Case Study

How Project91

Streamlined Contractor

Payments with Cleo

How Creatures Rooftop Streamlined Vendor Payments with Cleo

12+ hours saved weekly

12+ hours saved weekly

Previously spent chasing invoices and answering vendor questions

Previously spent chasing invoices and answering vendor questions

0 failed payments

0 failed payments

Since switching from legacy

solutions to Cleo

Since switching from legacy

solutions to Cleo

100% vendor adoption

100% vendor adoption

Vendors signed up and started submitting in under a minute

Vendors signed up and started

submitting in under a minute

Overview

Project 91 is one of New York’s leading production companies, producing high-energy events with top-tier DJ talent. But behind the scenes, managing weekly payments to dozens of freelancers became a constant drain on time and resources.

Project 91 is one of New York’s leading production companies, producing high-energy events with top-tier DJ talent. But behind the scenes, managing weekly payments to dozens of freelancers became a constant drain on time and resources.

Company Name

Project 91

Industry: Production

Company Size: Large Scale Production

Cleo Product Used

Vendor Payments
W9 and 1099 Automation
Invoice Management

Pain Point

Time-consuming vendor payments and constant

back-and-forth with contractors

Time-consuming vendor payments and constant back-and-forth with contractors

We sat down with Pierce to hear how Cleo helped streamline everything.

We sat down with Pierce to hear how Cleo helped streamline everything.

What Changed with Cleo

Cleo made everything easier from day one.

Cleo made everything easier from day one.

“I just tell Cleo how much to pay, hit a button and it's done. Everything is vendor facing and so easy on my side”

Before switching to Cleo, Pierce was using legacy solutions. But the experience was frustrating: invoices failed to upload, W9s wouldn’t register, and there were constant delays.

“I just tell Cleo how much to pay, hit a button and it's done. Everything is vendor facing and so easy on my side”

Before switching to Cleo, Pierce was using legacy solutions. But the experience was frustrating: invoices failed to upload, W9s wouldn’t register, and there were constant delays.

“There were lots of small problems, and I never really knew what would go wrong next.”

“There were lots of small problems, and I never really knew what would go wrong next.”

"It’s super user-friendly.

I don’t have to create vendors

or enter their banking info.

I don’t need to spend time anymore.

I just tell them how much to pay

and click send."

"It’s super user-friendly. I don’t have to create vendors or enter their banking info. I don’t need to spend time anymore. I just tell them how much to pay and click send."

Pierce, Events Manager | Project 91

Pierce, Events Manager | Project 91

Pierce now invites DJs with one link. They submit their own invoices, Cleo handles the tax docs, and he approves everything in seconds.

"If you are running events, get Cleo.

It will make your life easier.”

“If you are running events, get Cleo. It will make your life easier.”

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Making payments simpler, faster, and hassle-free.

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