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Erik Herz

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Chief Executive Officer at Sterling Floor Designs Ltd
📍 New York, New York, United States

Erik is the CEO of Sterling Floor Designs, a 45-year-old family-founded commercial flooring contractor. He focuses on aligning his team around core values like quiet competence, flexibility, and customer-first execution. He holds a Juris Doctor from St. Johns University School of Law, joining the business after graduating.

He is driven by a mission to improve the lives of his community on Long Island and in New York. His leadership philosophy centers on embracing optimism and ensuring the right people are in the right roles to help transform the region by creating homes and offices where people can thrive.

Unique fact: After earning a law degree, he joined his parents to help run the flooring business his father co-founded in 1979.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Family Business Legacy
He is the second-generation leader of the company his father founded, joining his parents in the business after he graduated from law school in 1999.
Values-Driven Culture
He has focused on re-aligning the company around defined values, such as quiet competence and flexibility, making it a cornerstone of their talent acquisition strategy.
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Career

Work history

4-2024
Chief Executive Officer
Sterling Floor Designs Ltd
7-2021 - 4-2024
Managing Partner
Sterling Floor Designs Ltd
9-1999
Owner
Sterling Floor Designs, Ltd.
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Education
1996 - 1999
JD
St. John's University School of Law
1991 - 1996
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Binghamton University
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