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Stefanie Couch at Independent Home Improvement Conference 2026

Role
Breakout session presenter
Organizer
NHPA and The Hardware Conference
Date
July 29 to 30, 2026
Place
JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes, Orlando, Florida
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Stefanie Couch presented breakout sessions on executive visibility and media-driven storytelling at the 2026 Independent Home Improvement Conference. Held July 29 to 30 in Orlando, the event brought those subjects to an audience of independent home-improvement retailers.

About the Event

Hosted by the North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA) and The Hardware Conference at the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes, IHI paired main-stage programming with breakout sessions. The education program addressed executive leadership, employee engagement, retail operations and technology, and marketing and merchandising.

What Stefanie Covered

The executive-visibility topic considered why the people leading a business matter to customers, prospective employees and partners. Stefanie’s session connected recognizable, trusted leadership with attracting customers and talent, emphasizing the role of leaders who share their knowledge and participate visibly in their industry.

The second topic focused on media and storytelling, including how independent retailers can communicate what makes their businesses distinctive in a crowded market. The two topics were offered in repeated breakouts across the conference, giving attendees more than one opportunity to join the discussion.

  • Executive visibility and trust
  • Leadership visibility in attracting customers and talent
  • Media and storytelling for independent retailers
  • Communicating a distinctive business identity

Sessions at This Event

  1. July 29 to 30, 2026Featured or Breakout Speaker

    Unmistakable: Executive Visibility in the Independent Home Improvement Channel

  2. July 29 to 30, 2026Featured or Breakout Speaker

    Media and storytelling

Event Photos

Stefanie Couch with two attendees at a photo backdrop at the Independent Home Improvement Conference 2026 (open larger photo)
Attendees at their tables at the Independent Home Improvement Conference 2026 (open larger photo)
The full ballroom at the Independent Home Improvement Conference 2026 general session (open larger photo)

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