Hall of Fame Issues Last Call to Nominate for the Leadership Institute

Furniture World News Desk on 11/11/2024

The American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame has issued the final call to nominate future leaders for the 2025 Home Furnishings Leadership Institute. The annual event, now in its fourth year, will be held Feb. 16-20, 2025, at High Point University.

The class for each year’s Institute is limited to 25 emerging leaders who are under 40 years old and selected based on competitive nominations from across the industry. It is fashioned after the prestigious Harvard Business School Seminar for the Young President’s Organization and Chief Executives Organization that is attended by many leaders in the home furnishings industry.

“Each year, the Leadership Institute introduces all-new topics and materials relevant to today’s business landscape,” says Karen McNeill, Hall of Fame CEO. “It is executive education designed to be intensive and it leverages the power and impact of peer learning gained through focused tutorials. The experience will accelerate and nurture the growth of leadership in the home furnishings industry by connecting hard-charging, emerging leaders across all segments of the industry.”

As part of the learning experience, each year’s Leadership Institute includes a series of keynote interviews and challenge questions for interactive discussions with distinguished industry leaders. Throughout these sessions, Institute participants explore a central defining question. Building on these discussions, the event also involves case study exercises that culminate in “Pillar Group” presentations to a panel of judges. In addition, select faculty from High Point University’s Phillips School of Business and the Nido R. Qubein School of Communications lead a combination of lectures and discussions.

For more information, visit https://www.homefurnishingshalloffame.com/leadership-institute

About The American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc.
The American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc., is an industry-wide organization founded to preserve its history, to celebrate exceptional individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the U.S. home furnishings industry, to inspire the next generation of innovative leaders and to engage the community with the world of home furnishings. Our new home, which opened in April 2023, is a symbol of the Home Furnishings Capital of the World™ where the industry gathers, where we honor our leaders and tell our stories, and where we learn through exhibits, seminars and speakers. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, funds support our history and leadership programming. The organization is based in High Point, North Carolina, at 311 S. Hamilton St., and can be reached at 336.882.5900 or by visiting www.homefurnishingshalloffame.com.