Joseph Kowalsky

Event Director at CloserStill Media

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Joseph Kowalsky is a performance-driven, strategic, and process-focused Show Director, showcasing an excellent ability to lead end-to-end operations for large-scale tradeshows across North America while driving business growth and expansion on a year-over-year basis. He creates an impactful positive impression on consumers through innovative marketing strategies and captivating stories while improving market share and sales growth within a competitive industry. He offers 10+ years of transferable experience in formulating robust brand strategies, handling large-scale territories, overseeing $MM portfolios, managing high-profile client accounts, launching innovative products, surpassing sales goals, and enhancing the client experience. He utilizes a solutions-oriented perspective to resolve customer issues via creative solutions in alignment with requirements while modernizing products and services to maximize sales, revenue, profitability, and business growth. As an Event Brand Strategist and talented business manager, Joseph leads all aspects of live experience, service activation, and target client engagements while identifying lucrative business opportunities, crafting differentiated solutions, and achieving competitive advantages. He champions all aspects of sales strategy execution, consultative solution-selling, up-selling, cross-selling, community-centric engagement, strategic marketing, stakeholder management, and client engagement, acquisition, and retention. He possesses a proven track record of consistently exceeding expectations, KPIs, and success metrics while earning increased responsibilities and promotions to leadership roles based on performance excellence and a strong work ethic. Throughout his success-driven career, Joseph acquired subject matter expertise in large-scale event management, sponsorship, sales management, integrated marketing, cold-calling, project management, business development, contract negotiations, and client relationship management (CRM). He exhibits advanced leadership qualities while directing multiple initiatives simultaneously, such as all aspects of live events, memberships, media property, and online content store, along with managing Photo X Division, including a (7) brand portfolio. He provides insightful recommendations to valued clientele using in-depth market knowledge while communicating complex concepts in a simplified manner for diverse audiences to support decision-making processes.