break·out
(n) /ˈbrakˌout/
We build experiences where the people shaping their cities and communities meet.
Twelve Years. Twenty Cities. Building in Place.
Breakout builds place-based experiences for the people investing in cities: economic development leaders, funders, founders, organizers, innovators, and the civic builders who make neighborhoods work. We run our programming in the neighborhoods themselves, and we spend our budgets there too. $25 million in economic impact since 2014. A network of 2,000+ people across 50+ cities.
Come to an experience. Our SEE brand brings together city leaders across sectors and neighborhoods (launched in NYC in 2025).
Breakout Builders convenes leaders nationally around a topic: Innovation for the Public Good in Pittsburgh this September; The Future of Cities in Atlanta this November.
Bring us to your city or your team. We design and run place-based programming for companies, foundations, economic development agencies, and cities: client convenings, team immersions, city activations, and custom experiences built around the neighborhoods you're trying to serve.
See NYC
Our locals-only staycation model, two years in. Three days across the boroughs for the New Yorkers building the city's future. Launched in October 2025, most recently in May 2026, and featured in Forbes.
We’re on a mission to gather New Yorkers building a better NYC
