Employment History:

Published Works:
Ms. Baglio is a breast cancer survivor.

Public Speaking Experience:

Why She is an Expert:
Her experience, combined with the wealth of resources readily available to Meet with Success, Inc. Through her network, the company offers a vast resource of vendors to call – anywhere in the world – in all aspects of production, videography, trade show booths and registration. There is also the fact that Ms. Baglio has worked on both sides of the table. “We can be realistic about our delivery and their requirements,” she says.

Best Advice:
“They need to have realistic expectations. By that, I mean everybody thinks anyone can do it. They need to understand it’s much more than just making a few phone calls. You need to show what your added value or advantage is. You have to understand your client, your business and the vendors you’re working with.”

Passionate about:
“I like being able to help others. If you look back, being a teacher and being in this business are both very service oriented professions. Feeling the gratification and knowing that my clients have successfully achieved their goals and results is rewarding to me. Being in this business, you get immediate feedback and gratification. That drives you to improve on the next one.”

Biography Excerpt:
Patricia A. Baglio, President and CEO of Meet with Success, Inc., has more than 27 years of experience designing and implementing thousands of events and customer programs worldwide. After a 13-year career as a schoolteacher, she became the worldwide director of tradeshows and events at Digital Equipment Corporation, where she worked for 15 years. At that point, Compaq acquired DEC. “ather than stay with the newly merged company, she started Meet with Success, Inc. In the decade since, her company has experienced a significant increase in client base, including many Fortune 500 Technology Companies.

     

Cambridge Who's Who: What is the most difficult obstacle or challenge you have faced in pursuit of your goals?  
MS. PATRICIA A BAGLIO :  I’m a small company; I don’t have this large business plan. I spend a lot of time nurturing my relationships. For example, I had a potential client from nine years ago. I had done some local work for one of their divisions. I asked to get introduced to the corporate side, which was in Phoenix, and they didn’t need me at the time. A couple of times, they asked me to bid on something, but then the money was withdrawn.

How do you gauge your success: on the satisfaction of the client or the satisfaction of the company who commissioned you?
If I make my client successful, that means they’ve made their client successful. That’s how I measure my success.