Elevate Expands Global Creative Leadership with Strategic Acquisitions of Downstream and GA to Deliver Creative Experiences across Brands, Sports, and Luxury Hospitality

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NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Elevate, a global, integrated agency network committed to helping properties forge deeper connections with their audiences to unlock growth, today announced the strategic acquisitions of Downstream and GA. Together, the combination brings Elevate Creative to more than 250 designers, technologists, and strategists worldwide, operating from studios across North America, Europe, and Asia, and serving more than 400 combined clients globally. These acquisitions mark a bold step forward in the evolution of Elevate Creative, uniting three world-class studios to create a fully integrated design group that dissolves the traditional boundaries within the built environment between interior architecture, immersive technology, and experiential design.
Elevate Expands Global Creative Leadership with Strategic Acquisitions of Downstream and GA to Deliver Creative Experiences across Brands, Sports, and Luxury Hospitality, Chris Allphin Named President of Elevate Creative
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Chris Allphin has been appointed President of Elevate Creative and will lead the merger of these groups into a unified studio under one banner. Drew Bryant will continue to serve as Elevate’s Chief Creative Officer. This combination brings together Elevate Creative’s leadership in sports, culture, and fan-driven storytelling with Downstream’s expertise in immersive environments and GA’s legacy of refined global hospitality design. The newly integrated studio will provide clients with end-to-end capabilities to shape how people experience physical spaces and interact with brand narratives across various environments, including sports, corporate, retail, and hospitality sectors. Exceptional hospitality design spans across industries and geographies, and Elevate is now positioned to set benchmarks for world-class experiences across sporting, hotel, and commercial spaces.