--- title: HOSPITALITY AV VETERAN JOHN WATTS HELPS POSITION MILLS JAMES FOR RAPID GROWTH description: Hospitality AV veteran John Watts joins Mills James as Vice President to drive rapid growth in the hospitality audiovisual services industry. image: https://www.millsjames.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/John_Watts.png --- [Skip to content](https://blog.millsjames.com/news/hospitality-av-veteran-john-watts-helps-position-mills-james-for-rapid-growth#main-content) [![MillsJames-logo-1](https://blog.millsjames.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MillsJames-logo-1.png?width=180&height=32&name=MillsJames-logo-1.png)](https://millsjames.com/) - [ABOUT](https://millsjames.com/about-mills-james/) Show submenu for ABOUT - [ABOUT US](https://millsjames.com/about-mills-james/) - [OUR STORY](https://millsjames.com/our-story/) - [CAREERS](https://millsjames.com/careers/) - [CONTACT US](https://millsjames.com/contact-us/) - SERVICES Show submenu for SERVICES - [Events](https://millsjames.com/for-events/) Show submenu for Events - [Live Events](https://millsjames.com/for-events/live-event-creative-production/) - [Virtual Events](https://millsjames.com/for-events/virtual-events-streaming/) - [Event & Trade Show Videos](https://millsjames.com/for-storytelling/event-trade-show-videos/) - [Videos](https://millsjames.com/for-storytelling/) Show submenu for Videos - [Commerical Production](https://millsjames.com/for-storytelling/commercial-production/) - [Virtual Production](https://millsjames.com/for-events/) - [Social Media Content](https://millsjames.com/for-storytelling/digital-media-content/) - [Hospitality](https://millsjames.com/for-hospitality-venues/) - [WORK](https://millsjames.com/portfolio/) - [BLOG](https://blog.millsjames.com/news) - LOCATIONS Show submenu for LOCATIONS - [Columbus](https://millsjames.com/columbus/) - [Cincinnati](https://millsjames.com/cincinnati/) - [Cleveland](https://millsjames.com/cleveland/) - [Mexico](https://millsjames.com/mexico/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [ABOUT](https://millsjames.com/about-mills-james/) Show submenu for ABOUT - [ABOUT US](https://millsjames.com/about-mills-james/) - [OUR STORY](https://millsjames.com/our-story/) - [CAREERS](https://millsjames.com/careers/) - [CONTACT US](https://millsjames.com/contact-us/) - SERVICES Show submenu for SERVICES - [Events](https://millsjames.com/for-events/) Show submenu for Events - [Live Events](https://millsjames.com/for-events/live-event-creative-production/) - [Virtual Events](https://millsjames.com/for-events/virtual-events-streaming/) - [Event & Trade Show Videos](https://millsjames.com/for-storytelling/event-trade-show-videos/) - [Videos](https://millsjames.com/for-storytelling/) Show submenu for Videos - [Commerical Production](https://millsjames.com/for-storytelling/commercial-production/) - [Virtual Production](https://millsjames.com/for-events/) - [Social Media Content](https://millsjames.com/for-storytelling/digital-media-content/) - [Hospitality](https://millsjames.com/for-hospitality-venues/) - [WORK](https://millsjames.com/portfolio/) - [BLOG](https://blog.millsjames.com/news) - LOCATIONS Show submenu for LOCATIONS - [Columbus](https://millsjames.com/columbus/) - [Cincinnati](https://millsjames.com/cincinnati/) - [Cleveland](https://millsjames.com/cleveland/) - [Mexico](https://millsjames.com/mexico/) - [LET'S CONNECT](https://www.millsjames.com/contact-us/) [LET'S CONNECT](https://www.millsjames.com/contact-us/) 6/1/21, 2:36 PM # HOSPITALITY AV VETERAN JOHN WATTS HELPS POSITION MILLS JAMES FOR RAPID GROWTH [Mills James](https://blog.millsjames.com/news/author/mills-james) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.millsjames.com/news/hospitality-av-veteran-john-watts-helps-position-mills-james-for-rapid-growth) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.millsjames.com/news/hospitality-av-veteran-john-watts-helps-position-mills-james-for-rapid-growth) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.millsjames.com/news/hospitality-av-veteran-john-watts-helps-position-mills-james-for-rapid-growth) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://blog.millsjames.com/news/hospitality-av-veteran-john-watts-helps-position-mills-james-for-rapid-growth) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://blog.millsjames.com/news/hospitality-av-veteran-john-watts-helps-position-mills-james-for-rapid-growth) HOSPITALITY AV VETERAN JOHN WATTS HELPS POSITION MILLS JAMES FOR RAPID GROWTH 1:56 Mills James announces [John Watts](https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnpwatts/) as Vice President of Hospitality to lead the company’s growing hospitality audiovisual services portfolio. [![John_Watts](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/43666287/interactive-168695445410.png)](https://blog.millsjames.com/hs/cta/wi/redirect?encryptedPayload=AVxigLI0nX%2F6NTrwwBtTuVsmnbtCqIy5LRGgfUt9JBKNnGFXXfu5zT%2Fs9kkT1vRRYUdDJscaEM4SD%2FWbBbNq0R6n4JXz0VRbVEUE3wXMMFieLwWp%2Fog0xgIK%2FMrvJDAphxRgs2IoeA%3D%3D&webInteractiveContentId=168695445410&portalId=43666287) Watts brings more than 20 years of experience building and leading teams in the hospitality AV space. He has a proven track record for managing large-scale operations for some of the largest event companies in the world. Among other accomplishments, Watts helped grow a small regional portfolio of 11 properties into a 100-venue enterprise spanning the U.S., Mexico, and Puerto Rico. With meetings returning, Mills James is in a strong position for growth, having weathered the pandemic well thanks to the company’s breadth of event and video production services. In the convention and hospitality AV space, the employee-owned production company is making a big splash in an industry previously hampered by a commodity mindset. “Our mission is to redefine hospitality audiovisual services,” said [Joe James](https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-james-2bb43813/), Mills James Chief Hospitality Officer. “We see hospitality AV as primed for innovation and reinvention, and John is the perfect person to build long-term partnerships with clients who want to differentiate themselves.” Unlike high-priced multinational AV corporations that have long held a monopoly on the market, Mills James manages every venue with a local ownership mentality. Employee ownership fosters a service mindset like no other, one marked by superior listening and communication skills, passion, professionalism, and the comfort of a familiar team. “Mills James is known for providing a higher level of service in this industry. That’s what attracted me to the company; not to mention unique production expertise that sets them apart in a big way,” Watts said. “We can now bring a refreshing service mindset *and* powerful production capabilities to our clients.” ## Related posts [![](https://www.millsjames.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Mexico-blog-image-2-20220705.png)](https://blog.millsjames.com/news/weve-expanded-our-hospitality-av-services-to-mexico) ## [WE’VE EXPANDED OUR HOSPITALITY AV SERVICES TO MEXICO](https://blog.millsjames.com/news/weve-expanded-our-hospitality-av-services-to-mexico) [Mills James](https://blog.millsjames.com/news/author/mills-james) 7/5/22, 2:31 PM Since 1995, Mills James has been delivering on-site AV services for boutique conference centers and... 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[Read more](https://blog.millsjames.com/news/were-the-new-preferred-in-house-av-provider-at-the-dayton-convention-center) [![](https://www.millsjames.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1648311428427.jpg)](https://blog.millsjames.com/news/were-evolving-hotel-and-convention-center-communications-with-worldwide-holographic-technology) ## [WE’RE EVOLVING HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER COMMUNICATIONS WITH WORLDWIDE HOLOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY](https://blog.millsjames.com/news/were-evolving-hotel-and-convention-center-communications-with-worldwide-holographic-technology) [Mills James](https://blog.millsjames.com/news/author/mills-james) 6/2/22, 2:31 PM Imagine if hotel brand executives or A-list celebrities could speak at annual conventions without... 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