Strategic Planning & Communications

Navigating The Future Of Port Strategy

Path blends strategic planning expertise with high-velocity design and data visualization to move your most critical projects forward.

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Path blends strategic planning expertise with high-velocity design and data visualization to move your most critical projects forward.
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Strategies To Move Forward

About Path
Path bridges the gap between ambitious goals and tangible results, keeping strategic plans off the shelf and in motion. We turn messy strategic challenges into clear, executable plans.
With deep expertise in strategic planning, sustainability consulting, and stakeholder engagement specialists, Path brings a unique blend of analytical rigor and creative communication to every project. 

While our work is strategic, we also offer our clients implementation support, and our team of designers translate complex data into easily digestible, highly visual communications.

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Our Approach

The Path Strategic Cycle

A structured, flexible approach that ensures your strategy moves from concept to execution.
Stakeholder Engagement
Assess

Assess

Understand current conditions, priorities, and challenges
Plan

Plan

Define direction, goals, and actionable plans
Implement

Implement

Translate strategy into coordinated action

Evaluate

Evaluate

Measure progress and refine direction

Assess

Assess

Understand current conditions, priorities, and challenges
Plan

Plan

Define direction, goals, and actionable plans
Evaluate

Evaluate

Measure progress and refine direction

Implement

Translate strategy into coordinated action
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Client Feedback

Trusted by Maritime Leaders

“A true partner. Path raises the bar on what executive-ready strategy can look and feel like in our industry.”
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Wow! I absolutely love it! Love the b-roll and graphics. Super high quality. Great work team!
Dedrick Roper
Director ZEV Transition, Momentum
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Shannon is the best. Your team is incredible.
Ethan Hanohano
Vice President, Momentum
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You’re 10 steps ahead of us, I love it.
Alex Van der Hoeff
Client Manager, Momentum
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I’m still amazed at how well you represented!!! Excellence at its best!
Derek Davis
Manager of Engineering, Port of Long Beach
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Can’t express enough my gratitude and excitement for your teams work. I was confident in entering in the contract with you and you have upheld that confidence. I hope to get you working for us on other projects, especially seeing the quality of work you produce!
Sarah Garza
Director, Port of Corpus Christi
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Yes!!! You’re amazing at getting the feedback, seeing the big picture and turning it around. 
Guiselle Aldrete
Technical Consultant, Starcrest Consulting Group, LLC
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I wanted to follow up to express my huge and heartfelt appreciation for all of your hard work on this application…I firmly believe that we have put our best proposal forward. These project are impactful and meaningful and will deliver real benefits to our port terminals and to our local communities. Thank you all for your commitment to zero-emissions technologies and for helping us make this a success. 
Heather Tomley
Managing Director of Planning & Environmental Affairs, Port of Long Beach 
Credentials

Recognized, Connected, And Committed

These affiliations reflect our ongoing commitment to industry leadership, collaboration, and sustainability.
City of Longbeach

Long Beach Small Business Enterprise (SBE Certified)

Professional Memberships:

Pacific Ports AAPA MANC
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What We’ve Been Up To

Stay up to date with Path Strategy’s latest work, industry involvement, and events across the maritime and sustainability sectors.
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AAPA POWERS Summit & Expo, Tampa Florida, January 2024

We are eager to announce our attendance at the 2024 Powers Summit in Tampa, Florida from January 22-24. This event is put on by The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) which is the unified voice of the port industry in the Western Hemisphere. The event...

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Celebrating World Oceans Day 2023

Path Strategy is excited to join the global community in celebrating World Oceans Day 2023, a UN initiative that aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This important day reminds us of the critical role oceans play in sustaining life on Earth and...

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GreenTech 2023 Seattle, WA

Path is thrilled to announce our participation at the highly anticipated 2023 Green Tech Conference in Seattle, WA from June 12-14. As a company dedicated to environmental justice and fostering strong community relations, we are honored to have Shannon Arnold, our...

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Second Annual Port of Stockton Golf Tournament

We’re proud to be a returning sponsor for the Second Annual Port of Stockton Golf Tournament on June 9th, an event that brings local leaders together and gives back to the Boggs Tract Community in meaningful ways. This isn’t just a fun day of golf, it’s a chance to...

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Recognizing AAPA’s Leadership in the Port Industry

Recognizing AAPA’s Leadership in the Port Industry

At Path Strategy, collaboration is central to how we serve our clients and the maritime industry. We are proud members of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), an organization that consistently sets the standard for industry leadership and...

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