{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Bold Brand Show","title":"Michael V. Geary, CAE - IFMA","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3471,"description":"Visit boldbrand.show to learn more.\nOn today’s episode, we’re chatting with my friend, Michael Geary.\n\nMichael V. Geary, CAE, has over thirty years of leadership experience with associations and\nnonprofit organizations. Currently, he serves as the President & CEO of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA). Founded in 1980, IFMA is the world’s largest and most widely recognized organization for facility management professionals, supporting over 25,000 members in more than 140 countries.\n\nPreviously, Mike was the Chief Executive Officer of the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) and the SMPS Foundation, serving over 7,400 marketing and business development professionals in the architecture, engineering, and construction industries. His career also includes serving as the President & CEO of AmericanHort and the Horticultural Research Institute, which are the trade association and foundation for the horticulture industry.\n\nHe concurrently led the Ohio Produce Growers & Marketers Association and the Nursery & Landscape Association Executives of North America. Earlier in his career, Michael was Executive Director of the American Institute of Architecture Students and held senior staff roles at the National Association of Home Builders, The Delta Chi Fraternity, and the North American Interfraternity Conference.\n\nMichael is an active volunteer, and his involvement includes previously serving on the boards of directors for the Delta Chi Fraternity and America in Bloom (a nationwide community beautification organization), and he is currently a board member for the Delta Chi Fraternity\nFoundation. Michael has also been an active volunteer for the American Society of Association Executives and several local organizations. He was born in Kitwe, Zambia and is a graduate of the University of Florida, earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation in 2000 from the American Society of Association Executives, and earned a Certificate...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/O5TM1TN7g358g3SNNrss1P2gf7J2V0G_Dot7mG9hlgY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yZWY2/NjBjNDdjZTVjYjc5/ZTcxNzUwNDdiZDAw/ODdkYi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}