By: Diane Mulvihill
April 3, 2015
Frank Gerace, marketing extraordinaire at Hubbell
Galvanizing, is a force to be reckoned with.
Gerace helps Hubbell Galvanizing, and the entire galvanizing
industry, by using his expertise in market development of galvanized products
to encourage more customers to galvanize their steel projects as well as using
powder coating and metalizing, which are all options offered through our
company. A lot of Gerace’s time spent marketing is actually through education
classes he presents on behalf of the American Galvanizers Association (AGA) called
‘Galvanize It!’ seminars.
Using his knowledge of galvanizing, Gerace leads the ‘Galvanize
It!’ seminars that educate engineers, architects, students, manufacturers and
many other people that want to learn about what galvanizing is and what it
does. He has presented more seminars than any other member of the AGA, and his
total number of presentations is still climbing.
Over the last weekend of March, Gerace drove to Kingston,
Ontario to present to 80-85 students from Queen’s University. This presentation
was out of the ordinary for him because he had the pleasure of presenting with
another galvanizer, Godfroy St. Pierre, from Corbec, which is a galvanizing
company based in Quebec, Canada. Gerace had asked him to present with him on
account of the fact that St. Pierre is bilingual and a powerful presenter.
The students they were presenting to were juniors studying in
the Civil Engineering Department and had never been exposed to what galvanizing
was; Gerace feels that this was a positive because he and St. Pierre were able
to “plant the seed early” about how galvanizing is a great option for engineers
who are concerned with corrosion protection. The two of them presented on the
core principles of hot dip galvanizing as well as how galvanizing is helpful
when it comes to sustainable development.
“Overall, I think that the presentations went well. The two
presenter technique worked well…I think the change of voice kept the program
interesting. We both had different stories to tell and I think this was well
received,” Gerace stated regarding how he thought the presentation was received
as a whole. He said that he always enjoys presenting with other galvanizers,
and co-presenting in this circumstance with St. Pierre was great, especially
since he is Canadian and he could accommodate the French speaking students who
were there for the lecture.
Gerace is a powerhouse of a presenter for the AGA because of
his history as well as his knowledge. He gives presentations like the one in
this article to hundreds of people per year, and he certainly is amazing at it.
His knowledge of galvanizing, his honesty, and the aura he creates when
presenting is catching when you listen to him speak about the process…it makes
you want to learn more and to really listen to what he has to say.
If you’re interested in having Frank Gerace give a
GalvanizeIt! presentation to your firm, company or class, contact him at geracefp@whyrust.com or call
315-796-2221 today.
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