Experience

TWST Events

• United States
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Selling the full complement of conference and event tools of TWST Events, including MeetMax, the best in class 1on1 meeting scheduling platform, providing for seamless attendee-sponsor connection, ROI and value. Selling the full complement of conference and event tools of TWST Events, including MeetMax, the best in class 1on1 meeting scheduling platform, providing for seamless attendee-sponsor connection, ROI and value.



Joel Brown

• Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Business Development Consultant & Publisher's Representative

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  Business development, sales, marketing and strategic planning across association published products and events. Business development, sales, marketing and strategic planning across association published products and events.



Convenience Distribution Association (CDA)

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President of Business Development, Membership, and Published Products - Publisher

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2020

  Published the association's magazine and managed all aspects of the business development, marketing and sales process across the association’s events, published products and other revenue generating products, as well as leading the association's membership recruitment and retention efforts.

• Vice President, Sales & Business Development - Publisher

  • 2014 - Dec 2014

  Managed the business development and sales process of the American Wholesale Marketers Association (AWMA), now Convenience Distribution Association, including exclusive events, a full line of published products and communications tools and other programs supporting our member convenience wholesale distributors: the vital link between manufacturers and retailers.



Joel Brown

• United States
• Wholesale

• Business Development Consultant & Publisher's Representative

  • Jan 2000 - Dec 2013

  Multi-media advertising representation, business development, marketing and strategic planning for a number of trade and consumer publishers and trade associations, including FMI, The Oxford American Magazine and AWMA among others. Multi-media advertising representation, business development, marketing and strategic planning for a number of trade and consumer publishers and trade associations, including FMI, The Oxford American Magazine and AWMA among others.



AAA National

• United States
• Consumer Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Account Manager

  • Jul 1991 - Dec 2013

  Sales and major account management of AAA's core nationally distributed consumer travel published products and industry membership programs. Titles marketed included AAA TourBook, aaa.com, aaamaps.com, AAA Mobile, AAA TripTik and AAA's North American Road Atlas and the AAA Official Appointment program. Managed an array of major U.S. hospitality accounts for AAA, as well as state tourism boards, DMOs, attractions and manufacturers over more than 20 years.

• National Sales & Promotions Manager

  • Mar 1988 - Jul 1991

  Product and sales manager of AAA's published travel products, including AAA TourBook, AAA CampBook, AAA Atlas, AAA TripTik among other consumer titles, and the hospitality trade product, AAA HostMark.

• Tourism Editor - Field Representative

  • Dec 1986 - Mar 1988

  Wrote travel prose, reviewed and rated lodgings, restaurants and attractions for inclusion in AAA's consumer travel publications, most notably, AAA TourBook, in addition to visiting and assisting AAA travel offices across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic US in the delivery of AAA's core travel products.