Kicking Off the Year Right

Arrow Exterminators Annual Leadership Conference — five years of helping one of Atlanta’s most established companies start their fiscal year with energy, connection, and genuine inspiration.

The Partnership

Built on Five Years of Trust

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Arrow Exterminators has been protecting families and homes across the country for over 50 years — and they’ve brought that same long-game mindset to how they develop their people. Every August, key leaders from Arrow locations across the country gather for a two-day conference to kick off the new fiscal year. Day one is business. Day two is where Elevate comes in.

For five consecutive years, Arrow has trusted Elevate to own day two — a full day of keynote speakers, custom activations, and the kind of high-energy hosting that makes 200+ managers from across the country feel like they’re part of something worth showing up for.

This year’s keynote speakers were Mark Miller and Randy Gravitt, delivering content on personal development that gave Arrow’s leaders practical tools to take back to their teams. Between sessions, Elevate kept the room moving, laughing, and genuinely engaged — because the best learning happens when people aren’t sitting still for six hours straight.

WHY ELEVATE

Year Five. Zero Hesitation.

By year five, Arrow Exterminators doesn’t just hire Elevate — they hand us the keys. That level of trust is something we’ve earned one event at a time.

The Challenge

Keep 200+ leaders from across the country energized, focused, and genuinely engaged across a full day of content — solving the production and flow problems that had made previous years feel disjointed, and finding the right people to influence Arrow’s culture in the room.

Our Approach

We took full ownership of the day’s production and flow — designing the run of show, facilitating smooth transitions between every session, and building four custom activations tailored specifically to Arrow attendees. Arrow’s leaders got to show up and experience the day. We handled everything else.

WHAT WORKED

Two Hundred Leaders. Four Activations. One Very Surprised CEO.

The highlight no one saw coming: during the Guess Who activation, the CEO of Arrow Exterminators turned out to be one of the answers. The room erupted. It’s the kind of moment you can’t script — but you can create the conditions for.

That’s what five years of partnership looks like. By now, Elevate knows Arrow’s culture well enough to design moments that feel genuinely personal to the people in the room. The energy level increases every year — not because the format changes, but because people know what to expect when they see Elevate on the mic. And they show up ready for it.

Two hundred leaders left feeling energized, refocused, and inspired for the year ahead. Arrow’s culture is something special — and we’re proud to help take care of it every year.

"There is no way on Earth that we would do this event without Elevate. You and your team do a great job of gauging the audience and keeping them energized throughout events."

  • Led pre-event planning calls and meetings with the Arrow Exterminators team
  • Built a detailed event-day schedule with well-spaced timing and a clean run of show
  • Designed four custom crowd engagement activations tailored to Arrow attendees: Name That Tune, Think Fast, Guess Who, and Insane Simon Says
  • Planned all logistics for moments of engagement throughout the day
  • Built a custom playlist aligned with Arrow's vision for the conference
  • Printed and distributed run of show to the event host, speakers, and A/V team
  • Welcomed guests with smiles and high fives from arrival
  • Delegated mic runners for all Q&A sessions so every audience member could be heard
  • Ran audio throughout all engagement moments and transitions
  • Found creative ways to make every activation feel personal to Arrow attendees
  • Followed the run of show to keep the full day on schedule
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