Evan Hackel is a well-known entity in floor covering. He spent 21 years with CCA Global serving as both president of Carpet One and Flooring America. Currently, he is CEO of Tortal Training, a leading training development company and also CEO of Ingage Consulting, a provider of specialized management consulting services for corporate leaders. While having many irons in the fire, Evan keeps tabs on the floor covering industry, which is why we sat down with him for a conversation about the future. The following are excerpts of that conversation, which you can listen to in its entirety here.
TF: What do you see as the prime factors driving change in the business going forward?