Phone: 913-897-4416
Cell: 913-207-0466
Email: dlyons@lyonscompanyreps.com

Education: Rockhurst University Kansas City - Bachelor Science Business Administration and Minors in Finance and Law

Territory: Dick provides internal administrative functions for the company including a marketing role and management of the company's finances. He also initiates marketing promotions and provides statistical sales information to Michelle to assist her in her role as President and Dick and Michelle consult on a regular basis.

Biography: Dick is a true industry veteran beginning his career in contract furniture in 1973 with Fixtures Furniture. From 1973 to 1996 he held senior executive positions with several contract furniture manufacturers including national marketing director one and president at two separate companies. In 1997 Dick was not the surviving president when his smaller wood company was merged into a larger metal company. He returned to Kansas City in 1996 to found The Lyons Company- initially a representative and consulting firm. Over the years as The Lyons Company has grown the consulting side of the business was dropped.

Cell: 319-290-1325
Email: macam@lyonscompanyreps.com

Education: University of Northern Iowa - Degree in Interior Design Minor in Marketing

Territory: As President of The Lyons Company Michelle is responsible for all daily operational activities of the Rep Firm. This includes but is not limited to the management of the sales organization and interfacing with all the manufacturers the company represents. She consults on a regular basis with the chairman on matters regarding the performance of the company.

In addition to her duties as President Michelle maintains a client base in Eastern Iowa that she visits on a regular basis.

Biography: Michelle began her furniture career after graduation with the Knoll Dealer in Des Moines Iowa where she traveled throughout the state on a variety of projects in sales/design. She left the Knoll Dealer to join the Teknion Dealer in Eastern Iowa again in sales/design for an additional two years. Michelle joined Dick Lyons in 2006 with 4 years of excellent furniture experience. In 2016 Michelle became the clear choice by Dick Lyons to succeed him as president of the Lyons Company and they began a systematic orderly process whereby Michelle became a shareholder in the company and its president in January 2019.

Cell: 913-486-6674
Email: mhartman@lyonscompanyreps.com

Education: University of Kansas- Bachelor of Science, School of Journalism.

Territory: Dealers in the states of Kansas and Missouri except Columbia/Jeff City and the St Louis area. Mark and Kelly also call on assigned dealers in the Metro Kansas City area.

Biography: Mark began his career in sales with Fixtures Furniture immediately after graduation. After a period of inside sales training he moved to Field Sales Representative positions in various territories. Mark's upward path at Fixtures led to his becoming the National Sales Manager. Mark decided to begin a new career as an independent manufacturers' representative and was the first person to ever leave Fixtures Furniture that Norman Polsky would allow to rep Fixtures independently.

Mark owned and operated Hartman and Associates, a multi-line rep firm based out of Kansas City for 20 years. He closed his firm in 2010 to join The Lyons Company. Mark brings great experience and industry knowledge to Lyons Company.

Cell: 816-589-3345
Email: kschafer@lyonscompanyreps.com

Education: Iowa State University- Bachelor of Arts/ Marketing. Johnson County Community College - Associate Interior Design

Territory: All architectural firms in the state of Kansas and the Kansas City Metro area. State of Missouri West of and including Columbia and Jeff City but not including Spring field. Calls on select dealers in Kansas City.

Biography: Kelly began her career as an intern with Knoll, working for Knoll then subsequently joining the Knoll Dealer in Kansas City as their A-D liaison for 4 years. She then joined a well-known Kansas City Rep Firm calling mainly on A-D Firms in Kansas City and the state of Kansas. After 5 years as an independent rep Kelly came back to the dealer side of the business as the A-D liaison for a major Kansas City Dealer. She joined The Lyons Company in March 2018 and we are very pleased and proud to add an individual of Kelly ' s industry experience and networking to our great team, especially experience with the A-D community.

Cell: 402-596-5235
Email: nkeenan@lyonscompanyreps.com

Education: Northwestern Missouri State University

Territory: Nebraska

Biography:Nikki began her career in the furniture world as an interior designer at Nebraska Furniture Mart for 4 years, until life took her to the East Coast for the next 18.  She was introduced to the commercial side of things and for the next 6 years worked in sales at a Knoll dealer in the Philadelphia market.  The remainder of her time there was spent working for a local manufacturers rep group and directly for a manufacturer.  She returned to Omaha and has been working in sales at a local furniture dealership for the past 6 years.

Cell: 618-541-5880
Email: ocoughlin@lyonscompanyreps.com

Education: Southern Illinois University, Bachelor of Science in Interior Design

Territory: From Eastern Missouri to the West but not including Columbia and Jeff City. The cape and Eastern Illinois. Illinois territory always includes East St. Louis metro area, but the balance of the state varies by manufacturer.

Biography: After graduating, Olivia interned at a design firm in St Louis before joining a local dealership. Olivia was able to work in both design and sales with this dealer where she stayed for 6 years. Olivia joined Lyons Company in 2024 and brings both her design eye and her attention to detail to her new position. Olivia is a self proclaimed chair nerd and gets excited to learn in depth product knowledge. She brings a ton of enthusiasm to Lyons Company and we're very pleased to have her.