Women in Stone (WIS) will hold its fourth annual Amazing Race during StonExpo at The International Surface Event (TISE). 

A time for rebirth. If you have been checking out our website regularly, or following us on social media, you know that we had been highlighting women throughout March in honor of International Women’s Month. I have thoroughly enjoyed learning the stories of many strong women in our industry.

Jackie Hoffman is not only the sole woman van driver in the stone tools industry that we know of, but she is one of the top sales consultants at BB Industries. She has been in the industry for nearly two decades, and knows her way around the business as well as she knows the streets she travels every single week of the month.

Gina Gardner (Covell) is an industry veteran who has promoted leading companies and associations in the stone industry through the decades. Read about how she grew her roots in the industry, and how she is an example that out-of-the-box thinking and tenacity is a key component to achieving success.

Layla Rostoldo is a sales representative at PBA Stone, a Brazilian stone supplier providing high quality stone products to their customers.

Fatama Hasanpour serves as the company’s export manager. She is also involved in Women in Stone.

With a vision to provide resources and opportunities to recruit, retain and advance women in the stone industry, Women In Stone has created several videos to promote positions in the natural stone industry.

Kayla Keenan, technical sales director-Midwest region for Stone Panels LLC named 2021 CEU Educator of the Year by the Natural Stone Institute

For more than 30 years, Kim Dumais of Miller Druck Specialty Contracting, Inc. has dedicated herself to building a career in the stone industry, as well as assisting and educating others to help them grow.

ROCKin’teriors owner, Laura Grandlienard, discusses how she transitioned from the corporate world to the stone world.