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At AHR Expo, the engineer who specs your equipment is three booths away — make sure yours is staffed when they walk by.

Trade show models, promotional models, brand ambassadors, and lead-retrieval talent for AHR Expo 2027 2027 — locally sourced in Chicago, trained before the doors open, and managed on-site. (Almost) instant quotes.

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AHR Expo 2027 staffing

AHR Expo staffing puts trained booth models, product demonstrators, brand ambassadors and lead-retrieval specialists on your stand at AHR Expo 2027, the essential trade event for the HVACR industry, held January 25–27 at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago. The show draws 55,000+ HVACR engineers, mechanical contractors, OEM decision-makers, wholesalers, distributors, manufacturer's representatives, architects, and facility managers from across the residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional segments — plus visitors from more than 100 countries. Booth talent greets that cross-sector traffic, qualifies interest, supports product and equipment demos, and captures leads so your own engineers and reps stay on the conversations that move specifications forward. An AHR Expo staffing agency recruits, vets, briefs and manages that talent locally, so exhibitors get a credible, on-message booth without flying in or housing a crew during a peak Chicago week. TSM Agency is a woman-owned talent agency founded in 2005 that staffs Chicago shows with local talent trained on your products before the doors open, every booking run through one dedicated account executive.

Event details

AHR Expo 2027 2027 at a glance

Dates
Jan 25–27, 2027
Days
Monday–Wednesday
Venue
McCormick Place Convention Center
Address
2301 S Martin Luther King Dr, Chicago, IL, 60616
Event type
HVACR trade show & exposition
Scale
55 · 1
Official site
www.ahrexpo.com
Why it matters

What AHR Expo 2027 asks of an exhibitor

AHR Expo fills McCormick Place — North America's largest convention center — with 1,900+ manufacturers and suppliers across heating, cooling, refrigeration, ventilation, plumbing, indoor air quality, building automation, and sustainable solutions. The audience is a who's who of the HVACR decision chain: mechanical engineers specifying systems, contractors choosing equipment, OEM buyers evaluating suppliers, facility managers scoping upgrades, and architects designing next-generation buildings. They come to compare hardware, attend for-credit sessions, and make buying decisions — and they move fast across three expo days. A booth left unstaffed during peak hours is a spec conversation missed with someone who came to buy. The four roles below each solve a different piece of that problem.

The scale of the floor

A AHR Expo 2027 booth competes for the crowd on the floor.

AHR Expo fills McCormick Place — North America's largest convention center — with 1,900+ manufacturers and suppliers across heating, cooling, refrigeration, ventilation, plumbing, indoor air quality, building automation, and sustainable solutions. The audience is a who's who of the HVACR decision chain: mechanical engineers specifying systems, contractors choosing equipment, OEM buyers evaluating suppliers, facility managers scoping upgrades, and architects designing next-generation buildings AHR Expo 2027 draws 55.

Source — organizer figures
55
attendees at AHR Expo 2027
Front of the booth

Trade show models for AHR Expo 2027

AHR Expo runs 55,000+ attendees through McCormick Place over three days, and no in-house team can cover every aisle hour without help. Our AHR Expo trade show models work the front of your booth — drawing and qualifying the HVACR engineers, mechanical contractors, OEM decision-makers, and distributors moving past your space, opening conversations, and keeping the stand covered from open to close. Sourced locally in Chicago, they spare you the airfare, hotels and per-diems a relocated crew would add during a busy convention week, and they're briefed on your product category before the doors open. The outcome: more of that technical, purchasing-empowered audience actually stops at your booth, and your engineers and reps spend their time on the buyers who are ready to talk specifications.

Traffic & attention

Promotional models for AHR Expo 2027

Standing out among 1,900+ exhibitors means giving engineers and contractors a reason to step in rather than walk past. Our AHR Expo promotional models pull attention to your space and turn passers-by — the HVACR engineers, facility managers, architects, and procurement buyers scouting new equipment — into captured leads: running live demo stations, hosting product launches and giveaways, distributing spec sheets and samples, and holding energy through three full expo days. Each is briefed on your product and the single action you want every visitor to take, whether that's a hands-on equipment demo, a sample request, or a scanned badge. The outcome: higher booth traffic from the surrounding aisles and more of it qualified and tagged rather than drifting on to the next supplier.

Brand & message

Brand ambassadors for AHR Expo 2027

At AHR Expo, your brand is on display to a technically literate, credentialed audience of engineers and buyers who can spot a script instantly. Our AHR Expo brand ambassadors are trained on your products, positioning, and talking points so they represent you accurately and confidently to that audience — embodying the brand on the show floor, guiding engineers and OEM buyers through equipment demos, and driving traffic from high-flow concourses back to your stand. For launches in heat pumps, refrigerants, AI controls, building automation, or sustainable HVACR solutions, they carry the story in language a mechanical engineer respects. The goal they serve: brand recall and on-message coverage with the exact engineers, contractors, and distributors who decide what gets specified.

The operational team

Full booth staffing for AHR Expo 2027

Beyond the front of the booth, an AHR Expo stand runs on the roles that make it work at McCormick Place scale. As your AHR Expo event staffing partner we field the whole team: product demonstrators who deliver accurate, repeatable demos of your HVACR equipment, controls, or software; lead-retrieval specialists trained on Cvent, Compusystems, Validar, Klik and Bartizan so every prospect is scanned and qualified correctly in real time; presenters and emcees for in-booth product theaters; bilingual talent for the show's 8,000+ international visitors from 100+ countries; and a team lead to run check-in, breaks, and performance across all three days. One dedicated account executive scopes the mix to your booth size and goals — we recommend, you choose — and manages the team on-site. The outcome: a booth staffed open-to-close, and a clean, complete lead list when the show ends.

A buying audience

They came to see new products.

92% of trade show attendees come specifically to see new products — primed to engage at your booth, if someone engages them first.

Source — CEIR
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come to see new products
Why TSM

Why exhibitors book TSM for AHR Expo 2027

Local talent. Crews sourced in Chicago — no airfare, hotels, or per-diems on your invoice.
Trained before the doors open. Every booking is briefed on your products, message, and the one action you want from each visitor.
One account executive. A single point of contact scopes the team, manages on-site, and owns the outcome.
Vetted & reliable. Woman-owned since 2005, rated 5.0 on Google, with talent that shows up and performs.

A booth that's professionally staffed open-to-close at AHR Expo 2027 — and a clean lead list when the show ends.

Why brands trust us

Why brands trust TSM Agency

Woman-Owned

A woman-owned talent agency co-founded by Caryn Hanna, a former professional model.

Founded 2005

More than 20 years of trade show and event staffing experience.

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Events Staffed

More than 2,000 trade shows, conventions, and promotional events staffed across the United States.

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Talent Network

Over 2,000 experienced trade show models, brand ambassadors, and promotional staff across 25+ U.S. cities.

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Rated on Google

Rated 5.0 stars on Google Reviews based on verified client feedback.

MPI Member

A member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the largest global community of meeting and event professionals.

$1 Million Insurance Coverage

Fully insured with $1M per occurrence and $2M aggregate general liability. Certificates of insurance available on request.

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City Markets

Local talent in every major U.S. convention city, eliminating travel expenses, with staff who know the venue.

How it works

How it works

Three steps to a fully staffed AHR Expo 2027 booth.

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Step 01

Send your show & booth

Tell us your booth size, dates, and the roles you need. Most quotes come back fast.

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Step 02

Choose your team

Select your talent from our curated recommendations — we recommend, you choose — and we brief them on your brand.

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Step 03

We manage on-site

Your talent arrives show-ready and is managed on the floor, every day, through the close of the show.

FAQ

AHR Expo 2027 staffing FAQs

Yes. We provide vetted AHR Expo trade show models who work the front of your booth at McCormick Place — drawing and qualifying HVACR engineers, contractors, OEM buyers and distributors, opening conversations, and keeping the stand staffed open-to-close. They're sourced locally in Chicago and briefed on your product category before the show opens.

Yes. AHR Expo brand ambassadors represent your brand on-message to a credentialed audience of engineers, facility managers, architects, and OEM buyers; AHR Expo promotional models pull floor traffic, run demo stations and product launches, and turn passers-by into scanned leads. Both are trained on your product and goals before day one.

Yes. All AHR Expo staffing is fielded from the Chicago market, so you avoid the airfare, hotels and per-diems a relocated crew would add during a busy McCormick Place week, and your team knows the venue layout before the doors open.

Yes. Our lead-retrieval specialists are trained on Cvent, Compusystems, Validar, Klik and Bartizan, and our product demonstrators are briefed on your HVACR equipment, controls, or software to deliver accurate, repeatable demos and field first-line technical questions from engineers and contractors.

Yes. AHR Expo draws visitors from more than 100 countries, and we can provide Spanish, Mandarin, French, Portuguese, German, and other bilingual talent to engage international engineers, buyers, and OEM representatives.

AHR Expo staffing typically runs $50–$85/hr depending on role, language, and show length. Send your booth size, dates, and the roles you need and, during business hours, most quotes come back within a couple of hours — often minutes once the details are complete.

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We have AHR Expo 2027 2027 on file — venue, dates and roles are pre-filled, so you just pick your team and send. Your account executive replies fast with pricing and hand-picked talent.

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AHR Expo staffing puts trained booth models, product demonstrators, brand ambassadors and lead-retrieval specialists on your stand at AHR Expo 2027, the essential trade event for the HVACR industry, held January 25–27 at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago.

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