31st Street Capital

10/16/2023

Hey flooring enthusiasts! Make sure to check out Floor Daily's podcast featuring Nick Bock and Richie Lampton. This episode goes in depth about Premier Flooring's acquisition of Sam Kinnaird's Flooring.

Learn more about how the acquisition will impact both companies and their vision for the future!
https://www.floordaily.net/flooring-podcasts/nick-bock-and-richie-lampton-discuss-premier-floorings-acquistion-of-sam-kinnairds-flooring253

10/11/2023

We are thrilled to announce the acquisition of Sam Kinnaird’s! This acquisition has been a year in the making and will allow our strong builder brand, Premier Flooring, to not only diversify and expand their operations but also elevate their core business focus.

The collaboration between Premier Flooring and Sam Kinnaird's promises exciting opportunities for both organizations and their valued customers. Sam Kinnaird’s has been in business for more than 50 years as one of the largest flooring retailers in the Louisville area, and we could not be happier that they are joining forces with Premier Flooring!

Read more of the article here: https://www.floorcoveringweekly.com/main/features/premier-flooring-kinnairds-provides-synergy-41875?utm_medium=email&utm_source=FCW-NL-Daily

08/24/2022

31st Street co-founder, Nick Bock, got the opportunity to do a podcast interview with Kemp Harr!

The podcast goes in-depth about our 5th acquisition, Premier Flooring, one of the top builder-focused flooring companies in the greater Louisville Metro.

Make sure to give it a listen!
https://lnkd.in/g24ZJ7sG

05/25/2022

We are so excited to welcome Paige Longmore to the 31st Street Capital team as Marketing Director.

Paige is a skilled marketing professional with proven success in high-level strategic marketing. She helps our companies achieve their goals and visions by partnering with and adding to existing marketing departments.

It’s an honor to have her on the team and we look forward to working together as we continue to grow our portfolio!

05/10/2022

Last week, 31st Street Capital CEO Nick Bock sat down with Broadloom’s Todd Saunders to discuss what we look for when buying a flooring company, as well as what business owners can do to prepare their business for a successful exit.

Check out the link to catch the full discussion!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCt5i-MB1BQ&t=556s

04/25/2022

At 31st Street Capital, we all know how Rebecca loves to be surrounded by her teammates. Tammey, Richard and Rebecca were able to have a team dinner while Rebecca and Tammey were in Houston for traction.

"Richard is a "unicorn" in my eyes. He is a strong leader and mentor; unlike I have ever witnessed in my career. I had to steal his office for just a moment to capture the room where all his words of wisdom come to life.

I'd like to say that I am taking over the world one desk at a time. Next stop - Nick Bock.

Tammey was a delight to be around! Her energy and passion for training and wealth of knowledge from numerous backgrounds astounds me. She has a similar background to me which makes it easy to learn from and grow from.

Additional perk - I got to pet ducks! (Richard and his wife have ducks that live in their backyard and I was lucky enough to be around for feeding time)"

- Rebecca Chapla, Marketing Director

04/19/2022

Rebecca Chapla - Marketing Director - travels from Denver to Houston.

Monday in Houston

"I spent the morning enjoying a LIVE District Manager's meeting in-person for the first time. Within minutes, I was able to take over our COO, Jeff Streeter's desk to showcase some awesome marketing dashboards to keep our team up to speed on what goes on behind the scenes.

We reviewed our branding guidelines, SEMrush, Local Falcon and introduced them to Google 4. The DMs were all very engaged and appreciated the technology.

In the afternoon, Jeff was kind enough to take me on a tour. I was able to visit 4 beautiful showrooms - Pearland East, Pearland West, Pasadena, and Friendswood.

My time with Jeff was priceless and was a wonderful opportunity to get to know him and learn more about how he thinks and operates FFL. It has been a true pleasure to be a part of his team.

This highly motivated team is on fire on all levels and an inspiration to me. They never cease to amaze me. They dream of the impossible and make it possible. I am very excited to see all that we will accomplish in 2022. The best part...it wasn't on Zoom!"

- Rebecca Chapla, Marketing Director

04/15/2022

We are so proud of our team at Flooring Expo has had the honor of being selected as one of this year's Torch Awards for Ethics finalists!

To be considered for this award a local business must demonstrate outstanding commitment to ethics and integrity in all they do. We are so proud of everyone's hard work that got us here. It is incredible to be a part of such a wonderful team.

BBB Torch Awards for Ethics through the BBB foundation recognizes marketplace role models that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to ethics and integrity in all aspects of their operation in Minnesota and North Dakota.

04/05/2022

This lovely note was sent to us by a customer at Flooring Expo. Gaining customers for life is always the goal. We are so proud of our entire Flooring Expo team for working hard to go above and beyond. We are so lucky to have such amazing team members at all of our companies.

03/29/2022

Meet Jason Leinart our Digital Marketing Manager

Jason is an experienced digital marketing leader with a background in hospitality and customer service.

Jason’s role is to support marketing operations through social media, web, and advertising.

03/24/2022

Last week our analyst Blake Ingamells visited Floors for Living.

"On my trip to Houston, I received full exposure to the flooring industry and Floors for Living’s operations that make them a successful company. For two days, I shadowed COO Jeff Streeter and Controller John Foster. I gained valuable insight by learning about the day-to-day business operations that I don’t get to see from my computer in Lincoln.

Thank you to the Floors for Living team for the hospitality and learning experience. I can’t wait to come back again soon!" - Blake Ingamells

03/15/2022

One of the books 31st Street Capital owner Nick Bock has been reading is called “Pleased But Not Satisfied” by D.L Sokol. Simple timeless principles are all over the book. One passage, in particular, struck him as so important:

"Open and candid conversations are critical to organizations striving for excellence. It is essential to create a culture that welcomes and encourages open and candid communications. Senior executives, middle managers and hourly workers all deserve the respect and dignity that candid communications create, and likewise, they must be willing to listen to challenges and advice from all directions. The goal must be to get it right, not to avoid stepping on toes."

We really LOVE the concept around open communication. It's one of Richard our president’s strengths, and is why he is so good at his job!

When we work with each other…and especially when we work within the portfolio, we have to both be willing to have someone openly communicate with us…and we have to openly communicate with them. THAT is what will drive excellence long term.

As a team, we have all made a goal to challenge ourselves to be aware of both our willingness to be open and candid with those you are talking with…and our openness to have people be open and candid with us.