Theresa O’Dea Joins Dallas Market Center as Vice President of Business Development, Design

Furniture World News Desk on 6/12/2023

Marketing veteran Theresa O’Dea has joined Dallas Market Center as Vice President of Business Development, Design, the company has announced. O’Dea is responsible for buyer delivery and the buyer growth strategy for Design, which includes residential and commercial interior design. Dallas Market Center is the largest open-daily residential design center and the largest lighting marketplace in North America. 

O’Dea brings more than two decades of marketing experience to the position. Most recently she was owner of a marketing and communications agency supporting a variety of clients in design, transportation, tech, and B2B. She reports to Dallas Market Center COO Karen Ryder.

“Theresa’s knowledge of marketing and passion for design are a winning combination,” said Karen Ryder. “Our open-daily design business is unmatched among market centers, and we are confident she will identify new opportunities and capitalize upon our trajectory.” 

O’Dea joins Dallas Market Center during unprecedented growth in new buyers visiting the open-daily marketplace and new brands taking space in its collection of buildings. The marketplace has recently welcomed dozens of new and expanding Design resources, and its Temps at Total Home & Gift Market have been completely reimagined and expanded.

“I’m eager to build upon the momentum at DMC and create new opportunities for brands and buyers to connect and thrive,” said O’Dea. “That begins with listening to the customer then collaborating with the community to support their objectives and drive traffic into our marketplace throughout the year.” 

For home décor, Dallas Market Center is the largest open-daily design center in North America, with more than 1.5 million square feet of leading home and design manufacturers. Each month, thousands of interior designers visit the marketplace, and design events throughout the year are held in partnership with industry organizations and media partners. Four times a year, Total Home & Gift Markets welcomes gift and home buyers from around the world. Twice a year, the marketplace hosts the largest residential lighting trade event in North America, Lightovation. Twice a year, Dallas Design Week welcomes more than 1000 interior designers for multiple days of programming, and the annual ArchLIGHT Summit is a growing lighting trade event and educational platform for the architectural, specification and design communities.

For upcoming markets and events, visit the Dallas Market Center website and download the Dallas Market Center mobile app. Also, keep up-to-date on all information by visiting Dallas Market Center on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and the DMC Daily Dose.

About Dallas Market Center
 Dallas Market Center is a global business-to-business trade center and the leading wholesale marketplace in North America connecting retailers and interior designers with top manufacturers in home décor, holiday/floral, gifts, lighting, gourmet and housewares, apparel and fashion accessories. Inside its dynamic, five million square foot campus, nearly 200,000 customers from all 50 states and 85 countries seek industry trends, business education and new products from exhibitors throughout the year via dominant trade events for gift, home décor, holiday and floral; the nation’s most comprehensive apparel and accessories markets featuring the latest styles from East Coast and West Coast designers; the largest residential lighting trade event in North America; and the largest and most successful open-daily design center.For more information, visit www.dallasmarketcenter.com.