Jane and Dennis Woodhouse founded Conference Technologies, Inc.® in 1988 as a privately held audio visual firm. Throughout its history, Conference Technologies, Inc.® has grown to include multiple locations throughout the United States. Conference Technologies, Inc.® has also expanded its services from a local reach to a global customer base.
Today, Conference Technologies, Inc.® is a leading custom audio visual systems integration solutions specialist that offers a wide variety of services to customers from around the world.
| 1988 |
Company founded in Saint Louis, Missouri by Jane and Dennis Woodhouse |
| 1991 |
Conference Technologies, Inc.® formally establishes company headquarters in Saint Louis, Missouri |
| 1997 |
Winners of the Saint Louis Regional FAST 50 Technology Award
John Laughlin joins company as Vice President |
| 1998 |
Presentations Magazine awards Conference Technologies, Inc.® with Best Presentation Room Award
Winners of the Saint Louis Regional FAST 50 Technology Award |
| 1999 |
Winners of the Saint Louis Regional FAST 50 Technology Award |
| 2000 |
Winners of the Saint Louis Regional FAST 50 Technology Award |
| 2001 |
Acquires Visual Works KC location and expands into Overland Park, Kansas
Winners of the Saint Louis Regional FAST 50 Technology Award |
| 2003 |
Expands operations in Memphis, Tennessee |
| 2004 |
Expands operations in Omaha, Nebraska
Acquires Visual Works Wichita location and expands operations in Wichita, Kansas |
| 2005 |
Expands operations in Peoria, Illinois |
| 2008 |
Acquires VMI in Saint Louis, Missouri |
| 2009 |
Headquarters relocated to larger facility in Saint Louis, Missouri
Dennis Woodhouse Retires
John Laughlin named President, Chief Executive Officer
Expands operations in Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 2010 |
Expands operations in Brookings, South Dakota |
| 2011 |
Expands operations in San Jose, California
Jane Woodhouse Retires
John and Mary Laughlin named Owners of Conference Technologies, Inc®
Cathy Kelly named Chief Operating Officer
Matt McNeil named Chief Marketing Officer
Pete Krejci named Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
| 2012 |
Recognized by the NSCA for Excellence in Business - Growth Strategies
Acquires Media Images in Saint Louis, Missouri
Conference Technologies, Inc.® refreshes company logo |
| 2013 |
Acquires Pratt Audio Visual in Iowa and Nebraska
Acquires United Visual, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois
Expands operations in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Quad Cities, Milwaukee, and Chicago
Acquires St. Louis Audio Visual in St. Louis, Missouri |
| 2014 |
Expands operations in Phoenix, Arizona
Expands operations in San Francisco, California
Terry Bray named Chief Operations Officer
Cathy Kelly named Chief Business & Strategy Officer
Matt McNeil named Chief Design Officer
Eric Snider named Chief Technology Officer
Jimmy LoMonaco named Chief Talent Acquisition Officer |
| 2015 |
Acquires UNAVP and expands event solutions in the Chicago and Milwaukee area
Acquires Industrial Audio Video and expands operations in Houston
Recognized by Commercial Integrator in the 40 under 40 publication |
| 2016 |
Expands operations in New Orleans, LA and Austin, TX
Brandon Conick named Chief Information Officer |
