“My life these days is about hitting targets, whether at work or play,” says Samdal, who is part of an axe-throwing league.

For the first time at Convention, Carpet One brought the women of its membership together to discuss business, challenges, solutions to those challenges and the future, which according to the numbers, is female.

As senior design manager at Mohawk, Brittany Stanley has developed a keen eye for trend spotting, always on the hunt for inspiration to create the next beautiful broadloom.

Novalis Innovative Flooring recently named Nicole Granath as sustainability manager for its global operations where she is responsible for defining and guiding the implementation of Novalis’ sustainability strategy.

As a young girl in western Pennsylvania, Rochelle Routman nurtured a love of science and the environment, spending hours painting streams, forests and flowers.

During the span of her 25-year career as an environmental engineer, Amy Costello has seen the focus on sustainability shift from being an afterthought to a main focus.

CCA Global Partners is recognized for its deep roots in serving family businesses, but equally important to its success, the company also has a long history of women in leadership positions.

Earlier this year, Novalis Innovative Flooring named Kimberly Hill as director of marketing and creative design for its North American operations.

Royce Epstein has traveled what she calls "a nonlinear path" to become the A&D design director for Mohawk Industries.

Pam Rainey leads nearly 50 people on the product development teams for Shaw Floors and Anderson Tuftex, providing design vision for both hard and soft surface products.