What You Will Gain:
This event is designed specifically to help owners and managers of wood flooring companies learn to better organize and position their businesses for long-term success. You will be exposed to countless resources, peer groups, industry leaders and more dedicated to helping you reach your personal and professional goals.
Who You Will Meet:
Connect with a community of wood flooring professionals, industry experts and manufacturing titans all dedicated to pursuit of sustainable growth and sharing of ideas. Our team there will be there delivering some of the presentations and workshops—make sure to swing by our booth!
What to Expect:
This year’s Summit is packed with workshops, seminars, panels and more with the sole purpose of helping wood flooring professionals grow their companies. As you attend events throughout the Summit, you will unlock the tools you need to run a more efficient, profitable and rewarding business.
Take the next step in leveling up your wood flooring business by attending the NWFA Leadership Development Summit October 15-16. This event is open to all NWFA members and is full of incredible opportunites for you to grow as a leader.
The wood flooring industry is always changing. There is always new products, technologies and techniques related to installation. New industry trends and customer tastes. Ebbs and flows and changes.
For wood flooring companies to have lasting success, they need one constant—you.
As your company’s leader, you have an obligation to not only be aware of the many changes of the industry, but anticipate them.
Attending the Summit can help you refine your leadership abilities and navigate the ever-changing path to success.
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OUR PRESENTATIONS
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Driving Profitablity Through People and Processes
Thursday, October 16
Every wood flooring company relies on people and processes. You need processes that support your people, and people that follow your processes. Understanding how to maximize both will translate into a more streamlined, profitable company and less friction points for you, your staff and your clients.
Doug Howard is the President and Senior Consultant at GrowthTeam Strategies, with over 30 years of experience helping business owners navigate growth and prepare for long-term success. Through training, webinars, writing, facilitated meetings, and one-on-one consulting, Doug has built a reputation for delivering complex business strategies in a relatable and engaging way. A graduate of the Wharton School of Business, Doug also previously owned a consulting company for 17 years with offices in Alabama, Arizona, Virginia, and Maryland. His diverse background includes serving as a Carroll County Commissioner for eight years and working as the Director of Miller Center for Small Business at Carroll Community College.
Leading With Lean: Driving Efficiency in Leadership and Operations
Thursday, October 16, 2025
How to apply the concepts of lean thinking to your management, marketing, employee retention and driving company value.
Align your resources around a strategy based on lean thinking and driving company value.
Doug Howard is the President and Senior Consultant at GrowthTeam Strategies, with over 30 years of experience helping business owners navigate growth and prepare for long-term success. Through training, webinars, writing, facilitated meetings, and one-on-one consulting, Doug has built a reputation for delivering complex business strategies in a relatable and engaging way. A graduate of the Wharton School of Business, Doug also previously owned a consulting company for 17 years with offices in Alabama, Arizona, Virginia, and Maryland. His diverse background includes serving as a Carroll County Commissioner for eight years and working as the Director of Miller Center for Small Business at Carroll Community College.
OUR CLIENTS’ PRESENTATIONS
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Emerging Leaders Panel Discussion
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
GTS client Mike Somodean and other industry experts will be leading the first panel of the Summit discussing Lessons from the Climb: Career Wins, Pivots, and Pitfalls in the Wood Flooring Industry,
Mastermind Breakout Sessions
Thursday, October 16
John Lessick, Michael Mann and Matt Garcia are all share three things: They operate successful wood flooring companies, they’re leaders in Thursday’s Mastermind Breakout Sessions and they’re our clients.
The sessions will be collaborative discussions to help uncover struggles in your company and devise strategies to navigate them.
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