Captivate Exhibits, named a Best Place to Work for the fifth year running, says yes
Ask any marketing leader what makes a good experiential marketing partner, and you’ll hear about design instincts, fabrication quality and whether a build showed up on time and on budget. Ask what makes a good long-term partner, and the answer has less to do with a single project and more to do with a relationship they can rely on.
Enter Captivate Exhibits, a full-service experiential marketing partner known for designing, fabricating and managing trade show exhibits, branded environments and experiential activations nationwide. For the fifth year in a row, Captivate was named a Milwaukee Business Journal’s Best Places to Work.
Captivate understands it’s the culture that makes a great place to work, and that shows up in tangible ways: programs that help employees pursue personal goals outside of work and monthly conversations across departments about what living out company values of actually looks like day to day.
“We feel really blessed to have received the Best Places to Work award in 2026,” said Matt Tadisch, CEO at Captivate. “It’s a signal that we’re doing something right, and we’re proud of that.”
The group was honored at a local event, but the celebration didn’t stop there. The team hosted an in-house recognition event in September, gathering on the company’s patio for bagels and a special coffee truck, followed by congratulatory remarks and a group toast in honor of the team that made the recogniti
According to Captivate, a strong workplace culture doesn’t just benefit employees. It also shapes the experience clients have when working with the team.
“No matter the size of the project, clients can feel when something isn’t working within the walls of their marketing partner,” said Brian Magliocco, co-owner and director of culture at Captivate. “That’s a big reason our culture matters so much to us and why we place real importance on our core values of integrity, excellence and reliability.”
Exhibit and activation work runs on institutional memory: the project manager who already knows a program’s rigging history, the account lead who’s carried a client through several show cycles instead of just one, a fabrication team that isn’t starting from zero on every build. When a company holds onto its people, its clients hold onto something too: a team that already understands the account rather than one still getting up to speed.
“This is why winning awards for culture is something we really celebrate here,” Magliocco added. “It’s not just another trophy on the shelf. It’s a signal that the same support we feel internally is going to show up in our relationship with you.”
If you’re looking for a partner with a proven track record of relationships, both inside and outside the company, connect with Captivate Exhibits.
About Captivate Exhibits: Captivate Exhibits is a full-service experiential marketing partner that designs, fabricates and manages trade show exhibits, branded environments and experiential activations. With over 30 years of expertise and a team of skilled craftspeople who take ownership of every detail, Captivate partners with clients from the first concept to the moment everything is back on the shelf. Headquartered in Sussex, Wisconsin and serving clients nationwide, Captivate works across food and beverage, healthcare, sports and recreation, manufacturing and more. Founded on faith-driven values and a deep commitment to treating people right, Captivate has built a reputation not just for the quality of the work, but for the quality of the relationship.
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