Episode 71: What is SMPS HQ and What Do They Do? with Michael Geary

Are you ready for a crash course on SMPS HQ? In this episode Michael and I dig into how SMPS is organized and the different resources HQ provides to members and chapters alike. We also take a peek at what the next few years look like for HQ. Michael V. Geary, CAE, is the CEO of the Society for Marketing Professional Services and the SMPS Foundation. Prior, he served as the President & CEO of AmericanHort and Horticultural Research Institute, the horticulture industry association and research foundation, and concurrently as the executive of the Ohio Produce Growers & Marketers Association and the Nursery & Landscape Association Executives. Earlier he was the Executive Director of the American Institute of Architecture Students and served in senior staff roles for the National Association of Home Builders. Geary is a graduate of the University of Florida and earned a certificate in Diversity & Inclusion from Cornell University. Links Website: smps.org Michael's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelvgeary/