Jon led company strategy and operations as the Director of Global Operations & Strategy at BigCommerce. Prior to that, he assisted with the successful $1.68B acquisition and integration of Magento to Adobe and managed high-level partnerships, revenue portfolios, and strategic initiatives.

Jon spent the first decade of his career beginning at Bear Stearns & Co. before moving on to Optiver and RockView Capital. Graduating from Duke University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and minor in Economics, Jon’s experience utilizes his technical acumen to improve business efficiencies.

Jon plays golf and tennis competitively, skis every winter, and is a rated backgammon and chess player.

Lenny started in the exhibit industry at age 19 as a custom fabricator and installer, and quickly displayed an aptitude for leadership. Almost immediately, he became the supervisor of a team of 30+ members. Later experiences as Production Foreman, Estimator, Purchaser, and Production Manager prepared him for his leadership roles at Exhibit Network.

The reputation that Exhibit Network holds throughout the trade show industry is the direct result of Lenny’s passion for quality workmanship, innovation, and creative problem-solving. He holds himself and the employees to high standards of integrity and excellence.

Lenny is an avid outdoorsman who can be found fishing in Alaska, and hunting in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Namibia.

As the former Director of Business Development at Iapetus Holdings LLC, drove revenue growth, led product expansion and fostered channel partnerships across the family of businesses. With diverse roles, including President of Atlas Commodities, Strategic Advisor to Soaring Eagle Technologies and Strategic Advisor to Atlas Retail Energy, he showcased expertise in restructuring, mergers & acquisitions, international expansion, and renewable initiatives. In his role at the holdings company, Alex managed investments, strategic initiatives and maintained crucial capital relationships.

Previous experiences at Trafigura Trading LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. highlight his extensive background in energy trading and structured transactions. A Duke University graduate with a BA in Economics, Alex brings a global perspective as a dual citizen (US & EU) and fluent in Greek.

He and his wife Jamie have lived in Houston for 15 years and have two young and very cute daughters Zoe and Maia.

Nicole Papakostas, one of our project managers, was born in New York City and is half-Greek and half-Colombian. She comes from a very exotic combination of cultures. She loves both cultures and spending time with her family in both countries. Nicole had the opportunity to grow up in Colombia, where she completed her bachelor’s in international business before moving back to New York City. Nicole graduated in the fall of 2023 with her master’s in business management, focusing on Project Management from Purdue University. She is proud to say that she is officially a Purdue Boilermaker. She also completed her Bachelor of Business Administration with Sam Houston State University and has her certification in Austrian Economics from Mises University.

Nicole has worked in the financial industry since 2019, where she maintained store profitability, increasing revenues from $2 million to $7 million with high levels of customer service. Before she moved to the financial industry, she worked in the fashion industry in New York City with a global manufacturing company, coordinating production efforts of manufacturing facilities in Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Vietnam, China, and California.

Nicole is a world traveler. She is also fluent in English and Spanish and has some conversational proficiency in Greek and Portuguese. She loves reading, cooking, playing clarinet, and spending time with her family and friends at the ranch.

Alex was born in Uruguay, but we’re fortunate he landed his talents at Exhibit Network. Alex is a talented architectural cabinetmaker who has also been in the trade show industry for almost 10 years. We appreciate him because he maintains and thrives in a clean, organized work environment.

Alex enjoys the family atmosphere at Exhibit Network and appreciates being an integral part of the tight-knit team.

When not working, Alex enjoys Remote Control Airplanes, reading books, and practicing Reiki for grateful family and friends.

George is a native Houstonian who has been with Exhibit Network since 2021. He has a 20-year background in the trade show industry and is multi-talented. He fabricates, warehouses, delivers, installs, and dismantles exhibits and performs small repairs and upgrades in our facility.

George likes the friendly, family-like work environment at Exhibit Network. He can be found hunting, fishing, or traveling when he’s not working.

George is a worldwide traveler, having visited over 20 different countries (so far!).

Wes Galicia was born in Monterrey, Mexico, but raised in Houston, so we consider him a true Texan! Wes is indispensable in our warehouse. From storing crates strategically in the warehouse to documenting their locations in a user-friendly computer file, Wes is our go-to for “Hey, where’s the XXX crate?” You will also see Wes unpacking those crates and setting up exhibits on the show floor.

Wes likes working at Exhibit Network because he learns something new every day. Wes makes and sells his art in his spare time and collaborates with other artists to improve and refine each other’s talents. Wes is also an accomplished, self-taught music producer. We are sure he has many other undisclosed talents as well!