The Hexagon Sales Kick Off 2025, known as SKO25 is a packed 3 day event, with 2 rehearsal days & an installation/technical day.
The objective to make a potentially intense kick off meeting into a fun, informative and engaging event. Our involvement over the years has helped grow the event from 250pax in 2019 to 800pax in 2025.
The events purpose is to bring together 800 sales staff from the clients global offices, align their commercial strategy, and, as one global business, set their sights on an exciting future.
Our role is to design an exciting event, a narrative that delivers impactful content, to work with the stakeholders and help craft their presentations. To design the set and technical audio visual solutions. To blend the technical with the creative and to execute a flawless show. To work within the chosen venue and of course deliver within budget. Four months of pre-production, saw us writing scripts for professional and C-suite talent. So, we created a TV channel theme, where every presentation was a ‘program’ with its own unique identity, scenic imagery, stage props, opening VT, music and content graphics. Each program was cleverly tailored to the style and skills of each presenter, giving them the tools and comfort that they required to deliver a great performance. Sessions were linked with ‘commercials’ that delivered light hearted and funny content made by the regional offices. A professional presenter created humour while delivering summaries and insights. As well as hosting one of the sessions she engaged with the audience and at one point even had them dancing in the isles. Each program had the strength to stand on its own identity but we chose to push the event boundaries and make lots of programs to make a complete TV channel and a really exciting event.
Left Field created:
Late-night chat show
Sports review panels
Saturday night game shows (family fortunes)
Dragons’ Den (Shark Tank) pitches
20 Minutes (current affairs)
TED-style talks
Awards ceremony
Channel identity
Pulling this off required detailed pre-production, strong creative design, and seamless execution. The stage choreography was meticulous, as at times we had just one person on stage and at another time we had 45 onstage.
Over 54 videos, over 250 onscreen sequences and 450 lines in the running order. 12 operational crew, plus logistics & runners, countless stage & scenic changes, endless lighting and audio cues.
We have already won next years event, and that’s a directive from their president!
Feedback and comments have said
“We couldn’t have come close to this level of success without you all – true partners with the creative juices and patience too. I am really proud of what we achieved together this year and can’t wait to do it all again”
“The best SKO ever!”
“thanks for your leadership and “herding the cats” to deliver a fantastic 2025 kickoff”
“Fantastic to work with you and your team Gavin as always. Will be a challenge to top this one next year but I know we will try:)” – Hexagon ALI President
“Hexagon SKO 2025 in Dublin was amazing! Thanks for organizing the event for us!”