Brown Pelican
Being an event support company, Brown Pelican WiFi was severely impacted by COVID. However, they have successfully pivoted their business to assist with virtual live events such as corporate conferences, graduations, fundraisers, retreats, and drive-in movie theaters. Marin SBDC assisted them in getting numerous loans during the pandemic.
Being an event support company, Brown Pelican WiFi was severely impacted by COVID. However, as
they put it, they “made lemonade out of COVID-19 lemons” and have successfully pivoted their business to assist with virtual live events such as corporate conferences, graduations, fundraisers, retreats, and drive-in movie theaters. SBDC Advisor John Connelly assisted them in getting numerous loans during the pandemic.
Profile
Brown Pelican WiFi is a woman-owned business that was co-founded by Glenn and Marybeth Hall in 2009 and received a Woman-Owned Business certification from the National Women Business Owners Corporation. Glenn and Marybeth each bring over 20 years of experience in event management and production, IT, networking, brand strategy, and digital media.
Events, whether in-person, virtual, or hybrid, are uncompromising, mission-critical environments where there are no second chances and the show must go on, and if your network goes down, the show does too. Brown Pelican WiFi offers services including:
- Live Event WiFi Networks
- Virtual & Hybrid Event Networks
- Outdoor & Roadshow WiFi
- Network & WiFi Consulting
- Permanent Installations
- Bandwidth Calculator Tool
The Brown Pelican leadership team includes Glenn Hall (founder), Marybeth Hall (CEO), and Kelly O’Rourke (COO).
Results
With the help of the Marin SBDC Advisor, John Connelly, Brown Pelican was able to receive numerous loans and learn how to pivot their business to adapt to the impact of COVID-19. Brown Pelican WiFi has:
- Received a $368,000 EIDL loan
- Received a $4,000 EIDL Advance loan
- Received a $64,155 PPP loan
- Attended over 15 workshops led by SBDC to stay informed about loans and ways to stay in business during COVID-19
