Powering Economic Growth That Delivers Real Results

ForwardDMV™

On February 16, 2026, Kaptivate hosted ForwardDMV™, the culminating event in a three-part effort to build a future-ready economy in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia region. The gathering brought together over 150 senior leaders from across industry, higher education, workforce systems, government, chambers of commerce, and community organizations. Participants worked together to shape three action-oriented initiatives focused on helping the DMV workforce thrive in a changing world driven by AI.

Career Z

Client: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education

Kaptivate coordinated a full-day, in-person learning workshop for Career Z Challenge finalists from across the country. After more than a year of virtual events, teams gathered to share lessons learned, exchange best practices, and work together to overcome common barriers. The event strengthened connections among Challenge participants and helped build momentum for innovative career-connected learning solutions nationwide. 

GSA Public Engagement with Science Summit 

Client: U.S. General Services Administration Open Innovation Program 

Kaptivate successfully delivered a half-day summit at GSA headquarters in Washington, DC, bringing together more than 100 federal officials representing 16 federal agencies. The event fostered new cross-agency connections, highlighted leading practices in public engagement, and generated valuable content resources that extended the conversation beyond the event itself.  

Career Z Challenge Video 

Client: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, and Technical Education

Kaptivate's multimedia communications campaign helped support national engagement in the Career Z Challenge, supporting outreach to educators, employers, workforce organizations, and community partners nationwide. The promotional video and supporting digital content served as cornerstone assets throughout the Challenge lifecycle, helping communicate program goals, highlight opportunities, and maintain stakeholder engagement.

CTE CHIPS Challenge Video

Client: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, and Technical Education

 Kaptivate's promotional video helped support national engagement in the CTE CHIPS Challenge, supporting outreach to educators, employers, workforce organizations, industry partners, and government stakeholders nationwide. The video served as a cornerstone asset throughout the Challenge lifecycle, helping communicate program goals, highlight opportunities for participation, reinforce the Challenge brand, and maintain stakeholder engagement. 

FowardDMV™ Event Video

Kaptivate produced a highlight video documenting the ForwardDMV™ convening, capturing the energy, collaboration, and shared commitment of more than 100 leaders from industry, higher education, workforce systems, and government. Through on-site filming, interviews, and event storytelling, our team transformed a multi-sector workforce development initiative into a compelling visual narrative. As part of a broader communications strategy, the highlight video reinforced ForwardDMV’s vision, strengthened stakeholder engagement, and supported the growth of an ongoing regional community of action.

OMBI Congressional Report 

Client: National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives (OMBI)

Kaptivate delivered a visually engaging annual report that successfully   communicated  the impact of broadband investments on educational access, economic opportunity, and community development. The report transformed complex program data into an accessible and actionable narrative, helping OMBI demonstrate program value to congressional stakeholders, partner organizations, and the communities it serves.  

Challenge.gov

Client: U.S. General Service Administration, Open Innovation Program

Through strategic SEO implementation and ongoing content optimization, Kaptivate improved the discoverability of challenge opportunities and strengthened the platform's ability to reach target audiences through organic search. We established a comprehensive analytics and reporting framework, including GA4 tracking and executive dashboards, providing leadership with actionable insights into website performance, audience behavior, and engagement trends. Targeted LinkedIn advertising campaigns expanded awareness among innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, and industry stakeholders, while ongoing performance analysis and optimization recommendations drove continuous improvements in audience growth, user engagement, and overall campaign effectiveness. 

Lemontree Healthcare

Client: Lemontree Healthcare

Kaptivate successfully delivered a unified brand identity and integrated marketing campaign that established a strong foundation for Lemontree Healthcare's growth and outreach efforts. The project created a consistent and recognizable brand presence across multiple communications channels, strengthened audience engagement, and provided the organization with scalable marketing assets to support ongoing awareness and business development initiatives. 

CTE CHIPS Challenge

Client: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, and Technical Education

Kaptivate successfully launched a nationally recognized brand that supported engagement across education, workforce, industry, and government sectors. The CTE CHIPS Challenge attracted participants from across the country and established a cohesive identity that was used consistently throughout the Challenge lifecycle. The branding served as the foundation for all outreach, communications, events, technical assistance activities, and stakeholder engagement efforts, helping build awareness and credibility for the initiative among diverse audiences. 

GSA Open Innovation Programs (Challenge.gov and CitizenScience.gov)

Client: U.S. General Services Administration, Open Innovation Program

Kaptivate managed a national communications program supporting more than 730 federal community members, nearly 300 challenge managers, and over 1,400 annual customer service interactions. Our communications efforts increased social media impressions by more than 1,000%, grew newsletter subscriptions by 1,200%, and generated more than 300 new Challenge.gov customer engagements per month. The program also expanded its digital footprint through the launch of new LinkedIn and YouTube channels and strengthened public participation through innovative outreach campaigns and audience-driven content. 

Catalyze Challenge

Client: Catalyze

Kaptivate supported national communications efforts that amplified the work of organizations advancing youth economic mobility and workforce readiness. Through strategic storytelling, stakeholder engagement, and multi-channel communications, the initiative increased visibility for funded projects, strengthened collaboration among partners, and highlighted innovative approaches to workforce and education challenges. Communications products helped translate program outcomes into compelling narratives for funders, practitioners, employers, and community stakeholders. 

Employer-Community Collaboration Toolkit

Client: Risekit

Kaptivate developed a modular workforce development playbook that combined research, practitioner insights, real-world examples, and ready-to-use resources to help workforce partnerships move from planning to implementation. Through audience-centered persona development and strategic copywriting, the playbook transformed complex workforce concepts into practical guidance tailored to employers, community-based organizations, and workforce practitioners. The resulting resource supports stronger collaboration across local workforce ecosystems and promotes more inclusive and effective hiring practices nationwide.

Connecting Talent to Opportunity Challenge

Client: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, and Technical Education

Kaptivate supported a national communications effort that engaged educators, workforce development professionals, employers, and community partners around innovative career-connected learning solutions. Through coordinated outreach, stakeholder engagement, and ongoing communications support, the Challenge built awareness of promising workforce and education practices while creating opportunities for participants to share ideas, resources, and lessons learned. The initiative strengthened collaboration across the career and technical education ecosystem and expanded visibility for innovative workforce development approaches.