Networking Luncheon, Awards Panel: The PPAI Expo 2024 (Expo)

Recorded On: 01/15/2024

Moderator Josh Ellis, PPAI’s publisher and editor-in-chief, guided a conversation featuring 2024 PPAI Hall of Fame inductee Dave DeGreeff, MAS, and 2024 Distinguished Service Award recipient Bill Petrie. They were joined by 2023 PPAI Rising Stars Chelsea Williams and Nadav Raviv, through a discussion on their perspectives on competition, mentorship, personal growth and more.

Josh Ellis (Moderator)

Publisher and Editor-In-Chief

PPAI

Josh Ellis joined PPAI in 2021.  As Publisher and Editor in Chief, Josh oversees PPAI Magazine, the newsletters PPAI Newslink and PromoPro Daily, as well as editorial content across the Association’s digital footprint.     

Bill Petrie (Moderator)

Founder and Creative Director

brandivate

Bill has over 22 years of working in executive leadership positions at leading promotional products companies, always working collaboratively to achieve the “wow” desired by the target audience. The Founder and Creative Director at brandivate, an award-winning full-service marketing services and advertising agency, Bill is a featured speaker at numerous national and international events, a serial creator of content marketing, and co-host of the industry-leading podcast Promo UPFront. Bill has extensive experience defining brand strategy, creating successful marketing campaigns, creating and developing winning RFP responses, and presenting winning marketing and merchandise solutions to Fortune 500 clients.

David DeGreeff (Moderator)

PPAI Hall of Fame Inductee

The 2024  PPAI Hall of Fame inductee, Dave DeGreeff’s 40-plus-year career in the promotional products industry began in the late 1970s as a regional sales manager for Hazel, Inc. In 1984, he launched DCD, a multi-line rep company that he ran for two decades. In 2003, he became president of Asgard/Flagship Promotional Services. Over the next 10 years, he also served as special assistant to the CEO of AIA Corporation and vice president of U.S. markets at Big Bang Corporate Apparel.

Chelsea Williams (Moderator)

Owner & CEO

Spark Branded Solutions

Chelsea Williams is Owner & CEO of Spark Branded Solutions, as well the mom to a rambunctious toddler and an adorable infant. (Who says you can't have it all?!) As a sales and marketing expert, she has helped hundreds of companies build their brands by choosing impactful promotional products as part of their marketing strategies. With a background in broadcast journalism and a decade of experience in promo, she's committed to helping customers tell their brand’s story through the power of branded merchandise.

 

Nadav Raviv (Moderator)

Senior National Account Executive

GBS Corp

Nadav Raviv, the Senior National Account Executive for GBS Corp was named a PPAI 2023 Rising Star.  When first starting in the industry, Nadav never imagined the heights it would take him.  He says this industry has become more than a career, it’s become a passion.  In addition to GBS Corp, Nadav is the Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at CJ McLaughlin Racing.  He is a graduate from the University of Alabama with a Bachelors of Arts in History and Psychology.  

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