(Photo: Caitlyn Correia, CEO of BlueHive Exhibits, now a women-owned business)
Caitlyn Correia is Proud to Announce BlueHive Exhibits as a Women-Owned Business
BlueHive Exhibits continues family trade show legacy into third generation.
submitted by David Gorham, Art Director, BlueHive Exhibits
WORCESTER, MA – BlueHive Exhibits of Worcester, MA has named Caitlyn Correia as its next CEO continuing her family’s trade show legacy into its third generation and first generation as a women-owned and run business.
Correia succeeds her father, Paul Hanlon, who previously served as CEO of BlueHive. Paul will continue to be part of the BlueHive family as a consultant but wants his future focus on being a grandfather to Caitlyn’s two young children.
After graduating with an MBA from Endicott College in 2012, Correia has held a variety of positions across the company including roles in the shop, accounting, account management, operations, and marketing.
Since becoming President in 2021, Correia’s vision has been set on the company’s future growth as well as the trade show industry at large. This includes overseeing the growth and development of employees, maintaining strategic vendor relationships, and ensuring our service, production quality, and creative energy we provide our clients is top-notch. The belief that great employees paired with the best vendor partnerships will provide clients with the best service possible has carried the family business for the past 19 years.
“I’m honored that my employees trust and have the confidence in me to take this next step as their CEO.” says, Correia. “I’m incredibly excited about our future as an organization and my promise is to continue to work hard every day for my employees.”
“There’s no greater pleasure, as a dad, to be able to pass on to my daughter all that I have labored.” states Hanlon. “With great confidence I know she’ll continue to take the organization to the next level.”
In August 2023, Correia oversaw the opening of BlueHive’s second location, a 30,000 square foot fabrication and storage facility in Las Vegas, Nevada to better serve its clients from coast to coast, reducing shipping costs and improving efficiencies.
In addition, she has served as an active member of the EDPA (Experiential Designers and Producers Association), the leading non-profit organization in the trade show industry, having held the position of Vice President (2022) for the Northeast chapter.
Correia was also a member (2022-2024) of YPO New England (Young Presidents Organization), the global leadership community of extraordinary chief executives focused on helping extraordinary leaders grow stronger together to improve lives, businesses and the world.
About BlueHive:
Formed in January 2005, BlueHive is an exhibit, events and interiors design firm focused on revamping and revitalizing the exhibit world. Headquartered in a combined 160,000 sq. ft. facility in Worcester, MA, with a second 30,000 square foot facility in Las Vegas and a satellite office in Long Island, N.Y., and with partner facilities in several key international areas including South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific regions; BlueHive serves regional, national and international businesses. An affiliate of the privately owned BlueHive Group, BlueHive is a bold, creative force that embraces and influences the entire brand experience, dedicated to ensuring that its clients achieve the most from their trade show programs and events. BlueHive has been named a 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023, 2024 Find It – Top 40 Exhibit Producer Awards winner by EXHIBITOR Magazine. For more information on BlueHive, visit blue-hive.com.
Going forward Correia’s responsibilities will continue to include keeping BlueHive relevant, competitive, ethically, and financially responsible, as well as supporting innovation and growth in BlueHive’s services and capabilities.
