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Kyle Hedin

Kyle Hedin

With a degree in digital filmmaking and video production, Kyle Hedin is not a likely fit in the flooring industry. However, after evaluating his skillset in June of 2015, he decided flooring was a great option. With a passion for wood working as a teen, Kyle cold called 30 contractors in his area asking for a job as an apprentice. Two companies got back to him, and after a stint at both, he was out on his own by September 2017. While still very new and needing to learn, Hedin discovered an online community of installers on Facebook that helped him grow his hand skills. What he did notice was that not many of them understood the business side of things. In 2019 the Floor Academy Podcast was born to help craftsmen stop playing contractor and to become businessmen. Each episode is an interview with an expert in the flooring industry or their related field to provide insights into how to grow your business, save you time and put more money in your pocket.
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Why Inverting Your Organizational Chart May Boost Your Flooring Business Success

Floor Academy Briefing
Kyle Hedin
Kyle Hedin
December 7, 2023

Learn why flipping your company’s org chart upside down can help you find ways to empower your employees and increase success. 


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to-do list

Floor Academy Briefing: How to Solve Problems Personally and Professionally

Kyle Hedin
Kyle Hedin
September 15, 2023

Columnist Kyle Hedin explains how a task list helps to process problems and find solutions.


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6 Steps to Using Storytelling to Market Your Flooring Business

6 Steps to Using Storytelling to Market Your Flooring Business

Kyle Hedin
Kyle Hedin
August 24, 2023

Every project has a story. Kyle Hedin breaks down the six steps contractors and installers should take to better market your services and solutions to consumers. 


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community involvement

How to Give Back to Your Community and Build Your Business

Kyle Hedin
Kyle Hedin
July 10, 2023

What would your business look like if you got involved in your community and gave to it instead of just took from it? Columnist Kyle Hedin, owner of Illustrious Hardwoods in Mesa, Arizona, digs into ways in which you can boost business and support your community simultaneously. 


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fair pricing

Floor Academy Briefing: You Are a Steward of Your Finances

Kyle Hedin
Kyle Hedin
June 1, 2023

Are you a good steward for your clients? Kyle gives advice on how to be a good steward, what your responsibilities are as a steward and what the potential outcomes are.


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work-life balance for flooring installers

Floor Academy Briefing: Balancing Your Flooring Business and Self-Care

Kyle Hedin
Kyle Hedin
May 2, 2023

Kyle reminds us that it is okay to stop and smell the flowers from time to time. Running a successful business requires us to take care of ourselves to better serve yourselves, your families and your customers.


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changing your mindset

Floor Academy Briefing: That’s the Way We’ve Always Done It

Kyle Hedin
Kyle Hedin
April 12, 2023

Is it possible to change your mindset to be more positive to provide a better customer experience and boost business? 


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the power of words in your flooring installation business

Floor Academy Briefing: The Terms You Use Matter

Kyle Hedin
Kyle Hedin
February 20, 2023

Rethinking the terms we use to describe ourselves and our clients could benefit both in the end. Here are just a few that could make a difference.


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using data to improve your flooring installation business

Floor Academy Briefing: What You Can't See

Kyle Hedin
Kyle Hedin
January 2, 2023

The ability to stop and analyze a problem from a 30,000-foot view is something more contractors need. Are you tracking your business’ data? What’s missing? 


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Floor Academy Briefing: You Must Attend Flooring Industry Events

Kyle Hedin
Kyle Hedin
June 3, 2022

I don’t want to stop learning or evolving. I want to know what is coming my way. I want to be involved and help influence where the industry goes in the future.


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