We & Goliath

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Senior Director, Career Center of CodePath

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

CodePath is reprogramming higher education to create the most diverse generation of engineers, CTOs, and founders. We deliver industry-vetted courses and career support centered on the needs of Black, Latino/a, Indigenous, and low-income students. Our students train with senior engineers, intern at top companies, and rise together to become the tech leaders of tomorrow.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire We & Goliath to accomplish?

• Execute our first virtual conference
• Support with production of sessions
• Streamline event management

SOLUTION

How did you find We & Goliath?

Online Search

Why did you select We & Goliath over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from We & Goliath were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

We & Goliath supported with the overall event production which included: 

• Strategy & Planning Proprietary 5-Phase Launch Process with time tested to-do lists and timelines 
• 6 Weekly Strategy and Planning Meetings with a senior event strategist and dedicated project manager 
• Project Management for scheduling and timelines, run-of-show confirmation, asset collection, quality assurance, design feedback, run-of-show/production requirements, recordings, and reports. 

Speaker Prep 1 Run-of-Show Review for production planning 

• 1 Speaker Prep Sessions - Group calls for best practices training, agenda review, and 1-on-1 tech checks, plus Go-Live Checklist and gear recommendations 
• Livestream Production 3 Polished Pre-Produced Sessions with Simulated Livestream Production Slideshows with live switching or recording in same app 
• Custom Graphics - slides, overlays, etc 90-Min Remote recording session for <60-min total video 
• 3 Animated Title Slides / Speaker Card - animation with background music 
• Professional Production for two full days of interactive sessions with strategy, prep and livestream support (1 track - add'l concurrent tracks listed as optional) 
• Closed Captions for Replays - Human-edited transcriptions with 99% accuracy.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Our attendee NPS (net promoter score) was an 80 which is very high for a first-time event. Many people reported it was the best virtual conference they are ever attended. Additionally, the company sponsor NPS was 79 and we hit our goals of exceeding 3,000 attendees.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

They were very responsive, adaptive, and supportive. As this was the first time we were running this event, we had to revise a lot of timelines, ask for revisions on the content/scheduling, and the team was very accommodating. Delivered everything on time, if not early.

What was your primary form of communication with We & Goliath?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

I think what was most impressive was the overall support and production they were able to execute across a massive large event. We had 44 individual speakers and 2,300+ live attendees but the production was really smooth.

Are there any areas for improvement or something We & Goliath could have done differently?

There was nothing they needed to improve on.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the executive director of a group called the Climate Social Science Network (CSSN).

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with We & Goliath?

We co-organized a conference with a group called the German Development Institute. We were going to do a conference in person in Germany, but because of their COVID rules about limits on room capacity, we decided to do the conference online.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We hired We & Goliath to help us take the conference from in-person to online and to be our conference event organizer and host. They very quickly sprung into action to help us prepare for our conference. They led a series of preparation meetings, wherein we went through their checklist of all the decisions we had to make and steps we had to take to help our conference run smoothly.

Aside from that, they worked with us to develop social media-friendly marketing materials for publicity, including graphics that we could include in our Twitter postings or put on our website.

The most impressive thing they produced was a one-minute video, which they finished in just a week. They helped us write the script, found good images and music for the video, and did all the post-production work. The final video was very snappy, and we were able to use it to successfully publicize our event.

Finally, the We & Goliath team also set up virtual networking sessions at the end of the conferences.

How did you come to work with We & Goliath?

We found We & Goliath through a referral.

What was their team composition?

We worked with six people from We & Goliath.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent around $30,000 in total.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together from June 2022–July 2022.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

The biggest measure of success for us was the 65% yield on the registrations we saw in our event. We were only expecting about 70 members of our organization to actually come to the meeting in person, but we ended up having about 700 people register for the event, with 400 of them actually attending at some point during the three days. The busiest session was probably almost 200 people in the room — 2–3 times as many as we would have ever gotten in person.

In terms of how We & Goliath ran the actual conference, there were always at least two people from We & Goliath in the background at all times. We're right on the ball with all the technical stuff that we needed to happen during the event, like switching spotlighting to different speakers and muting people that had their mics open. All in all, it was definitely a successful event for us.

How did We & Goliath perform from a project management standpoint?

We & Goliath did a great job in terms of project management. They were really responsive throughout the engagement. 

We communicated a lot through email, and we also had meetings over Zoom.

What did you find most impressive about them?

I found the We & Goliath team very agreeable, cheerful, and wanting to help. They worked very fast, seemed to really know their business, and never dropped the ball once.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, we have no complaints.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the associate director of training at the Land Trust Alliance, an environmental nonprofit. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with We & Goliath?

We were conducting our annual conference virtually, and we needed assistance with the production, recording, and polishing of the event. 

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We & Goliath conducted training for our staff and speakers in preparation for the conference. They then provided support during the event. 

We & Goliath used Cadence to produce our conference. They assisted us with our pre-recorded sessions and helped us stream those into the platform and main stage plenary session. They supported close to half of our sessions. 

What is the team composition?

I mostly worked with two people. However, during the event, additional producers provided support.

How did you come to work with We & Goliath?

We found them through Cadence. 

How much have you invested with them?

We spent about $35,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

Our engagement lasted from June–October 2021. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? 

We & Goliath’s support made our speakers more comfortable at the conference’s backstage. They gave our event a more polished and professional feel. 

How did We & Goliath perform from a project management standpoint?

We & Goliath’s project management went well overall. They were very supportive — during the event, they made sure everything went as smoothly as possible. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

We were impressed with We & Goliath’s mission of working mainly for nonprofits, especially in the social justice and environmental space. Due to their experience, they knew what we were looking for.

Are there any areas they could improve?

We could have used more information upfront in terms of file type specifications. We experienced some bumps in the end because we created everything in the wrong format. We had to redo the files, which was time-consuming. That said, the engagement went well overall.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

If you have an additional budget, do some strategic planning or creative work with We & Goliath. They had a lot of great ideas, and we just didn’t have the time or money for further engagement. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an Associate of Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

ICCR is a coalition of faith- and values-based investors who view shareholder engagement with corporations as a powerful catalyst for change.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire We & Goliath to accomplish?

• To help manage the tech needs for both the live audience and the virtual audience joining via livestream.
• Help manage

SOLUTION

How did you find We & Goliath?

• Online Search
• Other

Why did you select We & Goliath over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from We & Goliath were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

ICCR holds two conferences for our membership each year. Each conference includes three days of programming. The scope of working for We & Goliath included creating a conference website with registration capabilities. Our members would be able to register for our conference, and then would be led to the conference site, which held all the session information: titles, location, speakers, resources. 

During the week of the conference, We & Goliath was in charge of running the AV tech for the in-person event, as well as livestreaming the event to the virtual audience, and bringing in any virtual speakers for the in-person and virtual room.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Majority of our staff and membership expressed a smooth conference experience, from the registration process to the tech in-person. There were minimal glitches on the tech-end for the virtual experience, and virtual speakers were brought in with ease.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

We had a call at the start of the project to map out the timeline, and they were effective in communicating their timeline and managing my needs.

What was your primary form of communication with We & Goliath?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They were always willing to receive feedback and improve! We have worked with them four times!

Are there any areas for improvement or something We & Goliath could have done differently?

We & Goliath have been good about being reflecting on their end about things that could have been done differently to be more effective, which has made for a good experience.