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A floor of federal decision-makers and operational commanders has limited time — staff a booth that gets your capability in front of the right buyer.

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

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Border Security Expo staffing

Border Security Expo staffing puts trained booth professionals, brand ambassadors and lead-retrieval talent on your stand at Border Security Expo — the government, defense and homeland-security trade show and conference its organizer calls the largest and longest-standing event built specifically for the border community, held at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix. It convenes federal, state and local decision-makers — DHS, CBP and U.S. Border Patrol leaders, ICE, CISA and USCIS officials, DoD and military personnel, DOJ, FBI and DEA representatives, state police and county sheriffs — alongside the procurement officers and program managers who influence border-security acquisition. On a credential-driven floor where capability briefings and demos decide which solutions advance, that talent greets and qualifies attendees, supports your demonstrations, and captures every lead so your team stays in front of the right buyers. TSM Agency is a woman-owned national event staffing and talent agency, founded in 2005, that recruits, vets, briefs and manages talent locally in Phoenix — briefed on your capability before the doors open and run through one dedicated account executive — so contractors and OEMs get a professional, on-message booth without flying in or housing a crew in Phoenix.

Event details

Border Security Expo 2027 at a glance

Venue
Phoenix Convention Center
Address
100 N 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85004
Event type
Government, defense and homeland-security trade show and conference
Official site
www.bordersecurityexpo.com
Why it matters

What Border Security Expo asks of an exhibitor

Border Security Expo fills the Phoenix Convention Center with federal, state and local government leaders, military personnel and the industry solution providers competing for their attention across surveillance, detection, communications, vehicles, AI and analytics. The audience is senior and time-constrained: operational commanders, procurement teams and program managers move through the hall between general sessions and mission briefings, evaluating which technologies meet emerging requirements. The challenge is access and credibility — these are decision-makers who influence and drive acquisition, and a booth that can't greet them professionally, route them to the right engineer, and capture the conversation cleanly loses a meeting it may not get again. The four roles below each address a different piece of running a professional booth that gets your capability in front of the right government buyer and captures it accurately.

The scale of the floor

A Border Security Expo booth competes for the crowd on the floor.

Border Security Expo fills the Phoenix Convention Center with federal, state and local government leaders, military personnel and the industry solution providers competing for their attention across surveillance, detection, communications, vehicles, AI and analytics. The audience is senior and time-constrained: operational commanders, procurement teams and program managers move through the hall between general sessions and mission briefings, evaluating which technologies meet emerging requirements

Front of the booth

Trade show models for Border Security Expo

Border Security Expo trade show models work the front of your booth so no government or military attendee reaches your stand unattended on a credential-driven floor. With DHS, CBP, DoD and law-enforcement decision-makers moving between briefings and the exhibit hall, our Border Security Expo trade show models greet and qualify arrivals, manage walk-up traffic professionally, and open conversations so your technical and sales team stays with the procurement officers and program managers ready to talk requirements. Because they're sourced in Phoenix, you skip the airfare, hotels and per-diems an out-of-town crew adds during a Phoenix Convention Center show week. The outcome: every qualified attendee is met and routed, and your specialists' time goes to the buyers who matter.

Traffic & attention

Promotional models for Border Security Expo

Border Security Expo promotional models drive booth traffic and keep your capability in front of a professional government and defense audience. On a floor of solution providers competing for the same federal and state decision-makers, our Border Security Expo promotional models present your technology, distribute capability sheets and materials, and keep the booth active and approachable across the show days — drawing in the CBP, DoD and law-enforcement attendees walking your aisle. Each is briefed on your solution, key messaging and the one action you want — a demo, a capability-sheet scan, a follow-up meeting. The outcome: more qualified booth traffic, captured rather than passing to the next exhibitor.

Brand & message

Brand ambassadors for Border Security Expo

Border Security Expo brand ambassadors represent your brand to a credentialed government and military audience where professionalism and accuracy decide the conversation. Across a floor of agency leaders, operational commanders and procurement officials, our Border Security Expo brand ambassadors are briefed on your capability, positioning and talking points so they embody the brand consistently — guiding attendees through your solution, fielding requirement and integration questions, and handing off cleanly to your engineers when the conversation goes technical. For contractors building long-cycle government relationships, the same ambassadors returning year over year build familiarity with your brand and the agencies in the room. The goal they serve: a polished, on-message presence that turns briefings into qualified procurement conversations.

The operational team

Full booth staffing for Border Security Expo

As your Border Security Expo event staffing partner we field the whole booth team behind the front line. That includes product demonstrators who support accurate, repeatable demos of your surveillance, detection or communications technology; lead-retrieval specialists trained on Cvent, Compusystems, Validar, Klik and Bartizan so every government, military and procurement contact is scanned and qualified correctly in real time; presenters for in-booth capability briefings; registration and check-in staff for meeting flow; bilingual talent where your audience calls for it; and a team lead to run check-in, breaks and coverage across the show. Our talent works through show close each day — never an early walk-off — so your booth stays covered to the final hour, not abandoned when the floor quiets. One dedicated account executive scopes the mix to your booth size and meeting schedule and manages the team on-site, so your stand stays professional and producing for the DHS, CBP, DoD and law-enforcement decision-makers on the floor.

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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Why TSM

Why exhibitors book TSM for Border Security Expo

Local talent. Crews sourced in Phoenix — 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 Border Security Expo — 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 Border Security Expo 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

Border Security Expo staffing FAQs

Yes. TSM Agency places trade show models for Border Security Expo who greet and qualify government, military and procurement attendees at your booth, manage walk-up traffic, and open conversations so your specialists stay with ready buyers. They're briefed on your capability and the audience you want — DHS, CBP, DoD and law-enforcement decision-makers — before the show floor opens at the Phoenix Convention Center.

We staff Border Security Expo with a locally based Phoenix roster. Local talent knows the Phoenix Convention Center, arrives for pre-show briefings, and handles same-day changes without travel — and you avoid the airfare, hotels and per-diems an out-of-town crew adds during a Phoenix show week.

Yes. We place lead-retrieval specialists trained on Cvent, Compusystems, Validar, Klik and Bartizan who scan badges, qualify attendees and route high-priority government contacts to your team, plus product demonstrators who support accurate, repeatable demos of your technology. Both are briefed on your qualification criteria and messaging before the floor opens.

Yes. We provide verified-fluency bilingual talent — Spanish and other languages — who can greet, present and capture leads in an attendee's own language. Request bilingual staffing when you submit your quote so we can confirm availability for your booth.

Talent generally runs $50–$85 per hour depending on role, program length and the Phoenix market, and every booking includes staff selection, a pre-event brand briefing and a dedicated account manager. Quotes are fast — often within minutes once details are confirmed.

TSM Agency is a woman-owned national event staffing and talent agency founded in 2005, with 2,000+ events staffed, a 2,000+ talent network, a 5.0 Google rating and MPI membership. We carry $1M per-occurrence / $2M aggregate general liability insurance, with a certificate of insurance available on request. Our talent are vetted 1099 professionals briefed on your capability before the show, and every program runs through one dedicated account executive reachable on show days.

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We have Border Security Expo 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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Border Security Expo staffing puts trained booth professionals, brand ambassadors and lead-retrieval talent on your stand at Border Security Expo — the government, defense and homeland-security trade show and conference its organizer calls the largest and longest-standing event built specifically for the border community, held at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix.

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