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The Inkling Group Llc
Legal namestring
Inkling Group, LLC
Websiteurl
inklinggroup.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2016
Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
1–10
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersDenver, United States
HQ citystring
Denver
HQ countrystring
United States
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
event strategy consulting, conference program development, speaker research booking, podcast production services, executive event management
Industry4 codes
1Full-Service Event Planning & Production
CodeHSACAAAAPrimaryYes
2On-Site Event Operations & Day-Of Coordination
CodeHSACAAAKPrimaryNo
3Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies)
CodeTHAHACAAPrimaryNo
4Conferences & Conventions Operations Services (Registration, AV, Logistics)
CodeMPAGAGAMPrimaryNo
NAICS code3 codes
  • Convention and Trade Show Organizers561920
  • Convention and Trade Show Organizers56192
  • Management Consulting Services54161
SIC code2 codes
  • Services-Management Consulting Services8742
  • Services-Facilities Support Management Services8744
Product category
Event Management Services
Social media profiles1 record
GTM motion1 record

Each record includes

Type, Description, Source

Revenue model1 record
1Event Strategy and Program Development Services
TypeProfessional Services
Description

Professional services revenue generated through consulting and project-based engagements for event conceptualization, content strategy, speaker research and booking, podcast production, and program execution. Services range from a la carte offerings to end-to-end content and program management.

inklinggroup.com
Marketing channels4 records

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Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels3 records

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Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components3 values
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

The Inkling Group creates and executes purpose-driven events for global enterprises, foundations, and professional associations. Core services cover conference conceptualization, content strategy and agenda development, advisory group creation and management, onsite program execution, speaker research and booking, and end-to-end podcast content strategy and production. Engagements are flexible, ranging from a la carte content and speaker services to full end-to-end program management, and can integrate with a client's existing event staff.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 of 4 values shown
  • Grew Microsoft Imagine Cup participation to 350,000+ students in 120+ countries
+3 more records
Product overview1 text field

Inkling Group is an event services company (not a software product company) that offers a portfolio of flexible service offerings for creating and executing purpose-driven events. The core offerings include Content Strategy & Program Execution, Speaker Research & Booking, and Podcast Content Strategy and Production, supplemented by partner-delivered Design & Production and Event Planning & Execution services. The company also delivers named client events including the RRA Redefiners Podcast, YPO EDGE, Microsoft CIO Summit, Microsoft Imagine Cup, African Green Revolution Conference, and High-Tech CIO Summit. Services range from a la carte offerings to end-to-end content and program services, with flexibility to integrate with clients' existing event staff.

Product and service1 record
1Content Strategy & Program Execution
Scale indicator4 records

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership1 partner
1Partner Agencies (Design & Production)
Strategic tierSupportingTypeImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner
Description

Inkling Group works with partner agencies for design and creative of event brand and materials, event signage, and audio/visual and digital production services to complement its core content strategy and program execution offerings.

Recent move6 records

Each record includes

Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight4 records

Each record includes

Type, Description

Peers10 records
1Jack Morton Worldwide
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global brand experience agency producing conferences, summits, and thought-leadership events for enterprise technology, financial services, and consumer brands that overlap Inkling Group's enterprise roster.

2Sparks
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global experience and event marketing agency producing large-scale corporate events, conferences, and brand experiences for technology and enterprise clients in the same category as Inkling Group's marquee work.

3Goldcast
TypeEmerging player
Description

B2B event and video content platform used by enterprise marketers to produce virtual and hybrid thought-leadership events—adjacent in buyer (enterprise event/marketing leaders) though software-led versus Inkling Group's services model.

4MCI Group
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global association, event, and congress management firm serving many of the same enterprise and association buyers as Inkling Group (including YPO-adjacent communities), but at much larger scale with full integrated delivery.

5Bizzabo
TypeEmerging player
Description

Event experience platform serving enterprise marketers running flagship conferences and thought-leadership events—sells to the same event planner and marketing leader persona that Inkling Group targets with consulting services.

6YPO EDGE
TypeRegional player
Description

YPO's flagship CEO gathering, previously directed by Steve Levin and still an Inkling Group-managed client event; an adjacent annual event property serving a comparable premium executive audience.

7George P. Johnson Experience Marketing
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Large experiential marketing agency that designs and produces flagship enterprise events and thought-leadership programs for technology and B2B brands—directly comparable clients and event types to Inkling Group's portfolio.

8Freeman
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Large integrated event production and strategy company serving Fortune 500 enterprise clients across conferences, brand experiences, and trade shows—comparable buyer profile to Inkling Group's Microsoft/Cisco/AMD engagements.

9The Van Heyst Group
TypeDirect peer
Description

Strategic event and association management consultancy where founder Steve Levin previously served as Senior Vice President; offers comparable content strategy, program development, and sponsorship services to enterprise and association clients.

10ASU GSV Summit
TypeRegional player
Description

Annual education and technology innovation summit previously led by Steve Levin in his Executive Director role; represents an adjacent flagship event platform that competes for the same thought-leadership budget category Inkling Group services.

Market position
Strengths5 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses5 records

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Competitive moat3 records

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Type, Details

Key risks6 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights6 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Named customers15 records

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Name, Industry, Type, Use case, Source, UUID

Segment2 records

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Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile1 record

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
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No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Core technology
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Number of profiles
Profiles1 record

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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

The Inkling Group Llc

Event Management Servicesinklinggroup.com

The Inkling Group Llc firmographics

Firmographics
Name
The Inkling Group Llc
Legal name
Inkling Group, LLC
Website
https://inklinggroup.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2016
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

The Inkling Group Llc industry classification

Industry
Product category
Event Management Services
NAICS
Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Management Consulting Services (54161)
SIC
Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)
akta.pro primary industry
Full-Service Event Planning & Production (HSACAAAA)
akta.pro secondary industries
On-Site Event Operations & Day-Of Coordination (HSACAAAK), Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA), Conferences & Conventions Operations Services (Registration, AV, Logistics) (MPAGAGAM)

Keywords

  • Event strategy consulting
  • Conference program development
  • Speaker research booking
  • Podcast production services
  • Executive event management

Where The Inkling Group Llc is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Denver
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

The Inkling Group Llc business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

  1. Event Strategy and Program Development Services: Professional services revenue generated through consulting and project-based engagements for event conceptualization, content strategy, speaker research and booking, podcast production, and program execution. Services range from a la carte offerings to end-to-end content and program management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

The Inkling Group Llc product offering

Product offering

Core offering

The Inkling Group creates and executes purpose-driven events for global enterprises, foundations, and professional associations. Core services cover conference conceptualization, content strategy and agenda development, advisory group creation and management, onsite program execution, speaker research and booking, and end-to-end podcast content strategy and production. Engagements are flexible, ranging from a la carte content and speaker services to full end-to-end program management, and can integrate with a client's existing event staff.

Product overview

Inkling Group is an event services company (not a software product company) that offers a portfolio of flexible service offerings for creating and executing purpose-driven events. The core offerings include Content Strategy & Program Execution, Speaker Research & Booking, and Podcast Content Strategy and Production, supplemented by partner-delivered Design & Production and Event Planning & Execution services. The company also delivers named client events including the RRA Redefiners Podcast, YPO EDGE, Microsoft CIO Summit, Microsoft Imagine Cup, African Green Revolution Conference, and High-Tech CIO Summit. Services range from a la carte offerings to end-to-end content and program services, with flexibility to integrate with clients' existing event staff.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Content Strategy & Program Execution

Quantifiable outcome

  • Grew Microsoft Imagine Cup participation to 350,000+ students in 120+ countries
  • +3 more outcomes

Companies that use The Inkling Group Llc

Customer profile

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

The Inkling Group Llc technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

The Inkling Group Llc partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

  • Partner Agencies (Design & Production)supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInkling Group works with partner agencies for design and creative of event brand and materials, event signage, and audio/visual and digital production services to complement its core content strategy and program execution offerings.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

The Inkling Group Llc competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • Jack Morton Worldwide: Global brand experience agency producing conferences, summits, and thought-leadership events for enterprise technology, financial services, and consumer brands that overlap Inkling Group's enterprise roster.
  • Sparks: Global experience and event marketing agency producing large-scale corporate events, conferences, and brand experiences for technology and enterprise clients in the same category as Inkling Group's marquee work.
  • MCI Group: Global association, event, and congress management firm serving many of the same enterprise and association buyers as Inkling Group (including YPO-adjacent communities), but at much larger scale with full integrated delivery.
  • George P. Johnson Experience Marketing: Large experiential marketing agency that designs and produces flagship enterprise events and thought-leadership programs for technology and B2B brands—directly comparable clients and event types to Inkling Group's portfolio.
  • Freeman: Large integrated event production and strategy company serving Fortune 500 enterprise clients across conferences, brand experiences, and trade shows—comparable buyer profile to Inkling Group's Microsoft/Cisco/AMD engagements.

Emerging players

  • Goldcast: B2B event and video content platform used by enterprise marketers to produce virtual and hybrid thought-leadership events—adjacent in buyer (enterprise event/marketing leaders) though software-led versus Inkling Group's services model.
  • Bizzabo: Event experience platform serving enterprise marketers running flagship conferences and thought-leadership events—sells to the same event planner and marketing leader persona that Inkling Group targets with consulting services.

Regional players

  • YPO EDGE: YPO's flagship CEO gathering, previously directed by Steve Levin and still an Inkling Group-managed client event; an adjacent annual event property serving a comparable premium executive audience.
  • ASU GSV Summit: Annual education and technology innovation summit previously led by Steve Levin in his Executive Director role; represents an adjacent flagship event platform that competes for the same thought-leadership budget category Inkling Group services.

Direct peers

  • The Van Heyst Group: Strategic event and association management consultancy where founder Steve Levin previously served as Senior Vice President; offers comparable content strategy, program development, and sponsorship services to enterprise and association clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

The Inkling Group Llc social profiles

Digital presence

The Inkling Group Llc financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

The Inkling Group Llc leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

The Inkling Group Llc funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

The Inkling Group Llc M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about The Inkling Group Llc

What does The Inkling Group Llc do?

The Inkling Group creates and executes purpose-driven events for global enterprises, foundations, and professional associations. Core services cover conference conceptualization, content strategy and agenda development, advisory group creation and management, onsite program execution, speaker research and booking, and end-to-end podcast content strategy and production. Engagements are flexible, ranging from a la carte content and speaker services to full end-to-end program management, and can integrate with a client's existing event staff.

Is The Inkling Group Llc a public or private company?

The Inkling Group Llc is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was The Inkling Group Llc founded?

The Inkling Group Llc was founded in 2016. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is The Inkling Group Llc based?

The Inkling Group Llc is headquartered in Denver, United States, in the North America region.

How does The Inkling Group Llc make money?

One revenue line is on record: event Strategy and Program Development Services.

Who are The Inkling Group Llc's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Jack Morton Worldwide, Sparks, MCI Group, George P. Johnson Experience Marketing and Freeman. Emerging players are Goldcast and Bizzabo. Regional players are YPO EDGE and ASU GSV Summit. The Van Heyst Group is listed as a direct peer.

Does The Inkling Group Llc have an API?

No public API is recorded for The Inkling Group Llc.

What industry is The Inkling Group Llc in?

The Inkling Group Llc's product category is Event Management Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HSACAAAA, Full-Service Event Planning & Production, with a secondary code of HSACAAAK, On-Site Event Operations & Day-Of Coordination. Its NAICS code is 561920 and its SIC code is 8742.

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