“The Stars of Search” Google Holiday Party
“The Stars of Search” Google Holiday Party
Corporate holiday party
The Client
Since the party was for the Google Search team, we designed a “Stars of Search” Hollywood Glam theme and worked with our Endeavors Collective dream team vendor list to make this huge vision come to life.
Goals & Challenges
Our main challenge was to make sure the space didn’t feel cold and empty, so we decided to split the main Atrium area into two unique spaces with distinct purposes. We also wanted to create an epic grand entrance to the main stage.
Setting the Mood for a Night to Remember
Game On!
Casino games and a chip competiton were all part of the fun. Attendees also got to keep it old school with vintage arcade games.
Speakeasy vibes
A speakeasy Bar with a 3-piece band, playing jazz and funk all night. There was also a fun and interactive Speakeasy themed crossword puzzle for guests to solve.
big band
The main stage featured 9 piece band, Hella Fitzgerald, CTA DJs, and DJ Umami.
Vendor Team
Caterer
Rentals
arcades & casino
florals
Photobooths
event greening
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LET'S TALK.NPR “How I Built This Summit” At Home
NPR “How I Built This” Summit
Corporate virtual entrepreneurship summit
The Client
NPR’s “How I Built This Summit” with Guy Raz provides a platform for successful entrepreneurs and business leaders to share their stories, experiences, and insights to inspire and educate aspiring entrepreneurs and business leaders. The summit also provides opportunities for attendees to network and learn from each other’s experiences.
Goals & Challenges
- Figure out how to pivot NPR’s popular annual event to a virtual event during Covid-19. Create new, exciting, engaging ways for attendees to still network, meet, and engage with each other virtually via Hopin event platform.
- Increase participation & engagement of QTBIPOC communities at the Summit
- Increase participation & engagement of audiences 35 and younger
- Ship high res cameras, lighting, and equipment to speakers all over the country and help them troubleshoot setting up on their own.
Inspring Our Future Business Leaders
virtual event
We hosted a successful 5-day virtual summit on Hopin for over 1,600 attendees all over the world.
celebrity speakers
We hosted 27 virtual speakers including high level celebrities like Brene Brown, Sal Khan (Khan Academy CEO), Rashad Robinson (Color of Change), and of course, the man the myth the legend, Guy Raz himself!
Sponsored sessions
Hosting multiple daily sponsored sessions including daily virtual yoga, sponsor talks, and sponsor virtual lounges.
You are so good at what you do! Great energy; so open, kind and patient; and clear on deadlines and decisions that need to be made. Appreciate you and am so glad you and your team are working with NPR on this Summit!
Joanna P.
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LET'S TALK.Marketplace Conference
Marketplace Conference
VC Tech conference
The Client
We worked with Dan Hoffer, Partner at Autotech Ventures, to design, create, and produce the conference and expand it this year. We love working with Dan as he’s always super kind, upfront with his feedback, and data driven. And his speaker curation is so on point! It makes for a great client, as I’m sure a really great venture capitalist as well 🙂
This year Dan brought on a new co-organizer, the well connected and respected Battery Ventures, to add to the list of other Organizers: Autotech Ventures in Silicon Valley and Speedinvest from Berlin.
Goals & Challenges
- Develop a unique event identity for this NEW annual event for the VC community, with a very niche focus – tech companies focused on building online marketplaces.
- Create an intimate event experience that focuses on building relationships and community.Figure out how to maximize attendance in a smaller venue (and prepare for potential RAIN!), while also making thevenue come alive with personality since it was a fairly blank slate space.
New Partnerships Form for VC’s and Start Ups
highlights
49 SPEAKERS COORDINATED
39 SESSIONS COORDINATED
434 TOTAL TICKETS SOLD
150 VC 1:1 OFFICE HOUR SLOTS FILLED
0 RAIN CLOUDS
Vendor Team
venue
Stage Management & Sound
Florist
Catering
photographer
videographer
Rentals
Plants
Gina was organized, professional, effective, efficient, and pleasant to work with throughout. She took her work very seriously and showed great commitment to ensuring a top experience for everyone who attended. She even proposed a number of smart, creative ideas to enhance the experience even further. I trust her to do a great job and would be delighted to work with her again.
Dan Hoffer
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LET'S TALK.Ciel Creative Space “Rebirth”
The “Rebirth” of Ciel Creative Space
Industry launch party
The Client
Ciel Creative Space is the Bay Area’s premiere creative sanctuary with 40,000 square feet of connecting studios and workspace.
We absolutely loved working with their team – Co-Founder, CEO, and power Pinay, Cecilia Apelin, and Marketing maven, Eileen Cullen, from day 1.
Goals & Challenges
- Ciel’s space is massive! For this industry launch party, we focused on activating ALL of Ciel’s 40,000 sq ft space which includes 10+ open studios + additional hallway/activation spaces to showcase the various event offerings they can host including in-person, virtual, and hybrid events.
- Security & safety was key. This party ended up happening the WEEK that California announced “reopening” after Covid-19. We created “one way” walking path protocols to avoid people bumping into each other, lots of signage around masking, and comms around staying safe.
The Rebirth of Events & Community at Ciel Creative Space
Multiple activations
Programming activations filling 10+ open studios and over 1200 attendees.
live fashion show
Fashion Show, produced by Ciel’s in-house modeling agency, JE Model Management, where models used all of Ciel II as their catwalk.
Floral installation
Large-scale immersive floral installation created by Nurture State Floristry based off the “Rebirth” theme.
Livestreamed event
Podcast style livestream produced by AddVirtual in one of Ciel’s full cyc wall studios featuring interviews with all the featured vendors, which highlighted Ciel’s high speed internet and ability to host hybrid events.
Healing Room
Immersive healing room featuring Oakland-based Blk Girls Green House.
Cocktail stations
Multiple unique bar & cocktail stations powered by Oakland-based bottle company, Alkali Rye.
Vendor Team
Production & Design
Bar Partners: Alkali Rye – Oakland’s Beverage Shop
A/V Production: Creative Transit Agency, Little Giant, Oakland Venue Management
Caterers: IVSF Catering, Small Potatoes Caters, Epec Food, Third Culture
Livestream Production: AddVirtual
Rentals: Stuart Event Rentals, Bright Rentals, Standard Party Rentals
Le Noir Plant Display: Blk Girl Greenhouse
Plant Vendors: Nurture State, The Plant Library. Security: VCPG
Nametags: Broken Seal Buttons
Programming & performers
Art: HUEMAN Photographers: @ashleybatz, @lifeindigital, @creatvegallery, @drewaltizer, @_jenrocha_, @j_sugy
CBD Vendor: Malaya Botanicals
DJ: Deeandroid & ET IV
Healing Room Activation: Upper Cloud
Hallway Floral Installation: Pot Head Oakland
Sound Baths: Astralogik, Hannah Siddiqui, Manifest Music Academy
Models/Fashion Show: McMullen, JE Model, Brandi Moore Agency
Band: Jazz Mafia Quartet
Programming Partner: Pinayista
Photobooth: Say Ya! Photobooth
Studio X Talent: Madeira & Partners
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LET'S TALK.Pinayista Summit
Pinayista Summit
NON Profit women’s summit
The Client
Pinayista is a nonprofit that aims to curate spaces where self-identified Pinays can come together to share their stories, cultivate and nurture trusting relationships, collaborate, and build sisterhood in the hustle.
Goals & Challenges
- Our goal is to create and build sisterhood among Pinay entrepreneurs and creatives. We also aim to inspire future generations of pinays to pursue their passions, find their power, and connect with community.
- Curate a multi-date summit that focuses on building relationships, making strategic connections, collaboration, creativity, and REST.
- Figure out how to price ticketing and get enough sponsorships so that the ticket prices could remain affordable and accessible to the target audience of minority women we were seeking to attend.
- Create an event that was just as much impactful and knowledge based, while also focusing on non-structured creative time and uplifting decolonial practices and traditions.
Building Sisterhood in the Hustle
HYBRID EVENT
Hosting a HYBRID event that included an in-person component at Ciel Creative Space in Berkeley, CA as well as a virtual event on the fun and interactive virtual event platform, Gatherly.
Multiple activations
Hosted 3 days of Summit activities starting with an opening Happy Hour & Reception, Lighting Talks, Panels, Master Classes, full Food & Beverage catered by Filipino chefs, Sponsor Expo, Speaker Lounge, Mother’s Room, and a Sound & Movement Healing session.
custom swag
Beautiful custom swag with branded ice cubes, an interactive foldout packet to give you space to take notes during all the sessions, that also functioned as a Vision Board for attendees to write in!
after party!
We hosted an amazing Afterparty at local venue, 7th West Oakland, complete with performances, Pinay DJs, and delicious cocktails and food.
Vendor Team
livestream production
Flowers
Virtual platform
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LET'S TALK.UNDISCOVERED SF
UNDISCOVERED SF
San Francisco Filipino Creative market
The Client
As the co-founders and Event Producer of this event, in partnership with nonprofit Kultivate Labs, UNDISCOVERED SF has definitely been our most challenging, and most rewarding event to date! As part of a larger pronged strategy to build a thriving commercial corridor for the city/state recognized SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Cultural District, we partnered with Kultivate Labs to concept this large-scale festival to jumpstart economic activity in the district and create a space for Filipino entrepreneurs, creatives, and artists to showcase their work and build their audience.
Goals & Challenges
2023 will be our 7th year of the event! Over the past 6 years we’ve come across multiple challenges year over year.
- Every year, a new venue. Since there is no venue in the cultural district large enough to host the 6000+ people that attend this outdoor festival, every year we’re tasked with taking over an empty parking lot or empty space and activating it, while also closing down multiple streets to make it happen.
- Producing a large-scale festival – MONTHLY – for the first few years. July – December, every 3rd Saturday we rinse/repeat this festival for thousands of attendees and 70+ vendors.
- Navigating the complexities of street closure permits, neighborhood outreach, and the SF event permitting system.
- Finding Filipino businesses! At the beginning in 2017, we knew only a handful of Filipino owned businesses. We realized that many Fil-Am businesses existed, but most of them weren’t necessarily “claiming Filipino” for various reasons.
Designing a Filipino American Theme Park in San Francisco
Generated over $1m in economic activity
We’ve hosted 27 UNDISCOVERED SF festivals to date and have helped generate over $1M in economic activity for the cultural district and our small business vendors & creatives!
growing list of filipino business owners
As the years went on and we produced more and more events, we saw businesses slowly starting to claim Filipino more, and we then developed a large list of Filipino owned businesses, with that list continuing to grow.
6 Different Venues
In 2022, we hosted our largest event venue ever with 6 different venues & 3 streets closed off, and over 6,000+ attendees.
filipino artists
We’ve booked big name Filipino American artists over the years including rapper Ruby Ibarra, the Queen of freestyle, Jocelyn Enriquez, One Vo1ce, Rocky Rivera, Beatrock Music, Lyrics Born, DJ SOSUPERSAM, DJ Umami, Adrian Marcel, DJ D-Sharp, and of course so many emerging artists and “undiscovered” talent.
Small Business wins
2022 was our HIGHEST GROSSING EVENT ever with over $130K in sales to our small business vendors!
Vendor Team
Venue
AV & Sound
rentals
BAR
“My move to San Francisco (BX ALL DAY!) was definitely influenced by what I’d experienced at UNDSCVRD in the past—it’s a super inspiring event and I’m beyond thrilled to be participating in it this year. It’s all about the community, good food, and the people and I live for that, . . .”
“Having an opportunity to participate this year is an honor and I was humbled by the invitation. We want to showcase what Filipino food looks like in the eyes of a Filipino-American, how we interpret that and what we feel our food could look and taste like in the future. “
Chef Harold Villarosa
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LET'S TALK.Playdate Developer’s Luncheon
Playdate Developer’s Luncheon
Panic x Playdate at Game Developers Conference 2023
The Client
Playdate by Panic is a new gaming device that has a familiar look and feel. For the Gaming Developers Conference they wanted to have a relaxed luncheon experience where developers could see the product, hear about what’s next, and ask their questions.
Goals & Challenges
Playdate wanted to focus on building in person community with their product builders, game developers, showcasing the capabilities of Playdate, share fun updates to inspire developers to make new games, and of course – have fun!
Celebrating Playdate and inspiring more innovation.
Interactive Showcase
Dave one of the original developers of the Playdate device was live through the Playdate interface. It was a fun way to incorporate key members of their team who were unable to be there in person.
Custom Branded Leather Cases
Playdate gifted all of their guests a gorgeous leather case made by Waterfield in San Francisco.
Branded Stage
Playdate is new, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t have a large stage presence!
Vendor Team
Venue
Catering
Videographer
Wooden Signs
Discord GDC Happy Hour
Discord GDC VIP Happy Hour
Corporate Happy Hour
The Client
Discord is a free communication platform that offers a space for its users to connect on private servers via chat, video calls, text messages, and multimedia files.
Goals & Challenges
Discord wanted to create a unique, memorable, and fun event for VIP guests to attend after the Game Developers Conference that encapsulated the essence of their brand and included personal touches throughout the event.
Creating an Unforgettable Post-Conference Happy Hour Event
Interactive Floral Installation
The floral installation (with neon lights!) created by Nurture State, included Discord brand colors, and a seating area for guests creating a perfect photo op for the night.
Custom Branded Ice Cubes
If guests chose to opt for the ube cocktail, they were surprised with Wumpus in their drink–by way of a personalized ice cube from Blind Tiger Ice.
Branded Lighting
Upon entrance to the back bar at Victory Hall and Parlor, guests were greeted with custom lighting by our friends at Last Wave Productions, with Discord fan-favorite, Wumpus, taking center stage.
Vendor Team
Venue & Catering
Florist
lighting
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LET'S TALK.Bluxome Center & Bluxome Street Fair
Bluxome Center & Bluxome Street Fair
Venue consult and community events
The Client
Located in the heart of San Francisco’s up-and-coming South of Market neighborhood, Bluxome Center is a community space founded by real estate company Alexandria Real Estate that celebrates the potential of young minds by hosting educational programs and events. With an emphasis on STEM based programs, Bluxome kicked off its first year by hosting a free community festival, educational training sessions for Education Outside, dance showcases for Diggs Deeper and more.
Goals & Challenges
- Create a community outreach strategy, space design, and regular programming for a multi-functional open space focused on STEM & youth.
- Come up with a brand identity for this unique multi-functional space that reflects the goals of bridging relationships in the community and providing a necessary resource for events.
- Launch a new event space complete with venue rules, vendor preferred lists, and best practices and act as Venue Manager.
Celebrating Playdate and inspiring more innovation.
Community and educational events
We activated the space by hosting community and educational based events with an emphasis on STEAM (science, tech, education, arts, math) organizations.
Hosted over 35 events
Over the period of 2 years, we hosted over 35 events for 2500+ people and partnered with 11 organizations like Girls Who Code, UCSF, SFUSD, and htm.elle.
Bluxome Street Fair
We produced a Street Festival called Bluxome Street Fair, where we hosted all the local businesses, a main stage, and a STEM youth fair for hundreds of local neighbors to help build strong relationships with the SoMa community.
Vendor Team
Venue
Rentals
Videographer
Design
“Never have I attended something quite as cool as what was hosted this evening. It felt like a true neighborhood happening, which is a coup if you think about the location, the immediate past history, and the diversity of groups who came together to celebrate tonight. Real estate people and biotech folk were rubbing shoulders with artists, community activists, winemakers, tennis players and do-ers of every kind. The music was amazing.
Attendee
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