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"This is great! I think KitchenBathPros.com is a winner. This is a wonderful forum for design professionals all over the globe to stay connected and keep their fingers on the pulse of the industry. I see the potential as limitless in its ability to provide solutions to designers everywhere. It's a promising new way for designers to interact with one another, offering our guidance and expertise as needed."
- Cameron M. Snyder, CKD
Kitchen Concepts, Inc.
Norwell, MA
"Kitchen and bath consumers have several venues for research and exploration of solutions within all realms of our industry. It is great to now see a networking web site specifically geared to assist kitchen and bath industry professionals. This single, central cyber-location promotes professionalism through learning and networking. Instant connections made here allow peers to quickly resolve issues and concerns as a team, without waiting for the ultimate results of individual experience through trial and error. I see it as a major advancement for all kitchen and bath professionals."
- Sarah Reep, ASID, CKD, CMG
Director of Design
StarMark, Inc.
Souix Falls, SD
"I think your ideas on KitchenBathPros.com have a great
deal of merit. I have found that as a business owner, it is quite lonely at
the top. I will look forward to discussing some of the issues I deal with on
a regular basis. Using the website for such interplay is much easier than
trying to connect with friends and associates on the phone. Plus, it opens
up the questions in an anonymous way, if desired, for responses from people
we would never have the opportunity to ask. As a designer of high end
kitchens, we run across new challenges on a regular basis...Not only can we
share what we have learned about supplies and techniques, but we can solicit
advice on unusual applications."
- Joni Zimmerman, CKD, CBD
Design Solutions
Annapolis, Maryland
"This is a concept whose time has come. As we do business in the 21st century at a rate faster than ever before, time is even more of a prized possession. This "electronic venue" will give professionals timely knowledge from experienced constituents who understand that in giving information to improve or inspire the industry, they too, in turn, may need to be inspired or may need to seek assurances at some future time. If many participate, the pool of information will be endless. I am not diminishing the importance of structured education but when time is of the essence, why go to time consuming seminars to get the answer to a specific question when a specific answer to that specific question will be as close as the button on your mouse."
- Tom Trzcinski, CKD, CBD, CR
Kitchen & Bath Concepts
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
"I know the concept behind this message board will be one of the greatest benefits to kitchen dealers since the introduction of the American Institute of Kitchen Dealers (AIKD or now NKBA) and the SEN Buying Group. Most Kitchen & Bath Dealers are open to sharing ideas at the NKBA - K/BIS Conference, because for the most part the other dealers are "non-competing" dealers from other states. Dealers who belong to Buying Groups are even more open to share ideas and help their fellow members. However, I've always felt that there is some reluctance to totally open up to other dealers at K/BIS or at Buying Group meetings. In some cases you may not feel comfortable admitting that you have a problem because of embarrassment or you may feel that somehow the information may get back to your local area. But with this totally anonymous message board you can feel free to ask any question and share any information with total anonymity."
- Tim Aden, CKD, CBD
Sawhill Custom Kitchens & Design
Minneapolis, MN
"A powerful site: Intelligent, informative, purpose driven and personalized with your (designers) input."
- Mark Rosenhaus, CKD
Rosenhaus Design Group
New York, NY
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