Team LINK

We are fortunate to work with clients and partners from every corner of the globe. Sometimes, the most powerful reminder of what “global” truly means comes from a single, extraordinary place. Our recent work brought us to Gqeberha, Nelson Mandela Bay. We were there to facilitate a meeting for a global travel and tourism network nearing its centenary, supporting its Executive Board in raising industry standards through a curated communications strategy. The setting? Nyosi Wildlife Reserve surrounded by the Big Five, home to giraffes, and the raw beauty of the Eastern Cape. It was an unforgettable environment in which to do serious work. And it reinforced something we believe deeply: great facilitation is not about the room. It is about people, purpose, trust, and the ability to adapt to any environment. This experience also brought our work full circle. At LINK, we sit at the nexus of communications and engagement, bridging hyperlocal context with global opportunity and learning. In South Africa, that meant working in a deeply local setting, its landscapes, cultures, languages, and communities, while bringing together hundreds of delegates from countries around the world. It was a vibrant coming-together of diverse cultures, perspectives, and experiences, all engaged in a shared conversation about the future of travel and tourism. We were honored not only to facilitate the meeting, but to serve clients and partners from across the world in such a remarkable setting. #LINKglobal

Recently, our team dedicated a day to connecting with community partners across Manchester and Salford, beginning with the @gmchamber’s Property and Construction Lunch at The Lowry in MediaCity. The event offered a compelling overview of current and planned developments, regeneration projects, and community engagement initiatives shaping the city. Our longstanding friend Gavin Evans, Neighbourhood Manager for Manchester City Council, then introduced us to two organisations in Wythenshawe doing transformative work: @wythsafespots, a user-led charity supporting women experiencing, or who have experienced, domestic abuse; and @MYL_info, which provides adventure play and youth engagement to thousands of children and young people across the city each year. We concluded the day visiting our dear friend James Gregory, founder of the award-winning Families Against Violence, an organisation that mentors young people through football, education, and community support. We are deeply grateful to each of these groups for welcoming us into their teams and communities, and for sharing firsthand how their efforts are creating lasting impact for generations across Greater Manchester. It was truly awe-inspiring to witness so much hyperlocal change in just one day. Each of these incredible organisations — Safespots, Manchester Young Lives, and Families Against Violence — also has ongoing fundraising campaigns to support their vital work. We encourage you to learn more about their missions at the links below. safespots.org.uk/ manchesteryounglives.org.uk/ fav-uk.org/ #LINKUK #LINKglobal

Tonight, #TeamLINK is proud to join the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for its 50th Anniversary Gala — Legacy in Gold: 50 Years of Moving Business Forward. As a proud GWHCC member and sponsor of this year’s gala, we’re honored to celebrate five decades of leadership, entrepreneurship and impact across the Greater Washington region. Congratulations to the Chamber, tonight’s honorees and the many leaders continuing to move our region forward. #LINKglobal

We've facilitated meetings in some pretty interesting places, but this one might take the cake! 🎃🎄 Last week, LINK Strategic Partners President & CEO @DCMichaelA had the pleasure of facilitating a leadership retreat for the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (@GWHCC) at the remarkable @omansion as the Chamber prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The setting? A holiday grotto tucked behind a haunted house, complete with festive decorations, hidden surprises, and plenty of character. Only in DC! Beyond the unforgettable venue, Michael helped guide meaningful conversations about the Chamber's future as it approaches five decades of supporting and championing the region's Hispanic business community. A huge thank you to GWHCC President & CEO @GWHCCNicole and the entire team for inviting LINK to be part of this exciting chapter. Here's to the next 50 years of impact! #TeamLINK

LINK was invited to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 🇪🇹 for Oromia Tourism Week 2026, hosted by the @OromiaTourism_C. Across three days of panels, exhibitions, and meetings, we explored what's driving tourism growth in Ethiopia and across East Africa, from destination branding and digital innovation to MICE tourism and hospitality investment. The trip carried special meaning for us. Addis Ababa and Washington, DC, have been sister cities for more than a decade, and the DC region is home to one of the world's largest Ethiopian communities. That shared history made for a rich exchange on tourism, culture, and how two capital cities can learn from each other. Our time on the ground also gave us the chance to connect with local entrepreneurs shaping Ethiopia's travel and hospitality sector. We reconnected with old friends, visited the statue of the Washington Monument and the street named after DC’s Mayor Muriel Bowser, toured the Presidential Palace, and met with Ethiopia's Minister of Foreign Affairs. LINK’s time in Addis Ababa was highly productive and full of reasons to return to the birthplace of civilization and coffee (something we know a lot about at LINK ☕️). #LINKglobal #TeamLINK

Mandeville’s own Davis Cup star John Chin will be joining this year’s inaugural #JamaicaCup alongside tennis powerhouse Tauheed Browning from November 11-16 at @HalfMoonJamaica! 🌴 The ATP stars will be joining WTA pros Christina McHale (@ChristinaMcHale) and Lauren Davis (@LaurenDavis93) to compete against collegiate athletes in high-stakes tennis showdowns that you don’t want to miss. 🎾 Join us directly on the shores of one of the Caribbean's most iconic resorts (@HalfMoonJamaica) to watch these legendary matchups. Visit jamaicacup.com 🇯🇲

Rio has become a second home for LINK, with every visit deepening the relationships and opportunities connecting our regions. We were glad to be back on the ground with our government and business partners, continuing conversations around expanding economic ties, trade and exports, and seeing some of the investment and development happening as Rio prepares to welcome the world next year for the Women’s World Cup. We also spent time experiencing the city’s incredible arts and culture scene, including a visit to @TheEventsDC mural. We love this city, its energy, and its people — and we’re excited about what we’re continuing to build together. Obrigado, Rio. 🇧🇷 #LINKglobal

One week away from the inaugural #JamaicaCup at @HalfMoonJamaica 🎾🌴 Think: ⭐Action-packed exhibition matches at Half Moon ⭐WTA and ATP stars @ChristinaMcHale, @LaurenDavis93, Tauheed N Browning, and John Chin competing alongside top collegiate athletes ⭐A Pro-Am spot to play right alongside the pros ⭐All inclusive packages (full event and resort access, fine dining, select beverages, round-trip airport transfers, and a VIP Players Party) Stay tuned to our upcoming posts because this is one you don’t want to miss.! 🇯🇲

🎉Happy work anniversary to Robert Burke and Cole Dragotta! Our clients’ missions push us past the scope of a contract, and these two show it. Robert celebrates four years with LINK, including helping make EdFEST DC an award-worthy experience. Cole marks his first year, highlighted by driving donated beer from a North Carolina brewery to DC for Project Blackbird's annual gala. Between them, they show what LINK is built on: people who show up for the communities we serve, whether it’s their first year or their fourth. Join us in congratulating them both as they mark the next milestone in their career! #TeamLINK #LINKSP

Happy Halloween! May your day be filled with good spirits, great company, and a little bit of magic. #TeamLINK

We wish a very happy birthday to the three Cs of October here at LINK: Carole, Christi, and Cole! Carole gives a huge amount of her time to causes close to her heart, Christi spends as much time as she can on the road in her mobile office, and Cole is celebrating his birthday traveling around Europe. Wherever this month finds them, we're grateful to have all three of them on the team. Join us in wishing them a great year ahead! #LINKSP #TeamLINK

This morning, #TeamLINK joined @MayorBowser, @SecretaryofDC, @CMBrookePinto, @navyyardbid, @JapanEmbDC, and so many wonderful partners at @NatGeo to kick off something extraordinary: the @CherryBlossFest's Century of Celebration! We’re proud to once again serve as the Festival’s official communications and media partner and to be an official presenter of today’s event! This milestone year is going to be one for the history books. First up: international legend and local hero @ChrisPyrate is the 2027 Festival’s official artist! And his artwork reveal—featuring cherry blossoms, Metro, monuments, and Chuck Brown playing on the Big Chair—is going to make headlines (trust us). A new cherry blossom season starts now, and we can’t wait to show you what’s coming… 🌸 #CherryBlossFest #LINKglobal

If you’ve been waiting for the perfect excuse to take a vacation and get your dose of tennis, this is it! 🎾🌴 @ChristinaMcHale is excited to be part of the inaugural #JamaicaCup at @HalfMoonJamaica with @LaurenDavis93 and collegiate athletes, November 11-16. This is the first one, and you’ll want to say you were there. 🔥 Secure your package at jamaicacup.com while you still can. Jamaica, we will see you soon!! 🇯🇲✈️

Tonight, #TeamLINK is proud to join @lgwdc for its annual Celebration of Leadership, a night bringing together more than 700 leaders and changemakers from across our region. Leadership is core to who we are at LINK, and we’re especially proud to have team members who have gone through LGW’s leadership program and continue to carry those lessons into our work and the communities we serve. Our President @DCMichaelA also recently joined the LGW Board, helping support its mission to connect and develop leaders across the region. We’re also proud to celebrate Mayor @MurielBowser as this year’s Leader of the Years honoree. Here’s to leadership, service and continuing to build a stronger region together.

Most people are thinking about Halloween this week. But we’ve got our eyes set a few weeks ahead — on Enchant Washington DC’s long-awaited return to Nationals Park next month! Today, #TeamLINK was thrilled to represent Enchant at Woodrow Wilson Plaza for @ReaganITCDC's Fall Festival. It’s the merging of two seasons, in the best way. Thank you to everyone who came, said hi, and let us help you step into the winter magic. ✨ Enchant lights up the season from November 20 to December 27. 🎟️ Tickets are available now. Grab yours at enchantchristmas.com before they’re gone. #EnchantWDC #FallFestival #WoodrowWilsonPlaza

There's a reason people leave conversations with Kennedy Chester feeling more confident. Kennedy has built her career around understanding how people work, and it shows in the way she makes people feel at ease. She learns — and understands — what people need, and she’s always looking out for them. That skill translates into everything she does at LINK and is a big part of what makes her such an asset as our Deputy Director. And when she takes a break from leading our North Carolina office, there's a good chance you might find her somewhere much louder.... Swipe through for three questions with Kennedy! #TeamLINK #ThoughtLeadership

Earlier this month, Team LINK was proud to sponsor A Night of Unity at the historic Howard Theatre, joining friends, partners, supporters, and champions of the community health movement in celebrating @UnityHealthCare’s impact across the District of Columbia. What began in 1985 as care for DC residents with nowhere else to go is now the city’s largest community health center network, a lifeline for tens of thousands of residents every year. It was a privilege to share the evening with our guests from @MarysCenter, @CareFirst, @citycruises, @NACHC, Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center, @GWBCC, @ThermeGroup US, @udc_edu, L-12 Services Corp., and @WDCEP. Thank you to the entire Unity team for being such incredible partners and pillars of our community. The District is better because of your commitment to service and excellence.

Last week, #TeamLINK joined @awidercircle for Neighbor to Neighbor Night, celebrating 25 years of furnishing homes and building pathways out of poverty for families across the DMV. With the leadership of Amy and her amazing team, A Wider Circle has now served more than 300,000 neighbors across our region. In her remarks, Amy shared a story that sits at the heart of how we work at LINK, too: in Ward 8, instead of telling the community what it needed, A Wider Circle asked. Keynote speaker Maryland @GovWesMoore echoed that spirit, reminding us that our communities need champions, and praised A Wider Circle for meeting people where they are. One line in particular stayed with us: we will be remembered by what happened to the least of these. At LINK, we believe lasting impact starts with listening to the communities we serve. It is a privilege to celebrate an organization that has lived that out for a quarter century. Congratulations to Amy and the entire team at A Wider Circle on 25 years. Here’s to the next 25!

That’s a wrap for the @Inc. 5000 Conference in Dallas! We came to celebrate LINK’s fifth appearance on the Inc. 5000. We left inspired by new ideas about how we can work with our partners to improve the world around us. We were also honored to celebrate at the gala alongside so many incredible entrepreneurs and businesses, a group that collectively represents more than $385 billion in revenue this year alone. Thank you to @inc5000 for the stage, to everyone we met for the conversations, and to our partners who made this possible. Oh, and the biggest takeaway? LINK is just getting started! Onward. #Inc5000 #LINKglobal

Day 2 at the @inc5000. We kicked off the day with the “Your Next Move” podcast conversation about the LINK model, how our work is expanding globally, and what it takes to scale without losing sight of your mission. From there, we spent the day learning alongside other leaders in sessions on workplace culture, AI, employee retention and much more, all with an eye toward how we keep growing and building as a team. Also got to join our partners at @Insperity for a partner’s reception. We ended the evening with a special dinner and were honored to spend time with @Inc Editor-in-Chief @mikehofman. Proud of the model we’re building, proud of how far it’s taken us, and even more excited about where we’re headed next. #Inc5000