Oklahoma City Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary with Special Open House

On the heels of John A. Marshall Co.’s 100th anniversary last October, our Oklahoma City office proudly celebrated its 10th year in business as part of our organization on June 27th. To commemorate this milestone, they invited customers, friends, and partners to join them in their showroom for a special open house. Visitors enjoyed food and drinks, shared stories, and tried out new and iconic MillerKnoll furnishings first-hand.

“When Herman Miller approached us about purchasing their Oklahoma dealerships in 2012, we were excited for the opportunity to expand outside of Kansas and Missouri,” said Stephen Marshall, John A. Marshall Co.’s Managing Partner. “We spent 18 months performing due diligence and working through the details with the Herman Miller team before closing the deal on May 30, 2014. Looking back on it now, it was time and money well spent, because we’re fortunate to have two great teams – one in Oklahoma City and the other in Tulsa – led by people who are passionate about their communities, employees, and clients.”

When asked what made John A. Marshall Co. special within their community, John Baker, Vice President of Sales, said, “During our ten years here, our dealership has made great strides in performance, relationships, and community support. The essence of our success is entangled within OKC’s “Champions’ Mindset,” which is based upon three key elements that we transcend in all facets of our business: Excellence, Professionalism, and Teamwork. Whether we are working on a project, supporting a worthy cause, or creating an internal policy, we use those three key elements to provide the best solution possible.”

“John A. Marshall Co. is a leader in OKC because of our PEOPLE,” continued Baker. "We are a team that works together, goes the extra mile, and is clearly focused on providing excellence to our clients, A&D partners, and each other. Together we bring our clients’ spaces to life.”

The open house was attended by approximately 150 guests, which confirms the company’s standing within the Oklahoma City community. To make the event even more special for guests, more than 20 manufacturer reps donated unique door prizes, which were won throughout the evening.

To further entice guests into attending, John A. Marshall Co. sweetened the pot with two larger door prizes: a custom Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman, won by Isaac Hines (Tradesman Studios), and an OFS Room Phone Booth, won by ADG Blatt. See below for a full list of other Manufacturers/Reps and Winners.

“When I welcomed everyone to the party, the first words out of my mouth were ‘WOW!’’ said Baker. “Our entire team was humbled by the large number of guests and valued partners who supported us in making it such a wonderful event. The kind words so many attendees passed along about how much fun our event was made it worth all the hard work our team put into it. We cannot thank our clients enough for making these past ten years possible! If it wasn’t for them, we wouldn’t be here.”

• Arc-Com Fabrics (Rep - Katie Gray) - $250 Date Night at Red Prime: Winner Ryan McNitt (Robinson Park) - accepted by a co-worker

• Cronan (Rep - Abbie Seay) – Dekko Luna power module: Winner Eriko Omae (Spur Design) - presented by Emily Machala (JAMCO)

• Designtex (Rep - Kara McDonald) – Custom Studio mouse pad, pencil case, notebook, and coaster: Winner Blaire Folkes (MA+ Architecture)

• Deskmakers (Rep - Zac Lamb) – $200 Date Night at Mickey Mantle's Steakhouse: Winner Sherry Lunch (Capitol Cleaning) - presented by Emily Machala (JAMCO)

• Fellows (Rep - Bob Ragland) – 2 Lilly LEDX desk lamps: Winners Scott Brelsford (VINCIT) and Sydney Stafford (MA+ Architecture) - no photo available

• GGG (Rep - Steven Mott) – 2 Hawkes Bay Pino Gris Oyster Bay + $50 Visa gift card: Winners Colin Bost (Spur Design) and Richard Cathcart (Cathcart & Dooley)

• Geiger (Rep - Rachel Speakman) – Geiger Leeway wood frame side chair: Winner Christa Woods (Spur Design)

• HAT Collective (Rep - John Rice) – 30”x60” sit-to-stand table: Winner Kinsley Brewer (REES)

• Humanscale (Rep - Gina Sconyers) – Stanley gift basket: Winner Ashley Prince (REES) on left

• J Fyffe (Rep - Leah Eckhoff) – Summertime Basket: Winner Kristi Forhan (L Harper Designs) on left

• Kimball International (Rep - Ashley Torres) – ETC Cohen End Table and coffee table book: Winner Kyle Bishop (MasonHub)

• Knoll Textiles (Rep - Sarah Bailey) – Pillow in Puff Honey by Nick Cave: Winner Leigh Ann Errico (ADG Blatt) on left

• Mahram (Rep - Sarah Bailey) – Maharam Memory game box set: Winner Terri McMahon (Integris Health)

• McClendon Group (Rep - Sondra McClendon) – Gourmet Olive Oil & Italian gift basket: Winner Norma Gomez (ROAM Studio)

• MillerKnoll (Rep - Michael Francis) – Hay, Don’t Leve Me side table: Winner Amy Buller (OU Health)

• Nightingale (Rep - Joe Armstrong) – Emily stool and table: Winner Scott Mitchell (YMCA) - presented by Steven Mott (GGG)

• OFS (Rep - Katie Escovedo) - $300 Bella Strada Spa gift certificate: Winner Alisa Holcomb (Gardner Studio)

• Tackett & Associates (Rep - Christian Tackett) – Choice of ANY chair (ANY carded fabric): Winner Shelby Aughtry (Pascal Aughtry & Associates)

• Trio Interior Resources (Rep - Shannon Fortenberry) – Davis Tango guest chair: Winner Heather Scott (Continental Resources)

• W Group (Rep - Kerri Woolley) – Nevins planter: Winner Vicki Van Stavern (Van Stavern Design) on left
  
  
  We’d also like to thank Global Furniture Group (Rep - Donya Johnson) for donating the services of the evening’s photographer, Kristen Klein. In addition, we’d like to thank MillerKnoll for sponsoring some of the event’s catering by Julie Nguyen.