What our partners are saying.
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“Coraggio Group’s partnership and guidance in our strategic planning process was invaluable. The pandemic began right when our process launched and together, we adjusted the approach to ensure we still provided an inclusive and engaging experience for our campus and community. The Coraggio team was responsive, proactive, collaborative, and we greatly enjoyed our experience of working with them. The plan that we were able to develop with their support has brought clarity, commitment, and cohesion to the College around our future direction. Clackamas Community College is extraordinarily pleased with the outcome from our work with the Coraggio Group.”
— Tim Cook, Ed.D., President, Clackamas Community College
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“Coraggio played a pivotal role in our organization's development of an industry-wide strategic plan. Their approach to our project showcased their professionalism, empathy and unparalleled expertise. They were the catalyst we needed to unite the diverse stakeholders in the tourism industry and elevate our strategic vision. One of Coraggio’s standout qualities is their remarkable ability to facilitate discussions and guide participants to win-win outcomes. Their skill in managing complex conversations and ensuring all voices are heard resulted in a strategy that enjoys strong support and buy-in from our stakeholders.”
— Amy Zeigler, State Tourism Manager, Iowa Tourism Office | Economic Development Authority
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“Coraggio has led two strategic planning processes for our office, including our statewide Recovery Plan in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. They’ve taken time to understand our needs, engage with and listen closely to our stakeholders in each of our tourism regions, and develop plans that are focused and actionable. They’ve also been instrumental in helping us to refine and continue to advance stewardship principals statewide as we work to shape the future of our destination for generations to come. Coraggio continues to be a true partner to our organization and, just like every team member from the Office of Tourism, they are committed to the continued success of Arizona as a destination. I am honored to recommend the Coraggio team.”
Debbie Johnson, former Director, Arizona Office of Tourism
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"Access to talent and workers is one of the top issues impacting economic development and business growth. Through our work together, the State of Oregon now has a more robust system to match displaced workers to job opportunities, directly impacting the economic prosperity and health of Oregon communities."
— Todd Nell, Director of Oregon’s Workforce & Talent Development Board
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“Coraggio has been an invaluable partner to CalTravel and to me personally as the facilitators and key architects of our strategic planning processes for more than five years. They do an excellent job of challenging assumptions, building consensus, and helping shape clear strategies with measurable goals. Their firm is highly respected in our industry, creative and delivers an engaging approach. I’m happy to give Coraggio my highest recommendation.”
— Barb Newton, President & CEO, California Travel Association
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"To say I'm pleased could be the understatement of the year. To be honest, I'm flabbergasted. We had the perfect team at our planning session. Our group is comprised of doers who don't take no for an answer. You issued the call to action, and they responded masterfully. Please know that our success is your success. We will be a shining example of the influence and expertise of the Coraggio Group."
— Tom Biegler, former Chair of the Board, Tourism Coalition of South Dakota, President/CEO, Regency Hotel Management
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“Coraggio has become trusted confidantes and advisors who I regularly turn to when addressing complex topics. They maintain the highest standards of professional integrity and have helped us to successfully work through particularly sensitive issues by finding the right solutions to meet the unique needs of our organization, as well as those of our major stakeholders. I unequivocally recommend them to any organization that is looking for a true business partner with a deep understanding of our industry, and an innovative, strategic mindset.”
— Adam Burke, President & CEO, Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board
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“I’ve worked with Coraggio since 2007. It’s been an easy decision to invite the Coraggio team back several times over the years to help our organization develop several strategic plans, most recently our Vision 2025 plan. They have led multiple important high-stakes conversations with our Board members and stakeholders throughout the city, always doing a great job of integrating their voice in the process of moving our destination forward and helping us to address some of our greatest challenges. Coraggio’s approach to destination strategy development, their flexibility to respond to rapidly changing dynamics in our city and the care with which they approach their work is uncommon and highly effective. I look forward to working with Coraggio again in the future.”
— Joe D’Alessandro, former President & CEO, San Francisco Travel
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“Over the past 10 years, Coraggio has been a trusted, reliable go-to partner to me and our organization. They have helped us identify, explore and address some of our most important challenges as a destination with smart, actionable strategic plans that are inclusive of and responsive to the needs of our local industry stakeholders and community. Most recently, the Coraggio team played a central role in the creation of our first long-term, 10-year Experience Management Plan, which is designed to help shape the future of Santa Monica as an ideal place to live, work and play for generations to come. I’ve appreciated Coraggio’s wise counsel and feel very confident providing them with my wholehearted recommendation.”
— Misti Kerns, President & CEO, Santa Monica Travel & Tourism
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“We appreciated Coraggio’s thorough and insightful strategic planning process, which included valuable information gathering from stakeholders in all nine of our tourism regions. The Coraggio team has been a great partner to KDT, and we look forward to working with them again in the future.”
— Mike Mangeot, Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Tourism
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“We again retained Coraggio Group, this time to work with our board to evaluate the overall tourism industry post-COVID pandemic and how our strategic organizational priorities (originally established by the board in 2016) should change over the next two years. This process began in the fall of 2021, when Coraggio facilitated our November board meeting as well as a board retreat. As we continue to move forward with this process, Coraggio has been ensuring we stay focused and on target, recently attending our June 2022 board meeting and working with us and the board on our organizational Vision and Mission statements. We would highly recommend Coraggio Group.”
— Scott White, President & CEO, Visit Greater Palm Springs
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"Coraggio has been a valuable partner to Visit California. Their real-world understanding of Destination Marketing, combined with their ability to quickly understand and address nuanced industry dynamics, has added clarity and momentum to one of our most important strategic initiatives in recent years. It's been a pleasure working with them.”
— Caroline Beteta, President & CEO, Visit California
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“Our journey alongside Miles and the Corragio group has been instrumental in Visit Detroit’s strategic planning, particularly in our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The Miles and Coraggio Group’s insight and guidance have enabled us to foster innovation and inclusivity that reflects our organization’s commitment to embracing the realms of DEI. This work has shown the value of purposeful strategy, and through our work together, Miles and the Corragio Group have been fundamental in helping us identify our assets, create a roadmap, and achieve success through these principles.”
— Claude Molinari, President & CEO, Visit Detroit
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“Coraggio, along with significant community input, helped us establish the direction and focus we needed to grow our visitor economy while meeting the needs of our residents. Coraggio showed us that the time and distance traveled between our attractions could be used to our advantage and they led us on a wonderful journey of seeing our county in a different and unique way. Their honesty and direction were exactly what we needed to open our eyes to the possibilities that await The Territory.”
— Kevin Morris, Millard County Tourism Director
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“We knew we needed a partner with a stellar reputation in the travel & tourism industry and the depth of experience required to help us reimagine what’s possible for the United States as a global destination. We found that partner in Coraggio. I’ve been pleased with their level of detail and dedication to supporting our needs.”
— Chris Thompson, former President & CEO, Brand USA