sales kickoffs
Keynotes, awards, breakouts and the energy in between, planned and run by one senior-led team. We prep your leaders, call every cue and make the content that opens the general session.
why it matters
A main stage, breakouts, an awards night, a CEO keynote, and a sales leader who wants to change their slides at 11pm. Usually with a separate vendor for every piece of it.
We run it as one production, from one desk, so the main stage, the breakouts and the awards all work from the same plan. Your sales team walks out fired up, and nobody remembers the 11pm slide change. (We do. We fixed it.)
already in motion?
New in the role, or the plan stalled? We can join late. A producer reviews where things stand, keeps the venue and vendors you've already booked where they're working, and takes the production off your plate from here to the final cue.
Free. A producer's honest read in 1 to 2 business days.
what we run
Keynotes, walk-ons, IMAG and every cue called from the desk.
Every room planned, staffed and run to the main-stage standard.
Walk-ups, music and the moment, timed so the room stays with you.
Rehearsals on the real stage, with confidence monitors, so leaders look ready.
The opener, the sizzle, the walk-ups and a same-day recap. We shoot as well as we stage.
Stream the keynote to everyone who couldn't fly in.
in the room
600 to 700 attendees. We ran production management for the keynote stage, five breakout rooms and the expo demo areas, and produced the keynote show itself: show calling, graphics and stage management.
We also produced ION’s global sales kickoff.
See all our work →green light review · a free consultation with a producer
Big AV quotes are written by the company that sells the gear, the labor and the add-ons. We don't own a warehouse or rent equipment, so our only interest is the right show at a fair price. Send the plan or last year's quote for your SKO, or just get on a call. A producer takes a look and tells you honestly whether we can do it better. If we don't think so, we'll say that too.
As soon as the dates and venue are set, and for a January kickoff that usually means the summer or early fall before. Good crews and venues book early for January and February. Starting early also leaves time to plan content, speaker rehearsals and the awards night properly. Already late? We can step in mid-flight.
Yes. A producer reviews where things stand, keeps the venue and vendors you've booked where they're working, and takes the production off your plate from there to the final cue. If you're new in the role or the plan has stalled, a Green Light Review of the current plan is a good first step.
It depends on the number of days, the general session, how many breakouts run at once, the awards night, content and whether you stream to remote sellers. Production is one part of the total, alongside travel, hotel and food. We build a comprehensive production budget so you can see what each choice costs and where the money matters most.
Yes. We shoot as well as we stage. The same team that runs the show makes the opener, the sizzle, award walk-up videos and a same-day recap, so the content fits the stage and the run of show. There's no handoff between a video vendor and the production team.
Yes. Awards and recognition run from the same desk as the main stage: walk-up music, honoree graphics, presenter scripts and the timing that keeps the energy up across dozens of names. We rehearse the walk-ups so every winner gets their moment and the night still ends on time.
Yes. We stream the general session to any platform, with a backup path, so sellers who couldn't fly in see the same keynote as everyone in their seats. We can also record sessions for on-demand viewing afterward.
No. That's event planning, and we work alongside whoever handles it: your events team, a meeting planner or an agency. We own the production: staging, AV, the run of show, content and show calling. Keeping the roles clear means nothing falls between the planner and the production.
Yes. We're based in New York and produce coast to coast and on four continents, with the same producer and the same desk wherever the project lands. See where we produce. Taking your kickoff on the road? See regional kickoff roadshows.
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Our RFP template and bid-comparison sheet for your next SKO: room-by-room AV specs, labor, power and rigging, so every vendor prices the same show.
the spectrum of production, one partner
what can we help you solve?
A producer answers, not a sales queue.
Every note goes to a producer, not a sales queue.
p.s. the good crews book early. so do the good rooms.
