HomeSmart
Growth Summit
A local, venue-experienced production partner for a high-stakes event at Talking Stick Resort — built to protect the design, the budget, and the people on stage.
Prepared For
Katie Cooper
Chief Operating Officer, HomeSmart
Prepared By
Daniel Pitner · Centric Events
daniel@centric.events
Event
Talking Stick Resort · Salt River Grand Ballroom
Oct 26 – 28, 2026
Total Investment
$156,632.75
All-in for the full Growth Summit production scope. 50% on signature, 50% due Oct 12, 2026. Wi-Fi and pre-function signage included as value-add.
3
Day event
Oct 26–28, 2026
20m
From our shop
Same-day inventory
9
Production zones
End-to-end ownership
1
Production lead
One point of contact
The Promise
Trust + savings — without the trade-off.
Local team that knows Talking Stick. Backup gear pre-positioned onsite at no extra cost. Transparent budget you can shape.
An Inc. 5000 company delivering live experiences for some of the most recognized brands in the world.
Inc. 5000
Fastest-growing private companies in America
500+
Live productions delivered
98%
Client retention across enterprise accounts
01
Executive Summary
Trust and savings, without trade-off.
The HomeSmart Growth Summit is a flagship moment for the company — a room full of the people who carry the brand forward. The right production partner has to protect four things at once: the attendee experience, executive confidence on stage, technical reliability, and the budget. This proposal is built to do all four.
We understand why HomeSmart has historically relied on the onsite production model. Venue familiarity, existing onsite inventory, and a known workflow all have value — especially when an event has worked in the past. Our recommendation is not based on changing what works for the sake of change. It is based on protecting the attendee experience, preserving the intended design, maintaining technical reliability, and controlling total spend.
Centric is local, deeply experienced at Talking Stick, and structured to give HomeSmart the same operational confidence associated with the in-house team — with more flexibility, stronger creative ownership, and a clearer line of sight into where every dollar goes. We are equally prepared to deliver the full production scope or a phased, hybrid path.
"HomeSmart does not have to choose between trust and savings. Centric provides the operational confidence of a venue-experienced local team, with the flexibility and cost control of an independent production partner.