January 10, 2023 – Fern, a leading provider of trade show, exhibition, and event services, has announced a key addition to its Senior Leadership team with the addition of Sheila LeMaster in the role of Senior Vice President in its Account Management organization, along with the promotion of Katie Fitzgerald to Director of Operations for […]
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An excerpt from Trade Show Executive: Q&A with Aaron Bludworth
What are Fern’s main responsibilities?As the third largest official service contractor in the U.S., Fern’s produces over 1,000 trade shows and up to 500 other events a year. This past year we had 17 shows on the TSE Gold 100 list, including the No. 1 and No. 2 shows in the country: The Utility Expo […]
FERN ANNOUNCES STAFF ADDITIONS
May 11, 2022 – Fern, a leading provider of trade show, exhibition and event services, has announced two additions its management team. Kathy Cox, SHRM – SCP, SPHR, is the new Director of HR & Payroll and Joey Becker has joined the company as the General Manager of the Columbus, Ohio branch. With more than […]
FERN ANNOUNCES STAFF ADDITIONS
March 14, 2022 – As in-person events continue to return, Fern, the leading provider of exhibition and event services, has announced two new hires and a promotion on its management team. Stuart Stapp has joined the company as the General Manager of the Kansas City branch; Jason Axtman has joined as the General Manager in Portland; and Mary Fryer has been […]
FERN ANNOUNCES STAFF PROMOTIONS
(January 5, 2022) – As Fern heads into 2022, the organization is pleased to announce several personnel changes. These changes, driven by Fern’s growth, will allow the company to continue to meet the evolving needs of show organizer clients and maintain its focus on exhibitor solutions and service while providing an increased level of operational […]
Fern Welcomes Angi Van Berg, CEM, as Senior National Sales Manager
NEWS RELEASE For immediate release Contact: Jim Kelley, 410-375-4462 Fern Welcomes Angi Van Berg, CEM (Cincinnati, OH, August 24, 2021) – Fern, a leading national provider of exhibition and event services, is pleased to announce that Angi Van Berg, CEM will be joining the company on September 13th as a Senior National Sales Manager. Van Berg joins Fern […]
Fern Welcomes Mark Shadwick, CEM
Fern Welcomes Mark Shadwick, CEM February 21, 2020 – Fern, a leading provider of exhibition and event services, announced that Mark Shadwick, CEM, has joined the company as a Senior National Sales Manager. He will be based in the National Sales office located in Alexandria, VA. “I am excited to join Fern and make a […]
Creative Culture — The Fern Way
Design and Events Design is valuable. It is so valuable that the success of the events world depends on it. Designer Massimo Vignelli said, “The life of a designer is a life of fight. Fight against the ugliness. Just like a doctor fights against disease. For us, the visual disease is what we have around, […]
Trailblazing Women in Exhibitions and Events
As someone who is heavily involved in and committed to the exhibitions and events industry, I have witnessed great strides of change for women in the last 5 years. From the formation of a new association focused on the advancement and advocacy of women in events to the development of networks and support systems encouraging […]
Corporate Culture — The Fern Way
Ten years ago, this coming summer, I joined Fern as its “leader”. The truth is, the Fern Culture has come to lead me. Culture is an interesting term that is used in countless ways and takes on many meanings, some superficial and some profound. In its most straightforward definition, culture refers to the social norms […]
