“People are important when you’re focused on being successful,” said Doug Chadderdon, chief executive officer of Great Floors, a flooring retailer with 19 stores in the Northwestern United States.

Chadderdon grew up in the flooring industry. His parents, Keith and Marge Chadderdon, founded Carpet Center and Carpet Exchange in 1971. After Doug completed his undergraduate and post-graduate degrees in the 1980s, he decided to work in banking. However, when Doug’s parents looked to expand into Boise, Idaho, in the early 90s, their ambitions serendipitously merged with Chadderon’s desire to move his immediate family to the same area. The rest, as they say, is history.