Total Solutions Plus 2018

Over 600 attendees took part in the networking, educational sessions and keynote speakers that Total Solutions Plus 2018 offered!

Evaluation

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Presentations

• Monday Breakfast Sponsor: Dal Tile Presentation
• Distributor Breakout: Winning in Today’s Disruptive Sales Reality, Jim Pancero
• Contractor Breakout: ACT and You, Scott Carothers, Lupe Ortiz and Scott Conwell
• Distributor Breakout: Recruiting and Retaining Peak Performers, Sandy Smith
• Contractor Breakout: Exterior Challenges and Growth Opportunities, Martin Brookes and Jim Whitfield
• Monday Lunch Sponsor: Turkish Ceramics Presentation
• Monday Lunch: CTEF Presentation
• Monday Lunch: TCNA Presentation
• Monday Lunch: Why Tile Presentation
• Contractor Breakout: Anatomy of a Project, Part 1 and 2, Nick Cipiti, Dave Stutzman Chris Wolf and Mike Micalizzi
• Closing Keynote: Emotional Intelligence and Performing Under Pressure: Doing your Best when it Matters the Most, J.P. Pawliw-Fry
• Breakfast Sponsnor: Ceramics of Italy Presentation
• Distributor Breakout: Get Smart with Social Media Marketing: Practical, Tactical Tips to Grow your Biz Through Social Media, Irene Williams
• Contractor Breakout: Technical Issues: The Real World Impact of the OSHA Silica Rule, Part 1 and 2 Joe Coble (OSHA), Sven Rundman (OSHA), Tim Kuykendall, TCNA
• Distributor Breakout: How to Survive in an Internet World, Jack Shaw
• Tuesday Lunch Sponsor: Bostik Presentation
• Tuesday Lunch: Coverings Video
• Tuesday Lunch: Tile Heritage Video
• Distributor Breakout: Understanding the Hourly Worker in Order to Recruit Top Talent, Jill Chapman
• Contractor Breakout: Best Practices in Workforce Development, Dan Welch, Erin Albrecht, Lupe Ortiz, Gavin Collier. Moderator: Bart Bettiga
• Industry Awards
  TCAA: 2018 Carl V. Cesery Award: John Cousins, Senior Vice President, Dal-Tile Sales Service Centers and Field Sales
  NTCA: 2018 Ring of Honor: Bart Bettiga, Executive Director of the National Tile Contractors Association
  CTDA: 2018 Hall of Fame: Jim Vogel, President, Conestoga Ceramic Tile and Rick Church, Executive Director, Ceramic Tile Distributors Association

Registration

Once again CTDA, NTCA, TCNA and TCAA assembled the best resources to help you build your best business! Click here to view the full registration list.

Sponsors

Thank you once again to the 2018 Total Solutions Plus Sponsors, without whom this conference would not be possible! To view a list of our sponsors, click here.

Exhibitors

To view the 2018 Exhibitors, click here.

Photos

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TSP 2019

Please join us at the Total Solutions Plus 2019 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, TN October 26-29, 2019!