Dirk Sullivan, Hawthorne Tile

I'm enjoying getting to know Dirk Sullivan. His tile installation company, Hawthorne Tile in Portland Oregon specializes in high end custom residential. Hawthorne Tile is a Five Star Contractor, Dirk says this gives him the advantage on numerous occasions when it comes to winning the high end work and standing out as the professional tile installer.  Dirk accepted two awards at Coverings this year for design and excellence in tile installation.  We talked about growing pains he had and how he had to overcome his fear about bringing on team managers.  We also discussed how he utilized the NTCA membership to excel his business and take advantage of the accessibility to many successful tile contractors within the NTCA. Anyone who is desiring to grow a high end custom tile installation business will definitely want to listen to this episode. Visit https://www.hawthornetile.com/ to see some of their work. This episode of Tile Money is brought to you by the National Tile Contractors Association and Sponsored by Laticrete International. https://laticrete.com/ https://www.tile-assn.com/# --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/luke190/message