Activ8 partners with cities to help build an “experience economy”.  The experience economy is a term used to describe how a corporation focuses on memorable experiences in order to remain competitive, retain customers and attract new ones.   With downtown districts turning into ghost towns after the pandemic, cities are in need of an “experience economy” of their own.   This means an active economic cluster of local creatives, startups, service providers, real estate developers, tech tools, talent, ambassadors, city leaders and investors that all work together to create unbelievable experiences.  Activ8 helps by bringing an accelerator program to specific cities, where we focus on turning local creatives into experiential entrepreneurs.  Here’s how it works: We have a special sourcing formula that helps us find the most innovative movers and shakers in the area;  and we take them through an intense application/interview process.  

The Top 8 selected candidates will be provided with a stipend, coaching, training, workshops, 1:1 sessions and an extensive curriculum that will help them launch a successful activation by the end of the year.   These won’t be the usual “Yoga in the Park” or “Live Music” events.  Activ8 will teach local creatives how to develop unique/out-the-box activations that attract visitors and make downtown areas busy again.  They’ll also be taught how to turn their activations into a scalable startup company backed by investors, community members and corporations.  At the end of the program, each creative will pitch their activation ideas during “Raise to Rise”.  This event is where the creatives present their idea to the community in effort to raise additional funds and receive support for their project.   After the Activ8 accelerator term is complete, we are confident that each city will not only see a positive increase in tourism, but also community engagement, social media reach,  talent retention, small businesses, corporate expansion and/or job opportunities.