How did you get started in your line of work?
After several months of looking for the perfect job out of college I took a job selling floor coverings at a small store in Bremerton to make ends meet while I continued looking for a "career job".  After being there almost a year the owners closed down the company and we were all left looking for work again.  While out of work my wife and I decided to start our own flooring company in Poulsbo.  I've been doing this kind of work ever since.
 
What do you see yourself bringing to the community? 
In the early days of our company we realized that a lot of potential customers were going to the nice design showrooms in the Seattle/Bellevue area because that type of place did not exist on our side of the water.  From those early days it was our goal to build a showroom in North Kitsap where customers could easily view a huge array of products and design options in a comfortable environment rather than the traditional overcrowded warehouse.  I think we have achieved our goal.  Every week customers tell us how great it is to have a showroom like this on our side of the water.
 
What experience or vision sets you apart in what you do?
Our vision has been to provide our customers with high quality products at the best prices around, but what separates our company is the way we approach the process.  Our goal is not to sell, sell, sell, but to help people build the perfect design for their home and within their budget.  Our designers are not on commission and our customers will never feel like they are "being sold".  Once the design is complete we still give them a price competitive with the box stores, we just offer our customers a lot more in the process.  Another major difference between our company and our competitors is that we employ our installation technicians rather than subcontracting them.  This has allowed us the opportunity to secure the very best technicians in the area, and know that every job we do will be done to our high standards. 
 
How do you reach your customers? 
We do some advertising, but nothing compares to the value of past customers who are thrilled with our service for bringing in new customers.
 
What is the first job you ever had? 
My first job was moving irrigation pipes and pulling weeds at a large pumpkin farm during the summers in high school.

 

If you could only subscribe to one magazine or publication for the rest of your life, which one would it be? 
I rarely read magazines, but when I do I like to read Sports Illustrated.  I am a big sports fan.
 

What did you want to be when you grew up?
I never really locked onto one profession, but over the years I remember wanting to be a professional baseball player, a dentist, a business executive, and a commercial pilot.
 
What is your favorite part of doing business in Poulsbo?
I love living and working in Poulsbo.  There is such tight-knit, small community feel here, and yet we are close enough to Seattle to enjoy the benefits of a big city as well.  There is not another city anywhere that I would rather live in.
 
Who would you consider to be your hero?
I would say that a hero of mine is St. Patrick.  A few years ago I wanted to learn more about who he was, and I was blown away to learn about the sacrifices he made and the hardships he endured to take the life changing message of Jesus to the people of Ireland.  As his message began to take root the entire country began to experience positive changes everywhere.  St. Patrick was a man who chose to give up a life of ease and comfort and use it to make a difference in the lives of others, and in doing that he transformed an entire country. 
 
What is your favorite quotation? 
"Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.  Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.  If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand."  Philippians 4:6-7a

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