From Family Business to Industry Icon
Like many experts in the hot tub industry, Corinne “Corie” Kraft developed her business acumen and adventuresome spirit at an early age.
Misadventures in Moving
Compiled by Kim Patterson Any store owner who’s changed locations or added a location knows the process comes with glitches. Sometimes major problems arise, and other times a series of smaller mishaps add up to big frustrations. It can be challenging to anticipate every detail that can go sideways. Here, retailers share their experiences. Coordinating…
SR Panel: Hire Right
Rene Huston Patio Pleasures Pools & Spas owner/vice president of finance, sales and marketing Sun Prairie and Madison, Wisconsin Finding employees keeps me up most at night. It’s also what sometimes holds me back from growth ideas: not knowing if I’ll have the staff to support the idea(s). Over the past month, we have spent…
2018 SR Panel
Rene Huston Patio Pleasures Pools & Spas owner/vice president of finance, sales and marketing Sun Prairie and Madison, Wisconsin Huston was always drawn to entrepreneurship. Her background is in sales and marketing, where she built her professional career in the print and digital communications industry. In 2006, her family was approached with the opportunity to…