The PPAI Expo 2026

Jenna Quaranta, Director of Sales at HPG, holds over a decade of industry experience as both a Supplier and PPD. JQ’s reputation as an industry thought leader and Sales powerhouse is indisputable. Sales is not just the act of selling for JQ, instead, her no-BS approach combined with a tactical mindset is a key component in her ability to bring value to customers and their businesses. She utilizes her knowledge as a Certified Business Coach to provide a path to success for her customers in a consultative manner. Furthermore, as a Certified Mental Health Ambassador, JQ emphasizes that, to be a strong Professional, you must also possess a strong mind, body and discipline.

Recognized in the Top 10 by PPAI’s Online18 as one of the industry’s key influencers, many people’s first introduction to JQ is via her social media, give it a follow and you’ll see these words come to life. 

Joelly Goodson, known as the Branding Badass, is an award-winning branding expert and dynamic force in the promotional products industry. As the creator and host of the top branding podcast, Branding Matters, Joelly is renowned for her bold, innovative strategies that empower professionals to break free from the “stuff seller” mindset and become creative marketing partners. Through high-impact storytelling and value-driven campaigns, she helps clients amplify brand influence, build loyalty, and achieve measurable growth. Joelly’s energetic presentations deliver actionable insights and fresh perspectives, inspiring audiences to escape price competition and elevate every pitch. Her passion for partnership, creativity, and industry transformation makes Joelly a sought-after voice for promo pros ready to stand out and win in today’s market. 

With over 25 years working within the promotional products industry, Bill Petrie had dedicated his career to helping organizations grow their businesses through creative, strategic, and effective marketing and branding. As the founder and creative director of brandivate – a boutique marketing, branding, and advertising agency – Bill brings a hands-on approach to connecting brands with their audiences in meaningful ways.

Bill’s insatiable curiosity drives his creativity and ensures that he’s always pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. He doesn’t hold back; he embraces boldness, innovation, and a bit of irreverence because that’s where real growth happens. His goal? To challenge and inspire others to achieve their goals and dreams.

As a featured keynote speaker and workshop leader, Bill has been fortunate to share these ideas with audiences across the country and around the world. He has also had the honor of being inducted into the Promotional Products of the Mid-South (PPAMS) Hall of Fame and receiving the Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) Icon Award for Distinguished Service in 2024 – a testament to his commitment to elevating others and driving positive change.

When not helping brands make an impact, you can find him in his backyard, affectionately known as The Back Forty, likely smoking something delicious on the grill, mixing up craft cocktails, and enveloping himself in great music. He also loves spending time with his wife of 30 years, Sandy, their red tick coonhound, Shelby, and their twin college-aged sons, Drew and Mitch – who tend to pop in when they are broke, hungry, have nothing clean to wear, or all of the above.

Josh Pospisil has been in the promo space for around 11 years. He is a past Sales and Marketing Manager for KTI Promo, National Account Manager for Hirsch, and VP of Business Development for AIA/IpromoteU. Pospisil is now the Director of eComm & Digital Sales at PromoShop. Josh is a past president for HPPA, and has volunteered for numerous promo organizations, including RAC/RRC, PromoKitchen and more. Josh also is a past speaker at multiple regional events, along with a featured speaker at PPAI Expo in 2025. Josh is a lover of all things promo and wants to provide as much positivity and education as possible. 

Ashley Colautti, MAS, VP of Sales for Spector & CO., has been in the industry for nearly 20 years.  She is the current Chair of PromoKitchen, an industry not for profit that promotes education and mentorship. Ashley volunteers on the PPAI Professional Development and Certification Committee and is the past event chair of Brand Chain.  

I’m a nerd of many stripes: sales, marketing, business strategy, choral music, food, small town Midwesternism, writing, old houses, useless trivia, murder mysteries, and how you can live a good life wherever you are. 

I’m an industry immigrant multiple times over: first in higher education marketing, then tech marketing and now in promotional product manufacturing sales. In my role at Raining Rose, I focus on strengthening our connection to strategic accounts and leveraging HubSpot to scale our sales efforts. 

I have a deep faith in what connects us as humans, and I’m inspired every time our great, wide world becomes very, very small. As a board member of PromoCares and ASI’s Promo for the Planet, I believe in doing good when you can, however you can, and the power of companies and brands in creating meaningful change. 

A self-described professional student, Mykayla Goodwin is the VP of Strategy and Marketing for OrderMyGear (OMG), a market-leading technology provider for promotional product distributors, apparel decorators, team dealers, and suppliers to sell branded merchandise across channels. As a strategy and marketing leader, Mykayla identifies growth opportunities and guides company strategy through market research and strategic planning. She also helps the market understand who OMG is, what they do, and how they are different from the rest. Mykayla received an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where she focused on innovation and growth strategy, as well as a B.B.A. in Marketing from Texas State University. 

Laura Smith, the Sustainability and Compliance Manager at Storm Creek, has been the driving force behind many of her company’s biggest sustainability milestones, including earning B Corp certification and achieving an EcoVadis Gold rating. She makes big goals feel doable—turning ambitious ideas into meaningful, measurable results.  

Laura’s work is all about balance: connecting long-term vision with the everyday details that make it real. Thanks to her leadership, sustainability isn’t just a buzzword at Storm Creek—it’s woven into the way the company operates.  

Bobby Lehew is Chief Content Officer at commonsku, the workflow platform powering $1.8B+ in annual sales across 900+ promotional products distributors and 100+ suppliers. A former 15-year CEO of Robyn, Bobby’s work has earned PPAI Gold Pyramid Awards, PPAI Silver Technology honors, an Addy Award, and three consecutive spots on Inc. Magazine’s fastest-growing companies list. Today, he hosts the industry’s top podcast, the skucast, writes The Backpack (a merch trends newsletter) and The AI Promo Brief (a newsletter highlighting AI news for promo), created MarketingProfs‘ “Storytelling: Using the Power of Story to Drive Action” workshop, and speaks nationally on the future of merch, marketing, and the cultural forces reshaping sales.