From blueprint to breakthrough

We are builders and storytellers working at the intersection of people, technology and innovation.

Our Practice Areas

Commercial

We help small and mid-sized businesses become operationally excellent.

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Federal

We partner with federal agencies to design, build, launch, and operate new programs.

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Featured Case Study: Halcyon

Program design

Designing and securing federal grant dollars for an angel investing group

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Program Design

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Grantwriting

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Stakeholder Management

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What our Clients Say

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We originally brought Desoco in to rebuild our website. The team quickly dove in, watching demos and interviews, and ended up redesigning our acquisition funnel from soup to nuts. They took on repositioning and redesign of all digital and print collateral, helping us make data-backed decisions all along the way. We'd hire Desoco over and over again: They have been game-changing for our business.

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CEO
Venture-Backed Software Business

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We hired Amelia as a program consultant, and her role quickly evolved into leading the design and management of a new national program across all of our chapters. Not only did she roll out a local chapter strategy and playbook, but she also created a week-long national summit for teenage girls, all of which rolled out within 6 months. The program more than paid for itself in its first year, and evolved into a permanent program and darling of our corporate sponsors, none of which would have been possible without Amelia's leadership."

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CEO
National Nonprofit

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Amelia came in shortly after our team identified an opportunity to apply for a grant from an agency we had never worked with. She worked with us to design a program that would capitalize on our core competencies and best align with funder priorities while staying true to our mission. She then drafted and socialized a proposal that secured a multi-year grant to fund the launch of a new program. A year later, we were able to go back to the same agency to secure yet another multi-year grant. Amelia has an impressive ability to think strategically, build critical relationships, and produce high-quality deliverables -- all with the end result front-of-mind.

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Chief Innovation Officer
DC-Based Nonprofit