{"id":3628,"date":"2026-07-30T12:23:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eldee.nextlead.nl\/en\/christie-smits\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T18:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:32:11","slug":"christie-smits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eldee.nextlead.nl\/en\/christie-smits\/","title":{"rendered":"Christie Smits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<!-- core\/group -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"core-group-container jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-pantone-7645\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- core\/columns -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"core-column-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- second row in a row -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- core\/column [id: 1] -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md d-flex flex-column justify-content-center\">\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading text-white has-text-color display-3\" id=\"h-author\"><strong>Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading text-white has-text-color h1\" id=\"h-christie-smits\" style=\"text-transform:none\"><strong>Christie Smits<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading text-white has-text-color display-3\">Management Assistant<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- core\/group -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"core-group-container p-4 mt-0 bg-white-transparent\">\n<p class=\"lead wp-block-paragraph\">Over 15 years in stand building. <br>From the first sketch to the day the show opens.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"figure size-full\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/christie-smits-a2aa622a\/\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" src=\"https:\/\/eldee.nextlead.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/linkedin.png\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mb-0 img-portrait\" alt=\"LinkedIn\" \/><\/a> \n<\/figure> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- core\/column [id: 2] -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md d-flex flex-column justify-content-end\">\n\n<figure class=\"figure size-full\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/eldee.nextlead.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christie.png\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mb-0 img-portrait\" alt=\"Christie Smits\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eldee.nextlead.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christie.png 800w, https:\/\/eldee.nextlead.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christie-720x720.png 720w, https:\/\/eldee.nextlead.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/christie-360x360.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> \n<\/figure> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- core\/columns -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"core-column-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- second row in a row -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- core\/column [id: 1] -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex flex-column justify-content-start\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-raised-among-stand-drawings\">Raised among stand drawings<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- core\/column [id: 2] -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christie Smits has worked in stand building for over 15 years. She grew up in the company her parents founded in 1976 and leads it today. Over the years she has managed stand projects at trade shows across Europe, for Dutch SMEs and for multinationals.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She writes about what makes a trade show participation work: design, technology, planning and the choices that make the difference on the show floor.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"core-buttons-main-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eldee.nextlead.nl\/en\/get-in-touch-with-eldee\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"btn btn-lg btn-primary\">From design to show floor.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- core\/group -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"core-group-container jumbotron aos-fade-up jumbotron-fluid bg-redorange\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- core\/columns -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"core-column-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- second row in a row -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- core\/column [id: 1] -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-9 justify-content-center\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center text-white has-text-color h1\" id=\"h-a-successful-trade-show-participation-in-6-steps\">A <strong>successful trade show participation<\/strong> in 6 steps<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center text-white has-text-color lead wp-block-paragraph\">Once we know what you want to achieve, we start designing and fine-tuning. Before you know it, we present a 3D stand design that is bound to blow you away. Then it&#8217;s full speed ahead: we build the stand and handle all communication with the exhibition organisers. The result: a resounding trade show success with a stand that pays for itself many times over.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"core-buttons-main-container d-flex flex-row justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eldee.nextlead.nl\/en\/expo-exhibition-approach\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"btn btn-lg btn-white text-primary\">View our approach<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author Christie Smits Management Assistant Over 15 years in stand building. From the first sketch to the day the show opens. About Raised among stand drawings Christie Smits has worked in stand building for over 15 years. 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