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Reviving a legacy sales kickoff in Puerto Rico.
After years of scaled-down gatherings, a global leader in high-performance roofing solutions wanted to reignite its sales kickoff event. Partnering with GoGather, the company brought more than 300 sales representatives and leaders to Puerto Rico for a week of motivation and celebration.

GoGather hosts events internationally, from large-scale conferences to luxury incentive trips.  See our top destinations →

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Playa del Carmen incentive trip.

Our client is a world leader in science, with more than 50,000 employees globally. For their President's Club event, the team was looking to create a unique experience for their well-traveled team. They brought in GoGather to create a once-in-a-lifetime event to reward, inspire, and delight attendees.

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Shannon Bream — Event Operations Manager

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Shannon Fouts has over 10 years of experience in hospitality and events, and genuinely loves the work of turning a brand's story into something attendees experience in real life. She has managed conferences, trade shows, incentive trips, and leadership meetings, and oversees logistics, hotel contracting, speaker management, and AV coordination at GoGather. In 2024, Smart Meetings named her Meeting Professional of the Year, and she was recently named a 2026 Smart Women in Meetings Award winner in the Stellar Performer category. She writes for planners who want practical, on-the-ground guidance they can actually use.

Blog Post by Shannon Bream — Event Operations Manager

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Pros and cons of onsite self check-in vs. face-to-face registration.

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