Summit Strategy Named a 2027 Elev8 GovCon Honoree by OrangeSlices
Win studio recognized by GovCon peers and partners for #DoingItTheRightWay, capping a breakout 2026.
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (October 19, 2026) – Summit Strategy, the win studio behind some of the fastest-growing GovCon, AEC, and professional services firms, has been named a 2027 Elev8 GovCon Honoree by OrangeSlices. The annual list recognizes government contractors that peers and partners identify as #DoingItTheRightWay across culture, partnership, and community impact.
Elev8 GovCon honorees are nominated by industry peers and evaluated on eight characteristics: Good Partner, Growing Talent, Exemplify Innovation, Philanthropy, Industry Engagement, Efficiency-Driven Teams, Smart Sustainability Practices, and Investment for Continuous Improvement. OrangeSlices established the program in 2022 to spotlight companies whose people-first practices drive stronger engagement, loyalty, and growth.
“We built Summit to be the partner we wished we’d had… honest about pursuit decisions, invested in growing people, and generous with what we know,” said Krystn Macomber, Founder + CEO of Summit Strategy. “Elev8 means a lot because it’s about how we operate, and the GovCon community is the one doing the nominating. Huge credit to our Summiteers. They’re the reason this culture works.”
Summit Strategy was recognized for its investment in its people and in the broader GovCon community. Since launching in April 2021, the firm has grown from a proposal shop into a full-service win studio with a 30+ person practitioner team, more than 250 clients nationwide, and a client Net Promoter Score of 87.5. Through the Summit Win Academy™, Climb Sessions™, and its free Basecamp Briefings™ series on LinkedIn Live, Summit has trained more than 50,000 professionals to date.
The honor caps a milestone year. In August, Summit Strategy earned its first-ever spot on the 2026 Inc. 5000, ranking No. 2,582 overall and No. 86 among Government Services companies, with three-year revenue growth of 114%. This month, the firm was also named a 2026 Inc. Power Partner Award winner for the third year in a row. Earlier this year, Macomber received FORUM’s 2026 Disruptive Tech Change Agent Award.
At the center of Summit’s work is the Summit Win System™, the proprietary framework behind every Summit engagement and training program. Its five peaks (Plan, Position, Propose, Persuade, and Propel) connect business development, capture, proposals, marketing, and training into one integrated growth engine.
For more information on the Elev8 GovCon program or to view the complete list of honorees, visit https://orangeslices.ai/elev8/.
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About Summit Strategy
Summit Strategy is a win studio for growth-obsessed teams who want results. Known for its bold, hands-on approach, Summit helps B2B + B2G organizations unify their business development, capture, proposals, brand, marketing, and team training into one powerful system: the Summit Win System™. Learn more at www.summitstrategywins.com.
About OrangeSlices
OrangeSlices is a GovCon market intelligence firm founded and run by veteran federal market intelligence leaders. Its Partner Identification Platform helps industry and government leaders identify the top companies doing business in the federal sector. For more information, visit www.orangeslices.ai.
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