Applications Accepted for HFA’s Leadership Immersion Experience

June 8, 2018  by Jason Schneider in Business Strategy, Industry   

This boot camp experience offers young professionals exclusive access to one of the furniture industry’s top 100 retailers. The two-and-a half-day program showcases the finely tuned operations of this fifth-generation, family owned, top-100 retailer with visits to the distribution center, corporate campus, and a local retail storefront. Attendees will meet with and learn from Badcock’s executives and key staff members.

Attendance is limited to a small group to encourage and promote interaction with peers and allow for more in-depth discussions with the host. “By limiting attendance the groups get to know each other and the retailers they’re visiting on a more personal level,” says Kaprice Crawford, HFA’s education director. “We’re also thrilled once again to have Storis as an exclusive sponsor of the program. They’re a big supporter of the HFA’s NGN group.”

“We are thrilled to be partnering with the HFA on this project and are excited to host some of the industry’s emerging leaders. This program serves as a springboard for these individuals and we are humbled to have a hand in their development,” says Mitchell Stiles, vice president of dealer retail operations at Badcock. “At the end of the day we will be learning from them.”

The HFA’s Leadership Immersion Experience is one of the best ways to give yourself or the young professionals in your company training and exposure to some of the best retail operations in the industry.

Application deadline is four weeks prior to the event. Please submit application to Kaprice Crawford, kcrawford@myhfa.org, or complete online at https://myhfa.org/ngn-immersion/.

Scholarship opportunities are available through the Retail Home Furnishings Foundation (RHFF), an organization created by retailers with the goal of bettering the industry. Applicants must be a home furnishings retailer between the ages of 21-30. The scholarship funds up to $750 per person.