Joe Gugliotti
MANAGING MEMBER
Joe will help you clarify your business goals, and then connect you to people who can influence your growth. Plus, he’ll take you to play golf.
Community Leader
In 2022, Joe and his wife Debra received the Brass Button Award from the Mattatuck Museum for their lifelong commitment to social and cultural enrichment.
Let's Go Mets!
A lifelong New York Mets fan, Joe was at the infamous "Bill Buckner game" of the 1986 World Series versus the Red Sox – Section 14, Row O, Seat 17.
Master Chef
A self-admitted food and wine addict, Joe often cooks up specialty dishes for both agency team members and client partners to enjoy – including his famous paella.
Biography
- Joe has been instrumental in building WORX into an innovative branding, digital, and marketing agency since joining the firm in 1995.
- Gugliotti was the recipient of the 2025 Malcolm Badrige Community Award – the highest honor bestowed by the Waterbury Regional Chamber – for his decades-long business entrepreneurship and community commitment. He is also a past recipient of their Harold Webster Smith Entrepreneur of the Year award, given to a community leader who has grown a significant local business.
- In 2024, Joe was inducted into the Holy Cross High School Hall of Honor as a person who has made "a significant and lasting mark on the school's rich history."
- Joe was awarded the Susan St. James award for leadership from Special Olympics Connecticut, and is a member of the Special Olympics Hall of Fame.
- Joe was also awarded the 2018-2019 Frederic & Lucy Kellogg Award from the United Way of Greater Waterbury, honoring his enduring, philanthropic commitment to United Way and the community.
- Joe served a two-year term as the Chairman of the Board for the United Way of Greater Waterbury, an era which saw the largest fundraising efforts in the organization's 75-year history.
- Gugliotti is the former Chairman of the Board for Special Olympics Connecticut, and a former member of the Board of Directors for the Greater Waterbury YMCA. He also served on the Board of Directors at the Palace Theater in Waterbury.
- Joe currently serves as a founding member of Spectre – a nonprofit organization comprised of business people in the greater Waterbury area who quietly pool resources to help neighbors in need.
- Joe has lent his thoughts on creating and building businesses to the next generation – giving keynote presentations to organizations including the Waterbury Regional Chamber, Post University, and Holy Cross High School.
- Joe currently serves on the Malcolm Baldrige School of Business at Post University Advisory Board.
- An avid golfer, Joe is a member of the Country Club of Waterbury and Jonathan’s Landing Golf Club.
- Gugliotti earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Southern Connecticut State University (New Haven, CT).
- Joe resides in Jupiter, FL, with his wife Debra. They have three daughters – Jaime, Julee, and Joeann – and five granddaughters.