who this is for
I'm usually brought in for:
Venue portfolios that need capex oversight
First-time venue builds for cities and developers
Restaurant, bar and entertainment build-outs
Arena and venue renovations, while events keep running
You're about to spend serious capital on a building,
and you don't have a senior
project leader on your side.
I'm usually brought in for:
already have an architect or gc?
great.
I'm usually brought in for:
Venue portfolios that need capex oversight
First-time venue builds for cities and developers
Restaurant, bar and entertainment build-outs
Arena and venue renovations, while events keep running
services
- Budget and schedule, owned. Problems surface early, not when the contractor calls.
- Every change order and pay app reviewed. You pay only for what you agreed to.
- Operators in the design room. The building works on event day, not just opening day.
- The owner's side of every meeting, covered. Decisions land on time, and the team never waits on you.
- One weekly update. Leadership knows where things stand in five minutes
- Selection through handover. The right team at the start, a ready building at the finish
Hourly or monthly, scoped to your project.
project director
- Workshop: chat, skills, connectors and projects, in plain language
- Interviews: each department maps its workflows and pain points
- Build: skills, workflows and agents made for your team
- Handoff: training, playbooks and an AI data policy
ai for project teams
speaking & workshops
- Budget and schedule, owned. Problems surface early, not when the contractor calls.
- Every change order and pay app reviewed. You pay only for what you agreed to.
- Operators in the design room. The building works on event day, not just opening day.
- The owner's side of every meeting, covered. Decisions land on time, and the team never waits on you.
- One weekly update. Leadership knows where things stand in five minutes
- Selection through handover. The right team at the start, a ready building at the finish
Hourly or monthly, scoped to your project.
- Workshop: chat, skills, connectors and projects, in plain language
- Interviews: each department maps its workflows and pain points
- Build: skills, workflows and agents made for your team
- Handoff: training, playbooks and an AI data policy
Full Builds from $XXX
why not just use claude or chatgpt as a project manager?
AI handles production. I handle judgment.
i use ai every day.
that's how i know what it can't do.
ai handles
i handle
Meeting notes and action items
Checking pay apps against the contract
Drafting owner reports
Comparing bids
AI drafts my reports, tracks action items and flags change orders that look off. It can't sit in the room when priorities collide, and it won't own the outcome. That's my job.
Knowing which item threatens opening day
Holding the line on scope
Delivering hard news early, with a plan
Recommending who to hire, and why
AI drafts my reports, tracks action items and flags change orders that look off. It can't sit in the room when priorities collide, and it won't own the outcome. That's my job.
i use ai every day.
that's how i know what it can't do.
why not just use claude or chatgpt as a project manager?
AI handles production. I handle judgment.
I've spent a decade on the owner's side of some of the most complex venue projects in the country. That includes Intuit Dome for the LA Clippers, a renovation and reactivation of The Forum, a $2B Legends mixed-use development, and multi-city launches for a Cinema Club. I also led North America operations at OnePlan, supporting event venues around the world.
I started The New North Co. to give operators and investors senior leadership without a full-time hire. I pair that experience with AI tools I build and govern myself, so my clients get faster analysis and clearer reporting, while every judgment call stays with an experienced person.
Based in Colorado and working nationally.
founder + Project director
the new north co.
Hi, I’m rachel klasey
SELECTED PROJECTS
A decade of leading complex builds
from major league arenas to multi-site venue rollouts.
Inglewood, CA | Project & Operations Manager
Kept owner, design, construction and operations teams aligned through a multi-year arena build, so decisions landed on time and the venue opened ready to operate.
intuit dome, la clippers
Inglewood, CA | Renovation Project Leadership
Renovated and reactivated a historic venue while protecting what makes it iconic, and coordinated design, construction and reopening into one launch
the forum
Los Angeles, CA | Director, North America Operations
Launched U.S. operations for VenueTwin, OnePlan's virtual replicas of real venues. Planners could walk a building before they ever set foot in it, to plan events, test spatial layouts and map crowd and vehicle routes.
oneplan
Greeley, CO | Owner's Rep, Project Director
Led owner-side strategy on a $2B arena, hotel and waterpark development, bringing investors, the city and the design team into one plan and one decision process.
legends project development
Multiple U.S. Cities | Project Management — Venue Buildouts & Portfolio Oversight
Took new venues from lease to opening night across multiple markets, running permitting, construction and launch so each site opened on its target date.
rooftop cinema club
Inglewood, CA | Project & Operations Manager
Multi-year construction of the LA Clippers' new arena, coordinating across owner, design, construction, and operations teams.
Inglewood, CA | Renovation Project Leadership
Renovation and reactivation of the historic Forum venue, coordinating owner-side leadership across design, construction, and reopening.
Los Angeles, CA | Director, N. America Ops
Supported planning operations for global event venues; launched U.S. operations for the London-based event SaaS company.
Greeley, CO | Owner's Rep, Project Director
Director-level leadership on a $2B mixed-use development including new arena, hotel, & waterpark - owning project strategy, stakeholder alignment, & execution
Multiple U.S. Cities | Project Director
End-to-end project leadership for new venue launches — including lease, permitting, construction, and opening across multiple markets.
FAQs
how is a project director different from a construction pm?
Your GC's PM runs the build. I run the project for you.
is my data safe with ai?
Yes. I work under a written AI policy, and a person reviews everything.
How long are engagements?
From a few months to multi-year, depending on the scope of your project.
Thanks for reaching out
i’ll be in touch soon
Tell us about the venue you're opening, the build you need run, or the phase you're trying to navigate. We'll get back to you within one business day.
