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Every Runway starts with a company in the middle of a change. Here are 21 of them.

// 14 Runways

Repositioning

Runway #198Praxent

Command The AI Future

The challenge:

The business had changed, but the brand had not caught up with its ambition.

The new direction:

A financial-services brand built to lead, with a line to carry it: Command The AI Future.

Repositioning

Runway #175DOXA

A people-first brand for global talent

The challenge:

DOXA had built a different kind of staffing company around its people. The market still sorted it with low-cost offshore providers.

The new direction:

A people-first brand built to raise the standard for global talent and grow with the changing world of work.

Repositioning

Runway #203i4COLOR

Your Brand. In Vivid Color.

The challenge:

The market was evolving, and i4COLOR needed a position that reflected its expertise and impact.

The new direction:

A brand that brings its obsession with color, quality and real-world impact forward, carried by one line: Your Brand. In Vivid Color.

Repositioning

Runway #94Entelligence

The partner behind the technology, Always Ready.

The challenge:

Entelligence did its best work under other companies' names. Its people were the difference, and the brand didn't show it.

The new direction:

A people-first brand built on one promise: Always Ready.

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Repositioning

Runway #165McDonough

One company. One story. One McDonough.

The challenge:

McDonough Elevator had grown into more than its name, including cranes. Customers still saw an elevator company, and the field and the office weren't telling the same story.

The new direction:

One McDonough. One company, one person, one customer, one thing at a time, carried into a brand that puts the field first.

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Launches

Runway #224GOODS

A new name and brand built for launch

The challenge:

With launch ahead, GOODS needed to stand apart from point solutions.

The new direction:

A new name, identity and launch position built on one idea: one source of truth for CPG operations.

Launches

Runway #196Matttches

A leader’s story, built into a brand and a manifesto

The challenge:

As AI takes on more technical decisions, leaders need to become more human. They have been on a traditional path that no longer serves them, and they don’t know where to look.

The new direction:

Built from a leader’s story about matches: a brand that matches tomorrow’s leaders with the tools and practitioners they need, and a shared manifesto, Transform Tomorrow Together, that asks consultants to collaborate rather than compete.

Launches

Runway #170Fully Mediterranean

The Fully Five Formula

The challenge:

The business was ready to grow beyond counseling and content. Its expertise needed a form more people could follow.

The new direction:

A signature brand system, the Fully Five Formula, that turns the Mediterranean lifestyle into a simple, practical way of living people can follow every day.

Launches

Runway #121iOFFICE

A workplace that hums.

The challenge:

The workplace was shifting from buildings to people. iOFFICE was known for facilities software and needed a place in the employee experience.

The new direction:

iOFFICE Hummingbird, a new name and brand for employee experience, built on one image: smart, agile and fast, a workplace that hums.

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Launches

Runway #129Energyship

Where energy and leadership converge.

The challenge:

Energy law firms compete on expertise and tend to look alike. Holliday Energy Law Group wanted to be seen as a leader in the industry, beyond its role as counsel.

The new direction:

Energyship, an executive leadership summit that put HELG at the center of the industry conversation.

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Leader brands

Runway #229Better Leader Project

One brand centered on BETTER, not perfect.

The challenge:

Three valuable ideas needed one clear center.

The new direction:

One brand with Christy Pretzinger’s thought leadership at the center, developed with her around one idea: BETTER, not perfect. Better leaders. Better teams. A better world.

Leader brands

Runway #230Big Rock Leaders

A new name and brand for growth-minded leaders

The challenge:

The community was ready to grow, and it needed a name and brand to grow under.

The new direction:

A new name and brand for a leadership community rooted in purpose, built for impact and inspired by nature.

Leader brands

Runway #214PK Scheerle

A thought leadership brand for nursing

The challenge:

PK was moving into a new chapter focused on sharing what she had learned and championing the profession that shaped her career.

The new direction:

A thought leadership brand centered on unlocking the potential of the world’s most trusted profession, the nurse.

Leader brands

Runway #236James Ashcroft

A personal brand for an independent senior partner

The challenge:

The brand risked making senior partnership look like traditional coaching or consulting.

The new direction:

A position built around James as an independent senior partner who helps leaders see what matters and cut the rest.

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