In 1991, my nephew, Jody Skaggs, and I had worked together for eight years for two separate flooring contractors building their commercial departments from one that was labor-only in the hospitality business and the other was a residential flooring company.
The first, Edwards Carpet Services, dissolved due to a tragic car accident where one of the owners, Terry Edwards, died. As a team, Jody and I moved to another flooring company that was only residential but wanted to pursue commercial. Edwards taught us installation methods and installation procedures. At the second, we learned more about business practices, especially managing people, projects and money. I worked in sales while Jody worked on the operations side, primarily in warehousing.