CONSULTING
FEATURED PROJECT
Downtown Burbank
Cultural Market
Downtown Burbank, California
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THE ENGAGEMENT
Protecting a successful market.
Navigating a path forward.
The Downtown Burbank Cultural Market had established itself as a vibrant and successful destination for local makers, small businesses and the community. When changes threatened the market’s ability to remain in its Downtown location, Helligar Consulting was brought in to help navigate city processes, engage key stakeholders and advocate for a path forward.
OUR WORK
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Engaged with City leadership and staff to help navigate the issues affecting the Cultural Market and identify potential solutions.
ADVOCACY
Helped communicate the value and impact of the Cultural Market while advocating for solutions that would allow it to continue serving the Downtown community.
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
Built and strengthened communication among the market, City representatives, community stakeholders and other parties involved in determining a path forward.
STRATEGIC NAVIGATION
Helped the Cultural Market navigate a temporary relocation while continuing to work toward its return to the Downtown location where it had successfully operated.
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THE APPROACH
Working through complexity.
Building a path forward.
Our approach centered on understanding the challenges facing the Cultural Market, bringing the right stakeholders into the conversation, and working through City processes to identify solutions that would support its continued success.
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ASSESS
Identified the key issues affecting the Cultural Market’s ability to remain in its successful Downtown location and evaluated the available paths forward.
ENGAGE
Connected with City staff, elected officials and key stakeholders to build understanding around the market, its impact and the challenges it faced.
ADVOCATE
Represented the market’s interests in conversations with City leadership and helped communicate its value to Downtown Burbank and the broader community.
NAVIGATE
Helped work through the temporary relocation process while continuing to pursue opportunities for the Cultural Market to return to its successful Downtown location.
