NWFA Real Answers
The NWFA's "Real Answers" podcast series features NWFA President & CEO, Stephanie Owen and Chris Zizza, founder of C&R Flooring, Inc., and past Chairman of the Board of the NWFA.
Podcasting since 2019 • 116 episodes
NWFA Real Answers
Latest Episodes
Positioning Your Hardwood Flooring Business Above the Competition: Small Business Workshop Preview
Stephanie Owen and Chris Zizza are joined by Doug Howard of Growth Team Strategies and Jon Czeranna, co-owner of Wit & Craft and creator of the Brand Lab, to preview the Real Answers Small Business Workshop on October 16. They explore brand...
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Running your Business Proactively and the 2025 NWFA Leadership Development Summit
Chris Zizza and NWFA President & CEO Stephanie Owen are joined by Doug Howard of Growth Team Strategies and Lynette Watson of the University of Missouri Extension-Small Business Development Center to talk about running your business proacti...
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2025 NWFA Leadership Summit This October - Why it is a Must Attend Event for Hardwood Flooring Business Owners
Chris Zizza and NWFA President & CEO Stephanie Owen talk with Doug Howard of Growth Team Strategies about the upcoming NWFA Leadership Development Summit on October 15-17, 2025, at Live! by Loews – Ballpark Village in St. Louis. Tailored fo...
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Hardwood Federation Fly-in 2025
The annual Hardwood Fly-In to D.C. is quickly approaching! This year, we will meet in Washington D.C. from May Tuesday, 13 through Thursday, May 15, to take our story to the Hill. Please make plans to join us as we advocate for the U.S. Hardwoo...
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Lessons from the Leadership Conference - A Conversation with Ryan Jazdzewski of Jazz Custom Wood Flooring
Michael Martin and Chris Zizza chat with Ryan Jazdzewski of Jazz Custom Wood Flooring about growing a wood flooring business, the importance of networking, using credit to your advantage, good debt vs. bad debt, and more.
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