David Ely

David Ely is a seasoned executive with over 23 years of experience in leading operations, growing revenue, increasing customer satisfaction, and dominating market share. With a background in sales, he has a proven track record in leading top producing sales organizations, recruiting high-octane talent, and driving YoY growth in early-stage start-ups, managed services, and solution development. He exhibits expertise in exhibitor services, virtual events, lead retrieval, analytics, big data, training, customer service, communication, presentation skills, time management, listening, strategic planning, recurring revenue, lead generation, indoor location, conferences, trade shows, events, and management consulting.

David currently serves as the Director of Exhibitor Services Sales at Maritz Global Events, where he focuses on developing and implementing effective sales strategies to increase revenue and customer satisfaction. Prior to this, he held executive roles such as the Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Sales at TurnoutNow, where he led sales and operations, and was responsible for implementing lead generation and optimization strategies that helped grow the business. He also worked as an Enterprise Solutions Director at vcopious and a Principal at Damely & Co. David honed his skills in strategy and sales effectiveness as an Associate and Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton.

David's extensive experience in sales, management, and technical consulting has equipped him with expertise in business development, managed services, conferences, trade shows, events, and analytics. As a former Regional Sales Manager at Oki Data Americas and Technical Sales Consultant at a startup, he developed solutions, created sales strategies, and drove revenue growth. He also excelled in his role as a Recruiter, Special Projects at Keane Federal Systems, helping to identify and attract top talent. All these experiences have made him a hands-on leader, a coach of employees, and a strong communicator who is well-rounded in customer service, and time management.