Case Study: Pinpoint's Last Minute Retreat
Closeknit jumped in at the last minute to help Pinpoint pull off their London celebration retreat.
Closeknit jumped in at the last minute to help Pinpoint pull off their London celebration retreat.
“Our retreat was a triumph, everyone was really happy and had a great time. From the activities to the restaurants, it was a nice way to see central London for the ones who were visiting for the first time. Thank you!”
Tom - CEO, PINPOINT
Pinpoint’s mission is to make talent teams ready for anything. They have built a simple, intelligent software platform and provide their customers with unlimited help to attract more ‘good fit’ candidates, select from the best, and wow new hires from the moment they say ‘yes’.
They came together at Christmas in London to celebrate a massive fundraise of €21m after having bootstrapped the business for 5 years. The idea was to let their hair down and enjoy each other’s company.
The team was snowed under, pushing through the last stages of the deal and their celebration event was slipping away from them. That’s where Closeknit came in, taking the whole thing off their hands. With less than a month to find the venue and all the activities, it was down to the line but we managed to give them a great time in London.
The team is spread across the UK and the US and many had never met before the retreat. They were eager to get to know each other in a relaxed sense, especially after a very intense Q3&4. the agenda was strictly all play and no work!
“Without Lorne we would have ended up in London with no hotel, starving and no activities! Amazing how you managed to jump in at our time of need and support Ellis to create something truly memorable.”
With 4 days of London exploring, the team of 25 enjoyed a lot of fun activities and meals. Everything was optional, giving them the time to chill and make their own plans if they wanted. Here are some of the spots we sent them to:
Here are some snippets of what the team had to say about their retreat:
“Better understanding of individuals in the team. At times it can be hard to empathise with people in different time zones when we do not understand them as a person and this has definitely helped me to stop and think before knee jerking of instant communication”
“I learned so much about the culture of Pinpoint, about people I met for the first time and even about the company itself. It was a really nice introduction to have in my first week joining the team”
