Jim Gould to Present 'Standing on the Brink' at NWFA Expo

Longtime industry expert Jim Gould, president of St. Louis-based Floor Covering Institute LLC, will present a two-part seminar, "Standing on the Brink," at the NWFA Expo this week in Nashville. Part one will be Friday morning's Management Education Session, from 8-9 a.m., about the difference between Millennials and Baby Boomers, how the U.S. retail industry is responding and how the flooring industry must do likewise. Part two of his presentation will happen during the Distributor/Manufacturer Summit Friday afternoon from 2-5 p.m. During the summit, NWFA's Michael Martin and Hardwood Floors magazine's Kim Wahlgren will speak on the changing state of distribution, and there will be two discussion panels. Distributor speakers will include Rick Holden, COO of Derr Flooring Company; Enos Farnsworth, general manager of Denver Hardwood; and Art Layton, vice president of CMH, Bayard, JJ Haines. The manufacturer panel will feature Scott Sandlin, vice president of Shaw Industries; Dan Natkin, director of Mannington; and Flavia Baggio, president of Indus Parquet. For more information, go to www.nwfaexpo.org.