|   | Charles R.  Auten  | 
	
	
		| Title: | Owner | 
	
	
		| Industry: | Flooring | 
	
	
		| Type of Organization: | Contractor | 
	
	
		| Major Product/Service: | Providing wide plank flooring production and installation services | 
	
	
		| Expertise: | Mr. Auten is responsible for the overall operations, business management, leadership, and marketing.  He provides vision casting. His company has provided custom flooring for many well-known celebrities building vacation homes in the mountains of Tennessee.  Charles has previously worked as a musician at Carowinds, Dollywood, and Busch Gardens Williamsburg. | 
	
	
		| Geographic Area of Distribution: | Tennessee | 
	
	
		| Affiliations: | Founder of TN Youth Motorsports Association; N.W.F.A. | 
	
	
		| University/Degree: | B.A., Music, University of Charlotte; B.S., Bible and Christian Leadership, Johnson Bible College | 
	
	
		| Born: | June 12, 1970, Charlotte, North Carolina | 
	
	
		| Hobbies/Sports: | Spending time with his wife and four children, racing go-karts, sporting activities |