Kerry Smith Kerry Smith is President and CEO of Red 7 Media, LLC, a diversified media company headquartered in Norwalk, CT, that produces magazines, newsletters, conferences and trade shows in the event and publishing industries. Kerry started the company in 2002 with a vision to create and launch magazines and conferences in niche business categories. Founded with a single employee, the company has grown to 60-plus employees in two offices in Norwalk, CT, and New York City. Prior to founding Red 7 Media, Kerry was Group Publisher at Primedia, Inc., where he was responsible for editorial, business management and brand development for a group of 8 business magazines, including American Demographics, Corporate Meetings & Incentives, and PROMO Magazine, which he founded in 1987. Red 7 Media publishes Event Marketer Magazine, FOLIO Magazine, Circulation Management Magazine, Event Design, and a series of regional event-venue guides under the Agenda brand. The company also produces annual trade shows and conferences, including The Experiential Marketing Summit, The Event Design Forum, The FOLIO Show, The FOLIO Publishing Summit, The Circulation Management Show, and the Agenda New York Expo. Kerry has launched 5 magazines and 5 conferences/shows over the past 18 years. He has appeared on Good Morning America, National Public Radio and the Money Radio Network to discuss marketing and promotion trends, and has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Investors Business Daily and numerous other business and news publications. Kerry is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. He resides in New Canaan, CT, with his wife and 2 children. When not putting out fires at the office, Kerry is a Captain in the New Canaan Fire Department, and a Certified Fire Service Instructor for the State of Connecticut. |
