Studio III

What Studio III does

Studio III is a B2B professional services firm that designs, fabricates, and manages trade show exhibits and corporate environments for large and small corporations. Founded in 1998 by Don Johnson, a 40-year industry veteran, and co-founded with Renee Bishop, the firm is headquartered in Locust Grove, GA. Studio III serves an enterprise-heavy client base that includes Lockheed Martin, HSBC, Timex, Bacardi, Bio-Rad, Bombardier, and FireEye, with at least one disclosed relationship (Linstol) spanning 8+ years. The firm positions itself as a full-service provider and reports producing events in 34 countries through the Global Network Alliance partnership with European design agencies.

Name

Studio III

Legal name

Studio III

Website

https://studio-iii.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Studio III is a Locust Grove, GA-based trade show exhibit design, fabrication, and show management firm founded in 1998, serving enterprise clients including Lockheed Martin, HSBC, Timex, and Bacardi across 34 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mcdonough

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Trade Show Exhibit Design and Fabrication Services: Project-based professional services revenue derived from designing, producing, fabricating, and managing trade show exhibits and related environments. Services include design, production, implementation, show services, warehousing, and international trade show management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Studio III is a full-service trade show firm that designs, fabricates, and manages custom exhibit and corporate environment solutions for corporate clients. Service lines cover exhibit and environment design, in-house production and fabrication of fixtures and graphics, on-site implementation (installation, dismantle, freight, A/V, warehousing), and international turnkey trade show support across 34 countries. Engagements are delivered as integrated, project-based professional services engagements rather than as discrete off-the-shelf products.

Product overview

Studio III is a trade show firm offering an integrated suite of services spanning design, production, and implementation for trade shows and events. The core offerings include Design Services (trade show exhibits, corporate lobbies, retail environments, kiosks, sales centers), Production Services (exhibits, custom fixtures and cabinetry, graphics, staging), Implementation Services (show services with on-site installation/dismantle supervision, freight management, A/V rental management, warehousing), and International Trade Show Services (global turnkey packages across 34 countries). The company operates from Locust Grove, GA serving clients nationwide with a small creative team.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design Services
• Production Services
• Implementation Services
• International Trade Show Services

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• EDPA (Experiential Designers & Producers Association)minorOthersIndustry association membership providing professional credibility and network within the experiential design and production community.
• EACA (Exhibitor Appointed Contractor Association)minorOthersIndustry association membership positioning studio III as an authorized exhibitor-appointed contractor.
• Global Network AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network alliance enabling studio III to serve clients attending trade shows globally. The firm implements a business model that teams with European design agencies who have construction needs for U.S. trade show clients, and vice versa.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• GES (Global Experience Specialists): Major global provider of exhibition and event services including custom exhibit design, fabrication, and on-site logistics. Directly comparable service offering to Studio III but with significantly larger capacity and a broader portfolio.
• Freeman: The largest global experiential marketing services company offering end-to-end trade show exhibit design, fabrication, logistics, and event management. Comparable to Studio III as a full-service provider but operating at vastly greater scale and breadth.

Direct peers

• The Trade Group: Trade show exhibit design, fabrication, and event services firm serving enterprise clients nationwide. Closely comparable to Studio III in integrated design-build-implementation capabilities and project-based engagement model.
• Skyline Exhibits: Trade show exhibit design firm offering custom and modular exhibit solutions with a global dealer network. Comparable to Studio III in custom exhibit design but with a more distributed/dealer-based delivery model.
• Derse: Full-service exhibit and event marketing agency providing custom exhibit design, fabrication, and program management for enterprise brands. Direct competitor to Studio III in the custom trade show exhibit space.
• Deckel & Moneypenny: Custom trade show exhibit design and fabrication firm with a creative, boutique approach to enterprise client engagements. Closely comparable to Studio III in design-led boutique positioning and custom exhibit focus.
• 3D Exhibits: Custom trade show exhibit design and fabrication firm serving enterprise clients with full-service capabilities. Directly comparable to Studio III in custom 3D exhibit design and corporate event focus.
• Czarnowski: Long-established exhibit marketing and design firm offering custom exhibits, environments, and event services to enterprise clients. Closely comparable to Studio III in boutique creative positioning with a similar full-service model.
• Hill & Partners: Custom trade show exhibit design and fabrication company serving enterprise clients across industries. Comparable boutique positioning to Studio III with similar custom exhibit and corporate environment offerings.
• EWI Worldwide: Experience design and fabrication firm specializing in trade show exhibits, corporate environments, and brand activations. Directly comparable to Studio III across custom exhibit design and permanent interior installations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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