Furniture World News Desk on
12/18/2024
The American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Foundation is seeking nominations for the Paul
Broyhill Future Leaders Award, given during the April High Point Market. Each candidate must be under 40 years
of age and will be selected based on a points-based evaluation of the candidate’s leadership, potential for
personal growth, communications skills, and their commitment to the industry.
The Paul Broyhill Future Leaders Award, named after one of the industry’s leading families and a company that
focused on executive training, is given annually to five emerging leaders. James Edgar Broyhill bought a
struggling furniture operation in 1926, and despite the Great Depression, grew the company to over 1,000 employees.
Paul Broyhill worked alongside his father, ultimately becoming CEO. A marketing genius and an innovator, he
made Broyhill Furniture a household name, growing the company to six-million sq. ft. of manufacturing space and
employing over 7,000 workers. “Rather than just building plants, I like to think I built people,” Paul
Broyhill would say.
Paul Broyhill Future Leaders will gather with inducted members of the Hall of Fame during an intimate evening
designed to bring together the today’s young leaders with the experience and wisdom of inducted members of the
Hall of Fame. A reception and dinner are hosted at the new Hall of Fame with Steve Pond, founder of
FurnitureToday, who conducts a guided discussion on leadership and innovation.
The profile of a Paul Broyhill Future Leader is:
- Under 40 years old
- An innovator
- A leader among peers
- Engaged with the home furnishings industry
- Willing to join a guided discussion with inductees
- Someone you would like to recognize and encourage
To nominate someone as an American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Paul Broyhill Future Leader, download a
nomination form at: homefurnishingshalloffame.com/leadership-initiative
or call 336.882.5900 to request a form. Deadline for entries is February 1, 2025.
About Paul Broyhill Future Leaders Award
As the cornerstone of the Hall of Fame Leadership Initiative, the Paul Broyhill Future Leaders Award is given
annually to five emerging leaders who are selected on a points-based evaluation of the candidate’s leadership,
potential for personal growth, communications skills, and their commitment to the industry. In addition to the
coveted award, recipients will receive a beautifully framed Certificate of Achievement signed by Hunt Broyhill, the
published “Oral History of Paul Hunt Broyhill,” and an invitation to dinner with five other Future
Leaders and five inducted members of the Hall of Fame. They also will be made members of the Leaders Circle of
the Hall of Fame, and invited to its activities when the new Hall of Fame home opens in April 2023. Honorees also
are automatically accepted into the prestigious American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Leadership Institute at High
Point University.
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.
