Published In Exhibit City News!

November 24, 2025

Chris Kappes knows events: he's been a top executive for some of the leading players, he's launched some of the industry's most entrepreneurial innovations. We're benefiting from his involvement with There.App Co and appreciate Exhibit City News giving him and us a platform to tell our company's story and explain our value to the industry.

"The tradeshow floor at 7:30 AM is barely controlled chaos. Exhibitors race against setup deadlines, event managers coordinate last-minute booth changes, and somewhere in the maze of convention halls, a critical vendor is running late with essential signage.

The event director is frantically tracking down team members through a mix of texts, emails, workgroup chats, social media messages, and sometimes just running around shouting—whatever contact method happens to be at hand."

The tension -- what happens next? Read on!