Meet the Sarasota Tile Outlets Team

Clockwise from top logo: Donna, Sean, Stephanie, Noah, Tiara, Bob, Tyler and Jose

You've met several members of the Sarasota Tile Outlets team in Tile Design Inspiration from Tile Outlets Sarasota.

In this article, we'd like to introduce you to the rest of the team.

They all care intensely about helping make your dreams become reality... for a whole lot less and ensuring you find what you need as you explore the beautiful porcelain and ceramic floor and wall tiles, stone, mosaics and more available at Tile Outlets.

Meet the Sarasota Team from Tile Outlets of America

Bob Stangs - Assistant Store Manager

Bob started out at the Sarasota store as a sales associate. He is now Assistant Store Manager.

Bob moved to Sarasota from Pennsylvania in May 2010. Before joining Tile Outlets, he worked in the lumber, door and window business for 35 years. As with his previous career, he enjoys working with contractors and homeowners.

Favorite Product: Travertine. He likes natural stone and all the beauty it offers. No two pieces are exactly the same. (See Looking for Travertine Tile in Tampa, Sarasota and Fort Myers? Check Out Tile Outlets of America!)

Favorite Tile Design Trend: Wood look porcelain tile. He even bought 450 sq ft for his own home!

Favorite Source of Tile Inspiration: Houzz. Bob enjoys kitchen projects and designs. In fact, that's his next project at home...

Favorite Source of Inspiration in Sarasota: The Ritz-Carlton Lobby. He loves the polished marble and the mix of color and design.

Ritz-Carlton Lobby in Sarasota. Photo via TripAdvisor

Where To Go If You're New to Sarasota: Spend a day at Siesta Key Beach.

Donna Kern - Sales Associate

Donna has lived in the Sarasota area for the past 9 years and has been involved in the flooring business since 1994. As she says, "It is in my blood. I love creating new ideas with new materials."

Favorite Product: Silver Travertine - because of the movement in the stone. White Cararra - because it is timeless and never goes out of fashion.

Favorite Tile Design Trend: Wood Look Plank Tile - it can be used on walls and floors and in different patterns.

Favorite Source of Tile Inspiration: Veranda Magazine, Houzz, Pinterest and Autodesk Homestyler - fabulous ideas on how to create rooms and designs.

Favorite Source of Inspiration in Sarasota: Ca' d'Zan Ringling Mansion and Museum. It is not only the tile and stone that is intriguing, but also the architecture.

Where To Go If You're New to Sarasota: Siesta Key Beach because of its quartz sand that feels like talcum powder. The Ringling Museum, for its beautiful grounds. The Bayfront area in downtown Sarasota and the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

Jose Ortiz - Puller

Jose Ortiz lives in Bradenton. Prior to joining Tile Outlets, he installed marble in California. He appreciates the endless options and selection of tile available to create the perfect floor or wall design.

Favorite Product: Mosaics because they accent any tile job

Favorite Tile Design Trend: Wood tile

Favorite Source of Tile Inspiration: Facebook

Where To Go If You're New to Sarasota: St. Armands Circle

Noah Dolnick - Puller

Noah has lived in Sarasota his entire life. Before joining Tile Outlets, he worked at another tile retailer. He loves the variety of styles possible in flooring.

Favorite Product: Glass mosaics - they look the most modern

Favorite Tile Design Trend: Glass Subway tile

Favorite Source of Tile Inspiration: Facebook

Favorite Source of Inspiration in Sarasota: The Lobby of the Hilton for the variety of natural stones and patterns created with tile.

Hilton Lobby with range of different tile patterns. Image from TripAdvisor

Where To Go If You're New to Sarasota: Munchies 420 Café.

Stephanie Blanco - Sales Associate

Stephanie moved to Sarasota from Philadelphia in March 2013. This is her first job in the flooring business and she likes the opportunity to help clients pick tile and stone products from a huge and beautiful selection.

Favorite Product: Travertine polished or tumbled - she loves how elegant and beautiful it looks.

Favorite Tile Design Trend: Scabos Travertine especially in a Versailles Pattern

Favorite Source of Tile Inspiration: Houzz! It's an amazing web source for home decoration and design inspiration.

Favorite Source of Inspiration in Sarasota: 4x4 Mexican tiles at Mi Pueblo Restaurant they have it all over the place. The hand painted designs are very colorful as is the entire restaurant.

Colorful design and influence appear throughout the restaurant

Where To Go If You're New to Sarasota: Come to Tile Outlets in Sarasota and check out the products and the great prices!

Tiara Anderson - Cashier

Tiara moved to Sarasota a year ago. What she loves about working with tile and stone is that it provides her with ideas for her own house!

Favorite Product: Crystal grout - it's cool! (See Grouting Glass Tile: An Interview With Jean Snell Of The Tile Doctor and How To Apply Crystal Glass Grout? Jean Snell from The Tile Doctor Demonstrates.)

Favorite Tile Design Trend: Wood-look tile

Favorite Source of Tile Inspiration: Facebook - her friends have good decorating taste.

Favorite Source of Inspiration in Sarasota: Mosaic tile on table tops. It's an idea she can do herself.

Table top in St. Armand's Circle in Sarasota. Image from Pinterest

Where To Go If You're New to Sarasota: Siesta Key Beach and the Star Asian cuisine.

Tyler Dodson - Puller

Tyler has lives in Sarasota for over a year. He likes the opportunities available in the tile and stone business.

Favorite Product: The medallions

Favorite Tile Design Trend: Marble - he loves the movement in the stone.

Favorite Source of Tile Inspiration: Pinterest and Facebook because there are a lot of interesting pictures of places with tile posted to the sites

Favorite Source of Inspiration in Sarasota: Hyatt Regency Sarasota - their entrance, lobby & Pool are set up amazingly! Also, most of the tile and stone installed are available at Tile Outlets.

Where To Go If You're New to Sarasota: all of Siesta Key.

As theSarasota store manager says,

"Most people don't think about their flooring unless there is something wrong with it, but if you think about it flooring is the only item in your home that you have to use on a daily basis."

So why not make sure it's beautiful?

We hope you'll visit the Sarasota store to explore the beautiful range of in-stock tile, stone, mosaics and more that we have available and to meet the Sarasota Tile Outlets Team. Be sure to share with them your favorite sources of tile inspiration in Sarasota and what's on your must-do list!