CLIENTS
From the point I had my first opportunity to work with Heidi, I was asking for her exclusively when it came to my exhibition design needs. Heidi is a pleasure to interact with, possesses exceptional creativity and readily takes ownership in providing the client with the finest results attainable. Wherever we exhibit throughout North America, Heidi Salo hands down, is my exhibit designer of choice. |
Heidi is without a doubt, one of the most talented people I know. I've had the pleasure of working with Heidi on several large projects over the past 7 years. Heidi demonstrates a high degree of originality and creativity. She displays a strong power of observation and is able to develop creative solutions to challenging problems. Heidi generates fresh design ideas and creatively illustrates concepts. Always polished and poised, Heidi has a delightfully natural charm and glowing charisma. Her work is remarkable! It is with great pleasure that I recommend Heidi as she is truly a gem and is an invaluable asset to any company! |
Heidi Salo was an excellent student at Ohio University's Interior Architecture program. Her work and her attitude toward design were excellent. Last fall Heidi made a two hour long presentation to a design seminar class here at Ohio University and I will say without any qualification that it was one of the best presentations I have ever attended by a professional designer anywhere. She knocked the socks off of the students, and me, with her detailed knowledge of exhibit design, with her contagious high level of energy, and with her complete personification of what it means to be a dedicated, top notch, talented and phenomenally capable professional designer.
Matthew Ziff, Associate Professor, Interior Architecture Area Chair, Ohio University
CONSULTANTS
“I had the privilege of getting to know Heidi while she was seeking employment after leaving Expotechnik. She and I connected immediately. She is personable, very intelligent, highly creative and grounded. She is also very driven. When she contacted me, she wasn't simply seeking a job to earn a paycheck; she was truly looking to make the best decision for years to come.
As an owner of a recruitment agency in the exhibition industry, I've seen hundreds of design portfolios. Heidi's work is fantastic. She is an amazing designer. Her work is better than most designers that have been in the industry twice as long as Heidi. Between her personality and creative passion, this is clearly why her clients and coworkers enjoy working with her. It is without reservation that I highly recommend Heidi.
Cal Cook, Principal + Chief talent officer, ExhibitRecruiter, Inc.
COLLEAGUES
Heidi is one of those people that you are happy to have known in your life. She has a positive impact on everyone and everything that she touches. Her openness to new ideas, new suggestions, and out-of-the-box concepts make her excel on every project she works on. She will listen closely to the client’s objectives, and then deliver a solution that almost always exceeds their expectations. If you have a chance to work with Heidi, DO IT! You will not be let down, and it is in your best interest to bring her along to present. Her passion comes out loud and clear during client interactions. |
Heidi is a great designer with a gift for client interaction. She consistently came up with interesting and novel solutions to design challenges and client requests while keeping the projects within budget. Having Heidi in a meeting was always a win for us, the questions she asked showed the clients she was listening carefully, and the ideas she brought forth for validation were always fun, engaging and smart. |
Heidi is incredibly creative, naturally so. From the start, she listens intently to the project needs, always considering how to bring forth the best design and add impact. Heidi is not afraid of new ideas, often suggesting a material application or technology previously not considered. As a collaborative partner, Heidi does a wonderful job being part of the best possible client solution!
Gail Behun, Vice President of Sales, MG Design
Heidi is effervescent (yeah bubbly in a real good way), smart, creative and spot on with her work! We had the pleasure to have Heidi on our team and she was a lead designer on many of our top accounts. Our internal teams absolutely enjoyed working with her and our clients demanded her on account. I highly and I mean HIGHLY recommend Heidi to collaborate develop and create winning design proposals. She's great. |
Heidi is a rock star designer with an amazing personality. It's obvious from looking at any of her designs that she puts a lot of time and effort into the concept as well as the final presentation. Her renderings look like photographs would look if the photographer spent a year in post production. |
Heidi is a creative force to be reckoned with. Her passion and drive to always create the best design solution possible is what makes her work so exceptional. Even with short time constraints and deadlines, Heidi never compromises her design quality and dedicates her all into any project she is assigned. She never fails to hit the mark and frequently surpasses the clients' expectations. It was absolutely my pleasure and privilege to have had the opportunity to work with such a talented and inspirational designer. I am absolutely confident that with her talents, professionalism and work ethics, she would make an invaluable addition to any organization.
Naomi Kang, Web and Interactive Designer, Tran and Partners, The BOSS Group, Freelance
Heidi is one of the most talented designers I have ever had the pleasure of working with. We worked together for 5 years while I was a part of the Sales and Consulting organization at Expotechnik. Heidi is client focused, passionate, and highly self-motivated. She really listens to the client's needs and creates a design that is innovative, visually pleasing, and unique. At the same time, she thinks about the details and ensures that the space is functional. Heidi genuinely cares about her designs and presents them with passion and conviction. Many clients were so pleased with Heidi's work that they requested she design their booths in the future! |
Heidi is an amazing and talented designer!! She works very well with clients and really listens to their needs as well as their desires, and goes the extra mile to accomplish both in booth design. I truly enjoyed working with her for many years! She's a true professional and an asset to ANY company. |
I had the privilege of working with Heidi Salo for nearly three years at Expotechnik America. In that time I grew to trust, appreciate, and admire her work ethic, creativity and design intuition as we worked closely and collaborated on numerous projects together. Heidi defines art and is always able to creatively solve design needs based on the criteria set forth by clients, more than that she is able to interpret needs of a client and visually express what they, sometimes, cannot even verbally express. Among her many other strong suites, is her ability to design within a budget. Heidi continually strived to meet and exceed budget needs with original and marketable designs that sold many notable accounts. Heidi is an incredible addition to any team, as her dedication, talent and perception delivers excellence that any company would value.
Kati Chilton, Key Account Manager, Expotechnik America
