Karalynn Sprouse

Karalynn joined Emerald in August 2013 and serves as Executive Vice President with responsibility for the Gift & Home, General Merchandise, Lifestyle and Intl Sourcing sectors. Karalynn is responsible for increasing market share, building new revenue streams through strategic partnerships, and creating a solution-based sales and customer success approach.

With more than 25 years of experience in the media and event marketing industries, Karalynn has ample experience guiding top-tier teams to success. As an accomplished corporate sales leader and marketer, she spent the prior 6 years at UBM Advanstar (now Informa plc) serving as Vice President for MAGIC International. Prior to that, Karalynn spent 15 years in publishing, most recently she was Vice President of Advertising for the Los Angeles News Group, a division of Media News Group.