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Your sales kickoff, day by day.

An arrival evening. Two working days. A team ready for what’s next.

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A general session room ready for a sales kickoff at Omni Scottsdale

A sample run of show to adapt to your flights, sessions and team. Your local planner confirms the rooms, people and timings.

Day 0

Arrive and welcome

  1. Arrivals window

    Transfers run on a schedule built from the flight list, with a buffer for delays. Bags held if rooms aren't ready.

  2. Tech rehearsal

    Stage, sound, screens, clickers and walk-on music tested in the general session room, with every presenter's final deck loaded.

  3. Welcome reception

    A reserved space with a headcount guarantee sent by the venue's deadline. Badges and agenda cards handed out here, not at 8 a.m.

Day 1

The plan

  1. Breakfast window

    Open, not one sitting, close to the general session room.

  2. Opening general session

    CEO or CRO sets out the year. Room set the night before; the run of show is timed to the minute with one AV owner calling cues.

  3. Break

    Coffee refreshed outside the room; restrooms and Wi-Fi capacity checked for full headcount.

  4. Product and market sessions

    Same room, no turnover. Demos have an offline backup.

  5. Lunch

    Seated by region or segment if leaders want it; dietary list with the kitchen.

  6. Breakout wave one

    Role or segment rooms booked nearby, each with a named facilitator, signs, and a screen if the session needs one.

  7. Breakout wave two

    Rooms reset during the break, not during the session.

  8. Free time

    Planner confirms what's open (pool, spa, golf) and shares it in the attendee note.

  9. Team dinner

    A private or reserved space; transport booked if it's off property.

Day 2

Practice and recognition

  1. Enablement workshops

    Role-play and practice in breakout rooms; facilitators have the scenario sheets.

  2. Customer or partner panel

    Back in the general session room; mics for the panel and for audience questions.

  3. Lunch and free afternoon

    One optional activity booked with a local supplier, with a sign-up list.

  4. Awards night

    Dinner space set for recognition: stage or riser, mic, slides with winners' names checked twice, photographer. A non-alcoholic option on the drinks plan and rides back if the venue is off property.

Day 3

Depart

  1. Breakfast and checkout

    Late checkout or luggage storage agreed in advance.

  2. Optional leadership session

    A small room held for leaders while everyone else departs.

  3. Departures

    Transfers leave in waves timed to flights.

Download the run-of-show template Sales kickoff production checklist