine. Our market research, strategic analysis and fashion coverage of the flooring business provides retailers, designers, architects, contractors, building owners, suppliers and other industry professionals the information they need to achieve greater success.
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From Clothing Design to Home Remodels with 3 Tree Design House
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26:38In this episode of The ProSource Podcast, we sit down to chat with Rebecca Carlson, the owner and founder of 3 Tree Design House. We discuss Rebecca's unique journey from clothing design to home remodeling, the importance of community engagement, and the challenges homeowners face during renovations. Rebecca shares insights into her design process,…
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Innovia Carpet: Comfort Meets Performance
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10:19In this episode of the ProSource Podcast, Leah Richmond, Merchandiser at ProSource Wholesale, joins to discuss our exclusive Innovia carpet brand, highlighting its environmentally friendly features, durability, and unique fiber technology. She explains the differences between Innovia and Innovia Touch, the ease of cleaning, budget considerations, a…
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In this episode of The ProSource Podcast, we're sitting down with Bryan Hinson, Director of Product & Merchandising at ProSource Wholesale, to dive into the details of Harding LVT—a premium luxury vinyl tile available exclusively at ProSource Wholesale. Bryan shares insights into his role, the decision-making process behind launching Harding LVT, a…
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What’s New in 2025: James Martin Vanities
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Top Knobs’ New Brockwell Collection with Matt Vecchiolla, Senior Director of National Sales
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20:27Join us as we chat with Matt Vecchiolla, Senior Director of National Sales at Top Knobs, about the highly anticipated Brockwell Collection, featuring modern designs and extended cup pull lengths. We’ll explore how texture is shaping the future of cabinet hardware, the growing popularity of honey bronze, and the industry’s shift toward gold and blac…
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Laminate, LVT, and More with Owen Dewey from DFC Flooring Specialists
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21:19In this conversation, Owen Dewey, owner of DFC Flooring Specialist and trade pro member at ProSource of Omaha, shares insights into the flooring industry, discussing the evolution of laminate flooring, the role of ProSource in providing flooring solutions, and current trends in flooring design. He emphasizes the importance of durability and sustain…
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Erik Hiltz is a long time carpet cleaner and founder of Zipper Wands. He tells his start up story from the very beginning of how he got started and what motivated him to jump into manufacturing of his own brand of commercial wands and stare them with the industry. He started like most of us did as a technician working for a different company and le…
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That’s A Wrap - Ken Ballin & Allen Lewis
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1:28:39Send us a text It’s been 5 years and 3 months, 283 episodes, and countless guests. All good things must come to an end though. I am honoring the show by taking it back to my very first guests Ken Ballin and Allen Lewis to see how we all have changed over the last 5 years. What’s new, what’s different, and how our goals have changed. Change is a nec…
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We are exploring the comforts of carpet through conversations with three industry leaders. Shannon Figaro, designer and owner of Fig Interiors, shares her journey, emphasizing the comfort, nostalgia, and sustainability of modern carpets, as well as future trends like wellness-focused and bold design choices. Trey Thames, Vice President of Sales at …
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Choose Your Words Carefully - Kerry Lenz - Rice’s More Than Floors
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1:05:47Send us a text How important are the words you choose to use on your website, marketing and even in your daily conversations? How does it affect the way you are viewed, your products, or even your business? I have been big on making sure to say client over customer and project over job for a long time and there are others. Kerry Lenz has also shift…
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Rebranding Your Company - Shane Levinson - Vision Flooring
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1:06:25Send us a text How did you originally decide to name your company? Have you ever thought of changing your name? What kind of damage will it cause? Will people still recognize you? Will you lose clientele? What does it take to rebrand an entire company? Shane Levinson is a serial entrepreneur and combat veteran. Shane started in the flooring busines…
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Josh Williams Discusses the Acquisition of FloorMax and Carpet Fair
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Seth Arnold Discusses His New Role as Brand Leader for COREtec
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Mark Lukianchuk and Todd Saunders Discuss Cyncly's Decision to Acquire Broadlume
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Leah Phillips and Cori Walthers Discuss the Delos Company's USA Rug Business
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Jackie Dettmar Discusses Mohawk Group's New Chicago Showroom
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Chris Abbate Discusses the Launch of Ceramics of Italy's Tile Competition
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Chad Ogden Discusses Q-Floors' Competitive Edge in Flooring Software
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AI Is The Play - Jason Potts - Ballin Knows Best
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1:06:49Send us a text Where do you find the time to write a blog, book client appointments, setup marketing campaigns, and get installs done? It’s a lot of hats to wear and we didn’t even get in to all of the other ones you wear. Technology has come a long way though and it’s here to help you in ways you never imagined. Cartoons like “The Jetsons” are soo…
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Managing Installation Crews - Marcos Guerequeta - Local Flooring Group
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1:07:38Send us a text A single crew is easy to manage especially if you are on it. Two crews is manageable. More than that and you start having a lot of moving pieces between availability, type of work possible to assign, type of work produced, etc. How can you not only manage a schedule effectively for yourself but with great communication to the clients…
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We’re diving into home remodeling on a budget with expert insights from Anton Lauter, owner of Greenville Kitchen & Bath and trade pro member from ProSource of Greenville. Anton shares practical tips and tricks for keeping remodel costs in check while achieving impressive results—perfect for both homeowners and trade pros looking to maximize their …
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Josh McGrane Discusses the Launch of MonoTech Evolv from TrueTouch Floors
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Jon Straub Discusses Selling His Memphis Retail Business to America's Floor Source
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Arthur Clarke Discusses Greenbuild 2024 in Philadelphia
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John Rietveldt Discusses How Production of LVT Could Shift Under Increased Tariffs on China
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National Price Differences - Ron Nash - Laticrete
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1:10:47Send us a text Why does one store have a product priced at X amount of dollars and another at Y? Why does the price change as I move through different regions of the country? What goes in to pricing a product for national distribution? Why is having this conversation with other installers who don’t understand the big picture a pointless exercise? M…
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Steve Sieracki Discusses Leadership Changes at CCA Global
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Melissa Nau and Carrie Stephens Discuss Shaw Contract's Hospitality Message at BDNY
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Charley Knight Discusses the Hospitality Flooring Business and His New Role at CM Hospitality
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Bruce Ford Discusses the Outlook for Growth in the Hospitality Sector
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Keisha Byrd Discusses 2024 BDNY Show in New York
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Tiffany Davis Discusses Her New Role as Marketing Lead for Surfaces
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Bill Blackstock Discusses RFCI's Fall Meeting in Naples
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Tapping in to a New Market Segment - Chris Resti - Crest Tile and Mosaic
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1:09:32Send us a text Have you ever wondered how to get the higher end projects? What does it take to accomplish them? Who do you need to know? How do you need to perform? There are plenty of things that need to change and thinking that you do the best work in town isn’t going to cut it. Chris Resti owns Crest Tile and Mosaic near Rochester, NY. With a fo…
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Jeff Meadows Discusses Residential Flooring Dealer Trends and Mohawk's Edge Summit
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Dave Meberg Discusses the GNYFC Meeting in Amelia Island
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Rodney McNeil and Natalie Jones Discuss AKC Partnership with Shaw Floors
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Steve Cloud Discusses Starnet's Fall Meeting
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Ian Newton Discusses NFA Fall Meeting in Washington, D.C.
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Building Your Lead Workflow Part 2 - Tony Pieroni - Flooring Dealer Sales Accelerator
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1:17:20Send us a text What happens with your missed calls or text messages? How about emails? How many times do you follow up with a prospect before considering the lead dead? How do you nurture a lead that is in its infancy? If someone isn’t ready to book now and get work done do you consider them a bad lead? All of these questions have to do with lead w…
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Mark Bischoff Discusses Highlights of Starnet's Fall Meeting
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Brian Green Discusses NAFCD's Goals for the Coming Year
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Michael Wilbur Discusses His New Role as EVP of NAFCD
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Randy Weis Discusses His Career and Retirement Plans
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Dave Verhey Discusses Verhey Carpets' 75 Years in Grand Rapids
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Adam Ward Discusses Mohawk's Launch of SolidTech R
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It’s important to explore showers and bathtubs as they are key parts of the bathroom and where homeowners spend a lot of time. In this episode, we sit down with Andres Renteria, owner of Improve Floors and Design in Dallas, TX, and Nicole Krol, Vice President of Sales at Fleurco, to dive into the latest trends and innovations in showers and bathtub…
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Building Your Lead Workflow Part 1 - Tony Pieroni - Flooring Dealer Sales Accelerator
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1:09:32Send us a text What happens with your missed calls or text messages? How about emails? How many times do you follow up with a prospect before considering the lead dead? How do you nurture a lead that is in its infancy? If someone isn’t ready to book now and get work done do you consider them a bad lead? All of these questions have to do with lead w…
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Performance Pay - Matt Garcia - Craftsman Hardwood Flooring
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1:18:55Send us a text Nobody wants to work. People want too much money. Nobody will do it as well I can. What other excuses do you have for not having employees and trusting them to complete a project? It doesn’t have to be that way but it will take some work and systems to have reliable, attentive, and empowered employees that do the right thing even whe…
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Opening A Showroom - Billy Fritzel - Fritzel Flooring
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1:16:02Send us a text Is it really worth it to have a showroom? Will it truly help your installation business? Won’t it just create more work and get in the way of running installs? It could not be worth it, it could get in your way, and it could create more headaches. However, it could also open up a new revenue stream, limit liability, and give you a pa…
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