Speaker: Fred Schwam

Topic: Growth Strategies for Success

Fred Schwam’s first year as the owner and CEO of American Christmas was 1988 when he was 21 years old. He built the business into the premier commercial Christmas decorating company in the country, operating out of a 110,000 square foot facility in Mount Vernon with 70 full time employees and 140 seasonal employees. The company grew it’s revenue by an average of 14% a year for 30 years, leading to Fred selling the company in 2017 to an Austrian firm. Fred retired on January 31, 2019 at the age of 52. He will tell the story of the early years of the business, the growth and his ultimate exit.