Stone World Magazine Podcasts

Jennifer Richinelli and Jason Kamery discuss how the Fabricator of the Year nomination process worked this year as well as letting people know voting is open.

Jennifer Richinelli and Jason Kamery discuss how the Fabricator of the Year nomination process worked this year as well as letting people know voting is open.

Will Wood, AIA, RID, principal at Austin, TX-based McKinney York Architects (MYA) took time to talk with Stone World about several of his firm’s recent projects and explained why they prefer to specify natural stone for their designs. With a background in both architecture and engineering, Wood has been with MYA for 29 years. “I very much enjoy the creativity in architecture,” he said. Listen to h...

Peter Dominguez came in through his father about ten years ago, leaving international film sales while he was studying business. The predecessor company was founded in 2011 and was under pressure. He learned the trade one segment at a time and became president in 2022. Justin Zuschlag has been in the industry since 2003, starting as an estimator in college and moving through CAD, floor management,...

Tim Zeng of Zeng Countertops & Surfaces has been in the fabrication business for 25 years. Company culture is a top priority for Zeng. He values his employees and considers the company’s success – and even his nomination – a team effort. In addition to being a leader at his shop, Zeng is currently executive director of the Stone Fabricator’s Alliance (SFA). He explains how he first learned abo...

Corri Melling has been in the industry about 20 years. Melling Granite opened in 2006, and she has fabricated, installed, and run every part of the shop since. The last five years she has put much of that energy into Women in Stone, part of the Natural Stone Institute, and into educating the next generation of fabricators.

Chris Hildebrand founded Affordable Quality Marble & Granite in 2006 in Aiken, SC. He was the first in his area to adapt to technology and grew the company into a fully automated operation. Hildebrand has a passion for assisting other smaller-sized fabrication shops to succeed. As a result, he established the organization All Slab Fabbers in 2019, which has now grown to include 15,000 members.

Jeff Erickson, Brian Burns, and Brad Burns started Cutting Edge Countertops in April 2006, just before the housing crash, and have since marked 20 years. All three say the credit belongs with the people who have stayed with the company, including some who have since moved on. The Perrysburg hard-surface plant is about 94,000 to 95,000 square feet, up from a 24,000-square-foot start they once thoug...

Clint Reagle came to stone from manufacturing engineering in the automotive world, where Japanese process and technology shaped how he thinks about production. He brought together an artisan operation that still takes the hard, nearly all-custom jobs, with digital layout and equipment supporting the craft rather than replacing it. Reagle said the nomination was a surprise. Being noticed gave the s...

Jennifer Richinelli catches up with Micheala Steinbach, Mario & Son and Stephanie Hannah, Cadenza Granite & Marble, at Marmomac. Brought to you by:

Alexander Zambrano, President of Fabrizio & Sons, catches up with Jennifer Richinelli at Marmomac in Verona, Italy. Brought to you by:

Jennifer Richinelli discusses what she saw at Marmomac for the second day of the show. Brought to you by:

Jennifer Richinelli describes the sights and sounds of day 1 of the Marmomac trade fair. Brought to you by:

Clint Reagle of Impact Countertops, based in Columbus, OH, shares with Stone World how he transformed his shop into a state-of-the-art fabrication facility. With an engineering degree and background in automotive manufacturing, Reagle started working with his father-in-law in the stone industry 10 years ago. In 2023, he implemented a full transformation of the shop, and at the start of 2026, becam...

Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Richinelli and Managing Editor Jason Kamery discuss what you can expect from Stone World this month. Brought to you by:

In this Stone World Interview, Cambria CEO Marty Davis walks through the history of the quartz anti-dumping cases against China, the later pivot to other countries and the Section 201 safeguard signed by President Trump.

Fabio Cruz of Centrorochas discusses the impacts of the tariffs on natural stone coming out of Brazil.

In this episode of the Stone World Podcast, host Jason Kamery speaks with Jacki Adams, vice president of business development at Milestone, about the creation and evolution of the company’s Design Advisory Council.

This month Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Richinelli and Managing Editor Jason Kamery discuss what you can expect from Stone World in August.

Surrounded by the beautiful Texas Hill Country with its plentiful supply of limestone, Craig McMahon of Craig McMahon Architects in Alamo Heights, TX, often turns to the diverse range of natural stone for his projects. McMahon took time to share a little of his background, how moving to Texas has fostered his love of natural stone and how his clients are excited when he explains to them the materi...

Joe Alva, owner of Poseidon, explains what happened at the 2026 Poseidon Experience.

Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Richinelli and Managing Editor Jason Kamery talk about what people can expect from Stone World in July.

Jared Wessel of Hogan and Rich Katzmann discuss what they saw at the hearings and what to expect next.

Rich Katzmann of Thryve AI discusses would the countertop industry could look like by 2030.

Susan Moser, CEO and owner of Moser and Moser, as well as Fauske Marble by Moser, is an advocate for the sustainability of natural stone. Based in Denmark, she currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Natural Stone Institute (NSI) as a global representative. Recently, Moser was recognized for her dedication to the stone industry by Women In Stone (WIS) who awarded her with the 2025 Women In...