President, CSG

Paige Cardwell has marketed, promoted, produced and created successful trade shows and membership marketing campaigns for more than 20 years. Whether attracting 300 people or nearly 100,000, Paige’s unique blend of strategic initiatives and creative savvy offers each client insightful and smart solutions to marketing and branding challenges intended to grow audiences and increase revenue. As president of CSG Creative, Paige leads the talented CSG team and oversees the marketing, strategy and branding initiatives for all CSG clients. Paige is involved with each account, large or small, and eagerly shares her insights and best practices developed through years of success in the events business.Paige has been a popular speaker at the Major American Trade Show Organizers annual meeting, the Society of Independent Show Organizer’s Executive Conference, ASAE’s Marketing and Membership Conference, and the International Association of Exposition and Events’s Expo! Expo!. She also serves on the IAEE’s Advocacy Task Force to promote the value of the face to face industry.

She holds a BA in Communications from the Annenberg School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. Paige is a member of the International Association of Exposition and Events, American Society of Association Executives, American Marketing Association, and the Professional Convention Management Association.

Fun Facts

How many countries you have traveled to?

(Sailed around the world – really!) Bahamas, Morocco, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Eqypt, India, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Mexico, Italy, France, Spain, England, West Indies, Jamaica

What cheers you up?

The sound of my kids’ laughter

If you could have one superpower what would it be?

The ability to read a client’s mind.

What famous person do people tell you that you most resemble?

Julie Bowen (Modern Family)