WithIt sponsor SPOTLIGHT
Founded by the Hooker family in 1924, Hooker Furnishings is a diverse, international company with locations across the globe. Ranked among the nation’s largest publicly traded furniture companies, we manufacture and import case goods, leather furniture and fabric-upholstered furniture for the residential, hospitality, and contract markets. Our family of brands offer a variety of different price points and product categories, including: Hooker Furniture, Bradington-Young, HF Custom, Shenandoah Furniture, H Contract, M, BOBO Intriguing Objects, Pulaski Furniture, Samuel Lawrence Furniture, Prime Resource International, Samuel Lawrence Hospitality, and Sunset West. The company’s corporate offices and upholstery manufacturing facilities are located throughout Virginia and North Carolina, with showrooms in High Point, Atlanta, Las Vegas, and Ho Chi Minh City. Distribution centers are located in the United States, China, and Vietnam. The company’s stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol HOFT.
Contact: marketing@hookerfurnishings.com
www.hookerfurnishings.com
Employee Spotlight
Emily Boyst
She didn’t know she’d work in furniture, let alone be the president of a leadership development network for women in the industry!
We’re excited to introduce you to Emily Boyst, WithIt’s 2023 president and Senior Director of Licensing and Special Projects at Hooker Furnishings.
In her role at Hooker Furniture, Emily works with her team to manage licensing projects, launch programs in new sectors of the industry, oversee the Hooker Furniture Legacy brands move from the IHFC building in High Point to the third floor of the Showplace building, and much more.
Last year Emily filled WithIt’s vice president, president-elect role. Following the line of succession built into the WithIt executive board, she moved up and became our 2023 WithIt president.
