Shows USA is celebrating 35 years of producing the top events in Southern California! It all began in 1975, as the brainchild of Richard Walters. It started with the Great American Free Market, a concept that was the first of its’ kind, and was the first all-new product marketplace for San Diego.
Richard had heard from many San Diego business people that they needed a quality home show and with his marketing experience and expertise, and 17 years in the entertainment business in Vancouver, owning the Cave and Isy’s Supper Clubs with his father, Richard was the perfect person to put it all together.
35 years later, the Del Mar home shows are larger than ever, using over 200,000 square feet of exhibit space, and are some of the highest attended non-fair events at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The Del Mar shows are also the highest attended home shows in California. We are proud to say we still have exhibitors that were at the very first Home Show in 1977!
The new millenium has brought a lot of growth to Shows USA. In the last 5 years we have added home shows in Anaheim as well as Pet Expos throughout California, managed by Shows USA sister company, California Pet Expos, Inc.
The Pet Expos are a labor of love. All of us at Shows USA are animal lovers and have dozens of pets between us. We are thrilled to do a small part in finding new families for homeless pets, as well as create fun and entertaining events for all animal lovers.
Today, the small venture Richard began has blossomed into the family business. Richard has become the Chief Executive Officer, and his daughter Tamara is now the President of Shows USA and California Pet Expos, Inc., and oversees the daily operations of both company and all shows. Richard’s granddaughter, Cassidy, works as assistant Show Manager, while also going to college to get a Ph. D. in Polital Science. We consider all our staff to be “family”, including our IT department, Bill and Mark , and our great sales staff: Gay, Leesa, Darlene, Carole, Jim, and Gail.
We are a family business, and as such, we welcome all exhibitors into our Show Family, and do everything we can to make each and every event successful for all vendors. We look forward to seeing you at the next Shows USA event!
Click on each persons name below for more info on our highly qualified event staff:
Tamara Walters - President & Show Manager
Cassidy Arend - Accounts Receivable & Ass't Show Manager
Gay Triano - Sales Associate- all events
Leesa Lattimore - Sales Associate - all events
Darlene Spratt - Sales Associate - all events
Carole Ozanian - Sales Associate - all events
Jim Anderson - Sales Associate - all events
Gail Strickland - Sales Associate - all events