2022 Induction Celebration Journal

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PRESIDENT

CAROLINE H. S. HIPPLE Norwalk Furniture

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT SCOTT ECKMAN International Market Centers

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT STEVE RUSING Tempur Sealy International Inc.

SECRETARY/ TREASURER DAVID GEBHART Global Views

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DAVID BELD PALECEK

ANDY BERNSTEIN FurnitureDealer.Net

IRV BLUMKIN Nebraska Furniture Mart

GAT CAPERTON Gat Creek

JEFFREY S. CHILD RC Willey Home Furnishings

DERICK S. CLOSE Springs Creative

RANDY COCONIS Coconis Furniture, Inc./ Mattress 1st

MICHAEL E. FAUS Carpenter Co

NEIL GOLDBERG Raymour & Flanigan Furniture

JANET GUY Prestige Arts & Art Trends

TYSON HAGALE Leggett & Platt, Incorporated

MIKE HERSCHEL Furniture Marketing Group

JEREMY HOFF Hooker Furnishings Corporation

CONNIE C. LINEBERRY Connie Lineberry & Associates

AMIR LOLOI Loloi Rugs

MARK PHILLIPS Phillips Collection

MARTIN PLOY AICO/Amini Innovation Corp.

DAVID N. SWERS Glen Raven Custom Fabrics, LLC

SATYA TIWARI Surya, Inc.

KAREN MCNEILL CEO, Hall of Fame

202 Neal Place, Suite 101 High Point, NC 27262 336.882.5900

homefurnishingshalloffame.com

October 23, 2022

Dear Guest:

The story of the industry’s new home is a remarkable journey and a testament to the entrepreneurial leadership of our Board of Directors and the collaboration of the creative team. Our home is about to become a reality and we must stop to take a moment to celebrate this achievement for our industry.

In 4 short years – including 2 years consumed by COVID – we have purchased property, designed a building, conceived museum exhibits, and are about to birth a living, breathing place to gather, to honor and to learn. At the next High Point Market, Phase 1 is on schedule to open as a world-class space that is far beyond what any of us imagined.

Six short months from tonight, we will welcome YOU to our new home – a hub of ongoing activities – events, speakers, seminars, board meetings, and more. Designed to inspire us, it will further unify the industry that has given us so much: a livelihood, a purposeful career, and lifelong friends. You will be so proud.

Between markets, we turn to inspiring consumers to become more passionate about their homes and to attract talent to a little understood industry full of opportunities. What’s not to love? We are relational, global, creative, hungry for design, full of opportunities in technology and logistics, and we serve a noble purpose: We improve lives by creating beautiful homes.

We could not have done this without tremendous industry support from you sitting in this ballroom. We also must thank our architects, Freeman Kennett PLLC; our design firm, ROTO; our general contractor New Atlantic Contracting Inc.; our Creative Team, David Gebhart, Karen McNeill, Kyle Hughes, Lauren Estep, and myself; the Building Committee, Larry Rogers, Mark Phillips, and Mike Herschel; Executive Committee Scott Eckman and Steve Rusing, and our Board of Directors. Together, we are bringing this project in on time, albeit a little bruised by unending price increases.

Tonight we award the industry’s highest honor to five new members of the Hall of Fame: Michael Amini, chairman and CEO of AICO/Amini Innovations Corp.; Michael K. Dugan, former president and CEO of Henredon Furniture Industries; John Gabbert, founder of Room & Board; Neil Goldberg, chairman and CEO of Raymour & Flanigan Furniture; and Stephen K. Pond, founding publisher of Furniture Today. Join me in celebrating our leaders, our emerging leaders and each person here who makes our industry $150 billion strong. We are at the center of home life. And now, we will have a home worthy of our great industry.

Caroline H.S. Hipple President, Norwalk Furniture President, Board of Directors, American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc.

Just 6 months from now, the industry will have a home of its own – our place to gather, to honor and to learn. Here we will inspire the next generations of innovative leadership in a living/breathing space that will become the industry’s hub of ongoing activities – events, speakers, seminars, board meetings, or the place to meet friends for a drink or cup of coffee.

OUR NEW HOME

Think of it. Each sport has its own Hall of Fame. Music has more than one Hall of Fame. Dozens of industries –smaller than ours – have a Hall of Fame. Yet, even though we furnish millions of homes around the globe, until now, our $150 billion industry has not had a place to tell our stories, to inspire the next emerging leaders and to function as the hub of ongoing activities.

We are a $150 billion industry that shapes lives. We are at the center of home life. We serve a noble purpose: WE IMPROVE LIVES BY CREATING BEAUTIFUL HOMES.

A PLACE TO HONOR: The great entrepreneurs and leaders who built our industry deserve a permanent memorialization. The Hall of Fame will celebrate and recognize inducted members through interactive and engaging exhibits and videos. Here, emerging leaders will meet industry giants to benefit from their wisdom as they walk through their life experiences.

A PLACE TO LEARN: Rich in technology, explore interactive displays that tell the inside stories of our industry. As a discovery zone of the jobs and talent behind the scenes, learn how various roles fit into the total picture of the world of home furnishings. Through amazing exhibits, gain a greater appreciation for the scope, size, and complexity of our industry.

A PLACE TO GATHER: The Hall of Fame will be a world-class gathering place and a Center for Leadership in the heart of the High Point Market. Here, is where leaders will meet to generate new ideas and friendships, and to inspire the next generations of leaders. It will be a spectacular home for the industry and a symbol of our global innovation, excellence, and leadership.

Join the Founders Now

The Wanek Family & Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.

Bill & Carolyn Hinks, Furniture Mart USA

Stephen Knight Pond

Surya

La-Z-Boy Incorporated

International Market Centers Karen McNeill & Stephen Pond

Neil & Robin Goldberg, Raymour & Flanigan Furniture Rooms To Go

Amir Loloi, Loloi Rugs

The Broyhill Family Foundation

C.S. Wo & Sons LLC

Culp Inc.

Four Hands Furniture of America Glen Raven Lacquer Craft USA

Larry Moh Family Manwah Holdings

State of North Carolina

Bill & Candy Fenn Carpenter

Aminy Audi, L. & J.G. Stickley

Roger & Martha Bland Tempur Sealy

Bill & Julia Wittenberg

Michael Amini, AICO

Best Home Furnishings/Best Chairs

Keith Koenig, City Furniture

Classic Homes

Chad Spencer, Dufresne Spencer

Flexsteel Industries, Inc.

Hooker Furnishings Corporation Nourison Industries

PALECEK

David R. Hayworth

Schwarz Properties

Jake Jabs, American Furniture Warehouse

Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.

Bernhardt Furniture Company

Patrick Cory, Joseph Cory Holdings

Crypton

Hassell Franklin, Franklin Corp

Markor International Furniture

Nebraska Furniture Mart

Riverside Furniture

David Gebhart & Frederick Rayner, Global Views

Baer’s Furniture

Biltrite Furniture

El Dorado Furniture

Richard & Catherine Frinier

Roy Hester, Planned Furniture Promotion

Tom Liddell, Planned Furniture Promotion

Ed Hendon, Planned Furniture Promotion

Martin & Mary Ann Ploy

Rob Rosenberg, Planned Furniture Promotion

The BB&T Foundation

Dallas Market Center

Mickey Holliman, Five Star

The Furniture Foundation

Gat Creek

Grand Home Furnishings

Haverty Furniture Companies

Skipper Holliman, Jr., HomeStretch Jofran, Inc.

Jordan’s Furniture Inc.

Nationwide Marketing Group

Phillips Collection

Eugene Rosenberg, Planned Furniture Promotion

Prestige Arts/Art Trends

Jeff Child, R.C. Willey Home Furnishings

RHF Companies

Slumberland Furniture

Valdese Weavers, Inc.

John Bray, Vanguard Furniture

the DRIVE Foundation

Lyle Harris, Behold Home Ekornes, Inc.

Lawrence Rogers

J. Don Coleman, Coleman Consulting Liberty Furniture Industries, Inc. Randy Coconis, Coconis Furniture Bill & Sue Kimbrell

Steve & Steve Rusing Bruce & Kena Cohenour Furniture First Buying Group Andy Bernstein, FurnitureDealer.Net Hickory Furniture Mart

Jim Morgan

Norwalk Furniture Serta Simmons Bedding

TD Retail Card Services

Virginia Furniture Market Womble Bond & Dickson Bobby Bush, Bush Brothers LLC

Jim Sneed, Affordable Furniture Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture Furniture World Magazine The Great American Home Store

Julius M. Feinblum Real Estate, Inc. Matter Brothers Furniture & Florida Leather Gallery Smith Leonard Steinhafels Furniture Christopher Taylor Thayer Coggins, Inc. Woodstock Furniture Outlet Connie Lineberry Associates LLC In Memory of Mark Richmond, The Furniture Warehouse

VanDrie Home Furnishings Dixon Barlett

The Ina Mae Kaplan Historic Preservation Fund

New Atlantic Contracting, Inc. Bear’s Furniture & Mattress Beiter’s Furniture Don Belgrad

Bostic Sugg Furniture

Bowen Town & Country Furniture Brown Squirrel Furniture Callan Furniture

Dean Bosler’s Furniture

Décor-Rest Engles Furniture Jerry Epperson Erickson Furniture Fashion Furniture Fiesta Furnishings

The Furniture Mall of Kansas, Texas and Missouri

Furniture Warehouse Design Gallery FX Marcotte Furniture

Gill Bros Furniture Howell Furniture Infinger Furniture Interiorshome

M. Jacobs Furniture

Merrill Furniture Company Michael Alan Furnishings

Mike’s Furniture

Miller Waldrop Furniture Montgomery’s Furniture Pilgrim Furniture City Room to Room

Samuels’ Furniture Scholet Furniture Slone Bros Furniture Will Somers Steger’s Furniture Suburban Furniture Sylvan Furniture

Tyson Furniture company Wagner’s Home Furnishings and Design

Imogene Zimmerman

Guardian Protection Products Designer Furniture Gallery Furniture Marketing Group

The Center for Women in Leadership

Our new home will include a place that will foster the advancement of women through studies of the roles of women in the industry and by partnering with other organizations to develop women leaders. It will be a special place to generate ideas and to honor.

Honoring the Members of the Hall of Fame

Aminy I. Audi

L. & J.G. Stickley, Inc.

Myrtle Hayworth Barthmaier Hayworth Industries

Rose Gorelick Blumkin Nebraska Furniture Mart

Jena Goldman Hall

Jena Holl Designs

Stella S. Harris Furnitureland South, Inc.

Mary McKenzie Henkel Henkel-Harris Company

Joanna C. Maitland Sperry & Hutchinson

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LEAD SPONSORS

Presenting Sponsor | Surya

Welcoming Open Sponsor | Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.

Dinner Table Sponsor | Nourison Industries

Speaker Sponsor | Lacquer Craft

Cocktail Sponsor | International Market Centers

Inductee Video Sponsor | Surya

After Party Sponsor | Klaussner Home Furnishings

Journal Sponsor | Loloi Rugs

Step & Repeat Sponsor | Tempur Sealy

Leadership Institute Executive Development Sponsors Hooker Furnishings Corporation La-Z-Boy Incorporated

At The Hall Sponsor | AICO / Amini Innovation Corp.

Celebration Sponsor | Markor International | Karen McNeill Pond | Rooms To Go

Poster Sponsor | Najarian Furniture

Registration Sponsor | Glen Raven/Sunbrella

Paul Broyhill Future Leaders Event Sponsors International Market Centers

Liberty Furniture, Inc.

HONORING OUR LEADERS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Meet the Inductees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Our Leadership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

PASSING THE TORCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

A SNAPSHOT OF OUR INITIATIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

BOARD OF DIRECTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

FOUNDATION MEMBERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

PLATINUM SPONSORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Baer’s Furniture Company

Blue Bell Mattress Co.

Broyhill Family Foundation Carpenter Co.

Flexsteel Industries

Furniture Of America Gallery Furniture Global Views HM Richards

Havertys Furniture Company

Homelegance

J.B. Hunt Final Mile

J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC. Jackson Furniture/Catnapper King Koil Mattress Co. Leggett & Platt

Manwah Holdings New Classic Furniture Planned Furniture Promotions Prestige Arts

Revolution / STI Fabrics Southern Motion Springs Creative Synchrony TJX Companies The Room Place Wayfair Bill & Julia Wittenberg Yeh Brothers

PHOTO GALLERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

GOLD SPONSORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

SILVER SPONSORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

GOLD ADVERTISERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

SILVER ADVERTISERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Bravo! Cheers! Applause! Repeat

Ashley salutes the exemplary efforts of this year’s inductees into the American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame. Your commitment to our industry is second to none!

Thanks for inspiring us with your innovation.

CONGRATULATIONS 2022 INDUCTEES

Michael Amini Michael K. Dugan John Gabbert Neil Goldberg Stephen K. Pond

Surya applauds your dedication and the contributions you have made to our industry.

© 2022 Tempur Sealy International, Inc. All rights reserved.

SAVOR THE MOMENT

Congratulations to the 2022 inductees.

CONGRATULATIONS

2022 Hall of Fame Inductees

MICHAEL AMINI AICO/Amini

Innovation Corp.

MICHAEL

K.

DUGAN Henredon Furniture Industries

JOHN GABBERT Room & Board

NEIL GOLDBERG Raymour & Flanigan Furniture

STEPHEN K. POND Furniture Today

Congratulations!

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

K. Pond Neil Goldberg

Michael K. Dugan

Stephen

Michael Amini

John Gabbert

Neil

Stephen

Innovators are the change. Leaders can see change.

Congratulations to the 2022 Hall of Fame inductees.

Michael Amini – AICO/Amini Innovations Corp Michael K. Dugan – Hendredon Furniture Industries

John Gabbert – Room & Board

Neil Goldberg – Raymour & Flanigan Furniture Stephen K. Pond – Furniture Today Thank

to the

2022 Hall of Fame Inductees: Michael Amini Michael K. Dugan John Gabbert Neil Goldberg Stephen K. Pond

We are inspired by your outstanding leadership, achievements and contributions to the innovation & development of the home furnishings industry.

Sincerely, The MARKOR Family

46 YEARS AGO, STEVE POND FOUNDED THE “INDUSTRY’S NEWSPAPER”.

“We believed there was a community of interest that transcended the individual needs of suppliers, manufacturers and retailers, that the industry would benefit from something that pulled it all together.”

- Steve Pond

Steve, from the original staff of F/T “believers” –Thank you for your vision, which has endured for more than four decades.

Michael

Amini Michael

K. Dugan

John Gabbert Neil Goldberg Stephen K. Pond

HONORING OUR Leaders

Michael Amini AICO/Amini Innovation Corp.

Neil Goldberg Raymour & Flanigan Furniture

Michael K. Dugan Henredon Furniture Industries

Stephen K. Pond Furniture Today

John Gabbert Room & Board

SELECTION PROCESS

Inductees into the Hall of Fame are selected by a sevenmember committee who meticulously search for the most outstanding leaders of our industry, based on four foundations: Enduring Excellence, Superior Accomplishments, Innovation and Creativity, and Philanthropic Generosity. The committee members spend hours researching and vetting the nominations before voting independently on a points-based system via a secure web-based ballot. The committee members are heads of companies and organizations, representing various aspects of our industry. The results are received by our accounting firm, Carr, Riggs & Ingram PLLC.

THE PROFILE OF AN INDUCTEE OF THE HALL OF FAME:

• ENDURING EXCELLENCE in their personal and business affairs, who is considered an inspiration, role model and mentor to others.

• SUPERIOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS as an enduring and visionary leader in their field, and their organizations exemplify the highest standards for their customers and for their employees.

• INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY whose ideas have greatly influenced and impacted the industry and produced changes in design retailing, merchandising, marketing, manufacturing, importing, supply chain or support services to the industry.

• PHILANTHROPIC GENEROSITY of their time, talents and resources to others, whether that may be in the industry, professional associations, service enterprises, civic endeavors, charitable and religious organizations, or educational institutions.

THE AFFIE

Presented to each member inducted into the American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame, the Affie flame symbolizes the enduring spirit of our industry. Uniquely, we are an eternal industry because people will always have homes and always need furnishings to turn a house into a home.

The coveted Affie features a flame plated with 18kt Gold, circled by a metal infinity band crafter of stainless steel and seated on a black marble base. Designed by Mark Tucker, III, a furniture designer and graduate of Kendall College of Art and Design, its beautiful design symbolizes the eternal nature of home design and the impact of the contributions to the industry made by each inductee of the Hall of Fame.

A master showman, Michael Amini, CEO and Founder of AICO/Amini Innovation Corp., has established a reputation as the ever innovative, flamboyant and creative champion of the industry. The company was founded in 1988 as an occasional table importer and has grown to include case goods, upholstery, home accents and lighting. The Michael Amini® brand also includes licenses for wall décor, rugs, and textiles.

Mr. Amini takes a very personal approach to his designs, adding luxury touches which surprise and delight consumers. He routinely works with factory craftsmen to teach them new finishing techniques and to ensure quality production down to the finest detail. Inspired by his endless world travels and fashion trends, his styles range from contemporary, traditional, and glam to transitional, rustic and casual. A natural promoter, his brand has explored all avenues of marketing and advertising.

The AICO showrooms in High Point and Las Vegas feature extravagant visual and audio experiences in the lobbies, which are meticulously and strategically designed to create an inspiring introduction to the brand before viewing the Michael Amini designs. The World Market Center showroom opened with lines of people waiting to experience the AICO interactive light show tunnel. The High Point Market showroom features a dramatic interpretation of the Trevi Fountain in Rome. It is not unusual for his showrooms to feature the latest in tech light shows and live entertainment. Mr. Amini has served as chairman of the American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Foundation Board of Directors. Other honors include the City of Hope Lifetime Achievement and Spirit of Life awards; the Anti-Defamation League American Heritage Award; the International Home Furnishings Representative Association Pillar of the Industry Award; and the ARTS Academy of Achievement Award. He received an honorary Doctorate Degree from the Irell and Manella Graduate School of Biological Science at City of Hope.

Michael Amini AICO/Amini Innovation Corp.

The entrance is selling your company and your brand. If you do not sell your brand, I don’t think you can do a good job of selling your furniture. We try to make sure that it is remembered as a totally different showroom in the market. For that reason, we try to give them an experience that they have never seen anywhere else.

As president of Henredon Furniture Industries and cofounder of Jamestown Sterling, Michael K. Dugan held a place at the table for many of the industry’s biggest changes during his 35 years in the furniture industry. Chief among them was the industry’s shift from domestic manufacturing to import sourcing, a disruptive period that he wrote about in “The Furniture Wars: How America Lost a $50 Billion Dollar Industry.” The book quickly became a must-read among industry leaders seeking to understand the unique challenges of the furniture industry — and what the future might hold.

Michael

K. Dugan Henredon Furniture Industries

Furniture products are made from non-proprietary materials. The forms and the functions are non-exclusive and not protected by patents. Brand recognition is low. Dealer loyalty is limited. Consumer tastes are fickle. Yet, mysteriously, some products sell. This is the “X-Factor” of design – the “look,” as the furniture mavens call it – which drives the business. Of course, good marketing programs can surround a good product and enhance its appeal, but product is the Once and Future King.

Mr. Dugan served as president of Henredon for 17 years. He believed in marketing directly to the consumer through impressive marketing campaigns in prestigious consumer shelter magazines, thereby building consumer loyalty and a strong brand. A series of creative collaborations with highly visible designers and fashion brands solidified Henredon’s position as a style leader. Under his watch, Henredon built thriving licensing relationships with Barbara Barry and Ralph Lauren. The steady stream of other winning collections included Aston Court, Enchantment, Amalfi Coast, Vicente Wolf, Pierre Deux, Charles X, and Acquisitions. By pursuing the interior design business as a lucrative market, Henredon helped open up the High Point Market to interior designers looking for access to high-end brands.

In the early 1980s, Mr. Dugan played an instrumental role in the merger of the National Association of Furniture Manufacturers with the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association, which helped to unify furniture manufacturers from across the country. He also was involved with the Furniture Foundation and the University of South Carolina School of Retailing. As the Alex Lee Professor of Business at Lenoir Rhyne University, where he received an honorary Doctorate, he continued as a voice for the industry through courses for business students and symposiums for the industry and community.

John Gabbert left his family’s traditional furniture store in 1980 at age 33 to create Room & Board, a new retail business focused on modern, timeless designs made by U.S. craftsmen at an affordable value. Four decades later, Room & Board has grown to include 21 stores across the country as well as operating an omni-channel sales operation that accounts for 60 percent of sales. Mr. Gabbert’s vision for his company was personal: he wanted to create a culture of like-minded people where everyone – customers and staff – is treated as a friend. There are no sales or promotions, and the Room & Board sales team is salaried, so that the focus stays on what’s best for the customer and not on earning a commission.

A creative merchant and strategic thinker, Mr. Gabbert believes good design starts with function, and form follows. Since its beginnings, Room & Board has specialized in clean, simple furniture built with honest, long-lasting materials. To fulfill this mission, he created an in-house product development team because he believes that the sales team is closest to the customer and better able to identify unmet needs. Room & Board offers a great deal of choice and personalization to customers through a “by-the-inch” program. It also offers flexibility in the finishing and mixing of materials – for example, offering multiple choices of stone, glass and solid wood on tabletops with various finishes for the iron bases.

Based in Minneapolis, the brand is known for its commitment to environmental stewardship. More than 90 percent of products sold are manufactured by small U.S. companies who practice responsible sourcing. A co-founder of the Sustainable Furnishings Council, Room & Board is dedicated to improving people’s lives at both the local and global levels and has long advocated for sustainability of the planet.

John Gabbert Room & Board

The reason for our success is simply people. It’s first, hiring the right people. Then it’s giving them the freedom and information to do the right things. We basically don’t have ‘rules.’ So, we, for example, have an open book in terms of financials. Any employee can see all the financial statements at any time.  We say to people, you know what the right thing is.  Do the right thing, which is, of course, a balance between what’s right for the customer and what’s right for the company.

Neil Goldberg Raymour & Flanigan Furniture

Neil Goldberg is Chairman of Raymour & Flanigan the largest furniture and mattress retailer in the Northeast and among the Top 10 nationwide. Under his leadership since 1982, the family business has grown through organic expansion and acquisitions, from three stores to 145 locations in seven states. Recognizing the explosion of off-price retail, the company launched the Raymour & Flanigan Outlet stores to attract new customers to the brand by offering value-oriented products. The organization also includes a real estate portfolio of stores, shopping centers, warehouses and office buildings – all the while continuing to operate like a small company.

Mr. Goldberg, with family members spanning three generations, has created a loyal culture of teamwork, with a relentless focus on leveraging operational excellence to enhance the customer shopping experience. Driven by the mission statement, “Treat our people well and they will treat our customers well,” the Top 10 retailer has achieved the designation as A Great Place to Work® company.

In 2008, I remember writing in an email, ‘we have decided not to participate in the recession.’ Many people read it and thought it was a joke. But, so much of leadership is about setting the expectations and the culture, having people understand the goals and the responsibilities to reach those expectations. So we wanted to make clear to everybody, that whatever was going on around us was just noise. We were going to ignore the recession and continue to grow the business as we thought appropriate.

Raymour & Flanigan launched an in-house Leadership Development Institute in 2007 as an ongoing vehicle for idea generation, training, and developing leaders from within the company in order to support its expanding, multi-state operations. Based on the philosophy that the real boss is the customer, its 6,500 employees are empowered with the responsibility to “own the shopping experience” as the customer’s contact with the company. Taking a disciplined approach to inventory management, logistics and operations, Raymour & Flanigan delivers 98 percent of its merchandise in three days or less, seven days a week.

Mr. Goldberg has been active with the Home Furnishings Association, American Home Furnishings Alliance and American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Foundation Board of Directors. Honors include the City of Hope Spirit of Life award, the Anti-Defamation League American Heritage Award and the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Stephen K. Pond founded Furniture Today in 1976 with the vision to create “the industry’s newspaper” to comprehensively inform stakeholders throughout the home furnishings industry. During his ownership, the parent company, Communications Today, also launched Home Textiles Today, Home Accents Today, Design Today, Upholstery Today, the Professional Upholsterer, Video Today and Manufacturing Today. His commitment to founding world-class publications – of the same standard as The Wall Street Journal – was centered on the strategy that decision makers need proprietary industry news and information as tools to build their businesses globally, and, that this industry deserves a great newspaper.

Mr. Pond and his team set the highest standards for business and journalistic integrity: objectivity and accuracy backed by in-depth, knowledgeable reporting on all product categories. Furniture Today boldly entered the world of the electronic newsroom in order to improve the quality and speed of news coverage. Daily newspapers were published during markets; professionally conducted research and special sections included the Top 100 Retailers and Top Manufacturers reports, Profiles in Leadership, the Best-Selling Dining Room and Bedroom reports; and each market featured extensive coverage of new product introductions.

His publications also provided companies willing to invest in communicating their story and strategies with effective new advertising vehicles for brand building. An in-house Marketing Services Department – staffed by skilled writers, graphic artists and idea generators –helped advertisers develop sophisticated business and marketing strategies that would enhance their positions in the marketplace.

Skilled at connecting people and building diverse teams, Mr. Pond has launched executive education programs for the Chief Executives Organization and the Young Presidents Organization at leading universities around the world, including Harvard, Oxford, Peking, and Stanford. Recently, he has been instrumental in the creation of the Paul Broyhill Future Leaders Award program and the Hall of Fame Home Furnishings Leadership Institute at High Point University.

Stephen Knight Pond Furniture/Today

One of the foundation rocks that was attractive to other people who came to work on the paper was the integrity that we had, both on the editorial side as well as on the business side. In order for the journalists to feel that their work was going to be appreciated, they wanted to know that there would not be any interference from the advertisers in the quality and content of what they wrote about. By the same token, people on the business side, wanted to know that when they quoted somebody a price, they’re not going to be undercut by their boss or by another competitive salesperson. There has to be openness, honesty, and integrity.

Art Van Elslander 1930 – 2018

Art Van Furniture

Plato S. Wilson 1925 – 2017

Henkel-Harris Company

John Bassett Vaughan 1930 – 2012 Vaughan Furniture Company

Ronald G. Wanek Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.

Robert Ching Wo 1924 – 2019 C.S. Wo & Sons, Ltd.

Thomas Franklin Wrenn 1860 – 1940 High Point Furniture

Felix E. Wright Leggett & Platt

Melvyn L. Wolff 1931 – 2017 Star Furniture

Todd Wanek

Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.

J. Smith Young 1917 – 2001 Dixie Furniture Company

Elliott Sherrill Wood 1909 – 1999 Drexel-Heritage

HALL OF FAME HOME FURNISHINGS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE AT HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19 — THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2023 | HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA

Each year, 25 emerging leaders are selected from a nominated pool of candidates for a challenging seminar of peer learning based on the practice of successful home furnishings leadership. Fashioned after the prestigious Harvard Business School Seminar for the Young President’s Organization and Chief Executives Organization – attended by many leaders in the industry – the Institute is founded on the power and impact of peer learning gained through focused tutorial seminars, hosted by the Earl N. Phillips School of Business at High Point University.

The Institute is for serious emerging leaders across the industry who aspire to C-suite positions and who want to be exposed to new ways of thinking and problem solving. The Institute builds on the legacy of our inducted members of the Hall of Fame by connecting them in classes with the industry’s finest emerging leaders.

Participants who attend three institutes are honored as a Home Furnishings Leadership Institute Fellow and will be awarded a graduation certificate and digital badge.

Classes and discussion groups will utilize the new state of the art Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center on the HPU campus. Room and board at the adjoining Jana and Ken Kahn Hotel are included with tuition.

For information, visit www.homefurnishingshalloffame.com/leadershipinstitute

TUITION: $6,000, which includes room, board, and materials. Attendance is required for the opening session through the closing session – no exceptions.

The Leadership Institute was a great opportunity to make connections with peers and learn key concepts that we need to carry back to organizations. It was great. — Bennett

The most important thing that we can take from this is real world information to take back to our companies and implement so we can grow with the industry. — Jared

I’m so honored to be a part of the inaugural class of the Home Furnishings Leadership Institute. The inspiring strategies and tangible best practices left me energized to take back to my company. — Jill

After this experience, I found my group. This has absolutely opened my mind as far as transitioning to a more visionary mindset for my company. — Erin

I got to meet some incredible people in the industry. I definitely made some lifelong connections. — Ryan

The challenge question posed each night by the keynote speakers not only caused me to think introspectively, but it was great to hear what other members of the class thought, their reactions, and how they differed from mine. — Alice

INITIATIVES

The Hall of Fame is the only organization in the industry that embraces the whole industry, no matter what your segment or role. Our permanent home will enable us to expand these 10 initiatives.

1. HONORING OUR LEADERS

Within our new home will be both a Wall of Fame and a digital Tribute Wall to celebrate the contributions of the Hall of Fame inductees. To honor their leadership, we will be able to tell their stories and achievements through interactive touchscreen kiosks, videos, photographs, and oral histories.

2. LEADERS CIRCLE

The Leaders Circle will present peer-to-peer activities for the most prestigious gathering of leaders in our industry, composed of Inducted Members of the Hall of Fame, Donors, participants in the Hall of Fame Leadership Institute at High Point University and the Paul Broyhill Future Leaders.

3. THE HISTORY PROJECT

There is no written history of the home furnishings industry in the United States. Now, under the direction of our staff curator and historian, we are expanding our research and work to preserve our history. Through video interviews and photographs, we document the inside stories of the hands that have created and crafted the products.

4. ORAL HISTORY & BOOK PUBLISHING

Told in the words of our leaders, our Oral Histories are published works that forever capture the industry’s history and growth. We have conducted more than 60 oral histories, posted on our website, available for research, and soon to become a part of the Listening Library.

5. THE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

The Hall of Fame Leadership Institute at High Point University challenges emerging leaders with intensive executive education fashioned after the Chief Executive Organization’s Harvard Program. In addition, we present a world-class speaker at the annual Induction Celebration in October.

6. PAUL BROYHILL FUTURE LEADERS

The Leadership Initiative focuses on inspiring a new class of leaders and innovation. Each year we honor five emerging leaders as a Paul Broyhill Future Leader and facilitate interaction with inducted members of the Hall of Fame.

7. A TREASURY OF MEMORABILIA

The Hall of Fame serves as a safe haven for our artifacts, patents, oral interviews, drawing, photographs, founder biographies, company histories, manufacturing techniques, and much more.

9. TELL US YOUR STORY PROJECT

8. WALK OF FAME

Established in 2001, the Walk of Fame recognizes the innovation, creativity, and excellence of the Hall of Fame inductees.

Hitchhiking to market. Starting out on the factory floor. Everyone loves a good industry story. The Tell Us Your Story project captures the touching, humorous, and even quirky tales that make our industry so special.

10. TELLING OUR STORY TO THE WORLD

A highlight of the Hall of Fame will be a collection of world-class films, some as immersive experiences, sharing the stories of our industry from various perspectives and documenting the history of our $150 billion industry.

PRESIDENT

Caroline H. S. Hipple, Norwalk Furniture

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

Scott Eckman, International Market Centers

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT

Steve Rusing, Tempur Sealy International Inc.

SECRETARY / TREASURER

David Gebhart, Global Views

MEMBERS

David Beld, PALECEK

Andy Bernstein, FurnitureDealer.net

Irv Blumkin, Nebraska Furniture Mart

Gat Caperton, Caperton Furnitureworks, LLC.

Jeff Child, R.C. Willey Home Furnishings

Derick Close, Springs Creative

Randy Coconis, Coconis Furniture, Inc. / Mattress 1st

Michael Faus, Carpenter Co.

Neil Goldberg, Raymour & Flanigan Furniture

Janet Guy, Prestige Arts

Tyson Hagale, Leggett & Platt, Incorporated

Mike Herschel, Furniture Marketing Group

Jeremy Hoff, Hooker Furnishings Corporation

Connie Lineberry, Connie Lineberry & Associates

Amir Loloi, Loloi Rugs

Mark Phillips, Phillips Collection

Martin Ploy, AICO / Amini Innovation Corp.

David Swers, Glen Raven Custom Fabrics, LLC.

Satya Tiwari, Surya, Inc.

PRESIDENT EMERITUS:

1991 — 1992 Donald D. Dreher

1992 — 1993 Bob W. Bush

1993 — 1994 Douglas M. Fenn

1994 — 1995 Barton I. Bienenstock

1995 — 1996 Edward J. Gerken

1996 — 1997 Wayne Wickstrom

1997 — 1998 Irwin Lowenstein

1998 — 1999 Jerome Bolick

1999 — 2000 Rodney England

2000 — 2001 Rob Sligh, Jr.

2001 — 2002 Robert G. Culp, II

2002 — 2003 Joseph F. Carroll

2003 — 2004 Joe E. Richardson, III

2004 — 2005 Clarence Haverty Smith

2005 — 2006 Steven M. Kincaid

2005 — 2006 G. Leroy Lail

2006 — 2007 J. Don Coleman

2008 — 2010 Donald A. Belgrad

2010 — 2011 Jeffrey L. Cook

2011 — 2012 Kurt L. Darrow

2012 — 2013 Randy Ford

2013 — 2014 George Cartledge, III

2014 — 2015 William D. Kimbrell

2015 — 2016 Michael Aminir

2017 — 2018 Robert J. Maricich

2018 — 2019 Jeffrey S. Child

2019 — 2020 David Gebhart

2020 — 2021 Martin Ploy

1915 South

AICO

Alderman Company

American Furniture Warehouse

American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame

American Leather Ariail & Associates

Aspenhome

Baer’s Furniture Company, Inc.

Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. Belgrad, Don Bernhardt Furniture Company

Best Home Furnishings

Bob Mills Furniture

Bogest, Mary Broyhill Family Foundation, Inc. Capel Rugs

Caperton Furnitureworks, LLC

Carpenter Company

Carroll, Joe City Furniture

Coconis Furniture & Mattress 1st Colder’s Furniture

Connie Lineberry Associates, LLC

Connie Post Affordable Design Solutions

CR Laine Furniture Company, Inc. Culp, Inc

Currey & Company

Cymax Group Dallas Market Center

Darvin Furniture & Mattress

Elements International Group, LLC Elite Rewards Eller Enterprises

Ethan Allan, Inc. FEI Marketing

Fenn, Jr., O. William Five Star, LLC

Flexsteel Industries, Inc. Ford, Randy Freight Club

Furniture First Furniture Marketing Group Inc.

Furniture Mart USA Furniture of America

Furniture World FurnitureDealer.Net Gans Brothers, Inc.

Glen Raven, Inc.

Glen Read Design Home Global Views

Gorman’s Home Furnishings, Inc. Harkness Furniture

Hickory Furniture Mart

High Point Exhibitions, Inc.

High Point Market Authority Hillbrook Limited

HOM Furniture

Homelegance

Hooker Furnishings Corporation Hurwitz-Mintz Furniture

Inter!ors

International Market Centers

Interstate Foam & Supply, Inc.

Interstate Foam Company

J.B. Hunt Final Mile

Jack Hawn Consulting, LLC Jackson Furniture

Jena Hall Designs Jofran, Inc.

Johnny Janosik

Jonathan Louis Jordan’s Furniture, Inc.

Julis M. Feinblum Real Estate, Inc.

Kathy Ireland Worldwide King Koil

Klaussner Home Furnishings

L. & J.G. Stickley

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

Legacy Classic Furniture Leggett & Platt, Incorporated

Lexington Home Brands

Lloyd/Flanders Industries, Inc.

Loloi Rugs

Magnussen Home Maitland Smith

Mann, Armistead & Epperson Ltd.

Markor International Furniture Co., Inc.

Martin E. Tucker & Associates

Massood Logistics

Mathis Brothers Furniture Mohawk Industries, Inc. Momeni, Inc.

Myriad Software

Nader’s LaPopular Furniture

Nebraska Furniture Mart

Norwalk Furniture

Nourison Industries

PALECEK Palliser

Phillips Collection

Phillips Industries

Planned Furniture Promotions, Inc.

Powell/Linon Home Décor

Prestige Arts

Raymour Flanigan Furniture

RC Willey Home Furnishings Restonic Mattress

RHF Investments, Inc.

Richard Frinier Design Studio

Rooms To Go Rooms To Go/Seaman Partners

Samson Holding, Ltd.

Scan Design of Florida

Skyline Furniture Manufacturing Slumberland Furniture

Smith Leonard

Southern Furniture Company of Conover Southern Motion Springs Creative Stoney Creek Furniture STORIS

Stump & Company Surya

Tempur Sealy Thayer Coggin

The Design Bar

The Media Matters, Inc.

The Roger Thomas Collection

TJX Companies

Universal Furniture International, Inc.

Uttermost

Valdese Weavers, Inc.

Vanguard Furniture

Vaughn-Bassett Furniture Company

Visit High Point

Vogue Home Furnishings, LLC

Wayfair

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Congratulations on your permanent seat in home furnishings history!

Your leadership style epitomizes decades of commitment to innovation and it has created a path to success and creativity for people and business throughout the industry.

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