Truthfully, I never planned to work in commercial flooring. Unlike many of my peers who grew up in a commercial flooring family business, I have no family connection to this industry.
Instead, in 1981, in my hometown of Denver, I knew I wanted to work in business and, quite frankly needed a job, as I was living away from home and paying for school. After answering an ad in the local newspaper, I accepted a job as an administrative assistant for a local commercial flooring company.