By Mobile Pro
Photos provided by Elisabeth Eden (elisabetheden.com)
On a crisp fall evening in Fargo, hundreds gather in a room alive with anticipation. The BIO Girls Gala has become a fixture on the community calendar, a night that raises critical funds, yes, but even more, it celebrates resilience, confidence, and the belief that every girl deserves to know her worth. BIO Girls’ mission is simple and urgent: improve the mental health of adolescent girls through empowerment of self and connection with others.
That purpose animates every story told from the stage, every video, and every quiet moment when a guest realizes they are part of something bigger than themselves.
It wasn’t always this polished or powerful. The first gala in 2019, BIO Girls shouldered production themselves. The heart was unmistakable; the vision was clear. But the staging, show flow, and technical storytelling hadn’t yet caught up to the scale of their ambition. To serve more girls and to invite more people into the mission, the gala needed a platform that could match the organization’s spirit.
Enter a partnership. In early 2020, BIO Girls asked for help bringing their story to life, and Mobile Pro said yes, not as a vendor but as collaborators who would treat the gala as if it were their own.
Then the world changed. As an inperson celebration suddenly became impossible, BIO Girls faced a choice: cancel a vital fundraiser or leap into a first-ever virtual gala. They chose courage. With Mobile Pro’s support, the team pivoted quickly, carrying the mission into living rooms across the region. What might have been a lost year became a breakthrough, a proof point that creativity and calm under pressure could turn uncertainty into impact.
From that first event to every year since, the relationship has been fueled by big ideas and meticulous care. CEO Brian Bestge brings the “what if” spark, while director of client experience Shannon Jacobson and event production coordinator Amber Rook ensure every detail serves the audience, translating creative concepts into an evening that feels intentional, warm, and flawlessly executed.
Today, when guests step into the BIO Girls Gala, they’re greeted by an experience that feels effortless, the kind of “seamless” that only happens when a hundred details have been thought through in advance. Months before doors open, Mobile Pro sits with the BIO Girls team to listen, dream, and map bold ideas onto a technical canvas. Stage layout, ambience lighting, audio design, show flow, and video content are approached as pieces of a single story, never as separate tasks. Mobile Pro delivers full-scale live event production and rentals, from LED video walls and precision lighting to immersive audio and broadcast-ready switching, all perfectly tuned to the tone and purpose of the night.
And then there are the moments. One year, dancers on stage “interacted” with the LED wall behind them—a color burst, a scene change, a BIO Girl appearing to take flight—and the room felt it: production not as spectacle, but as storytelling that carries the mission forward. Another year, an unthinkable curveball: the original venue was double-booked. Just 60 days before the gala, Shannon discovered the issue, and Brian got to work. A new venue with greater capacity and creative freedom became the backdrop for a night that almost didn’t happen, yet ultimately soared thanks to quick thinking and strong local relationships.
If you ask BIO Girls what this partnership feels like, the answer is simple: “Over time, our partnership has strengthened to the point where Mobile Pro feels like an integral part of our team. They understand our mission and vision for each event, and they play a crucial role in ensuring a top-notch experience for our guests.” That trust is earned in the unglamorous hours: site walks, run-of-show painstakingly refined, redundancies planned, rehearsals tuned to the heartbeat of the program.
Reliability isn’t an accident, either. In the past six years of partnering with Mobile Pro, BIO Girls reports zero production issues, a testament to preparation and a team that treats every cue, every handoff, and every transition as mission-critical. When the technical foundation is rock solid, the message can shine.
The results speak clearly. Since partnering with Mobile Pro, the BIO Girls Gala has seen a 66% increase in funds raised and a 54% increase in attendance. Bigger rooms. Broader reach. More people are saying yes to a mission that is changing lives across the Midwest. Those numbers matter because of what they unlock: more girls served through a proven 12-week program that blends life-skills lessons, small-group mentoring, non-competitive physical activity, and faith-framed encouragement—the program BIO Girls was built to deliver.
This is what happens when a cause with courage meets a partner who believes production is more than button-pushing. Mobile Pro’s philosophy is that staging, lighting, sound, and screens are not ends in themselves; they are tools to amplify stories of hope so they land in the heart. Done well, they make a room feel seen and invited to give, to volunteer, to carry the mission home.
Of course, the gala is only one chapter of a much bigger story. BIO Girls began in Fargo in 2013 and has grown to more than a hundred program locations, with a vision “to improve the mental health of adolescent girls through empowerment of self and connection with others. “That vision has animated bold goals, like reaching one in six North Dakota girls annually, and a steady expansion powered by sponsors, volunteers, and a community that refuses to lose momentum, and the story keeps unfolding.
This year’s gala theme is JOY, the seventh annual celebration and BIO Girls’ signature event, an evening of purpose, powerful testimonies, and the kind of emotion you can feel in the first seconds of a standing ovation.
Over time, our partnership has strengthened to the point where Mobile Pro feels like an integral part of our team. They understand our mission and vision for each event, and they play a crucial role in ensuring a top-notch experience for our guests.”
Guests will gather on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at Butler Arena in West Fargo for dinner, stories, and auctions designed to fuel the mission for another year. The team is even introducing a new fundraising game, a fresh, interactive element that keeps seasoned supporters engaged and new guests leaning in. It will be a night that looks and sounds beautiful for a reason: because the message it carries is beautiful.
If you ask Mobile Pro why this partnership matters, the answer is people. It’s Missy and Macy, and the BIO Girls team, who never stop dreaming. It’s a staff and volunteer family that brings a thousand details to life so a nine-year-old can hear a sentence that changes everything: you are enough. It’s sponsors who underwrite possibilities and guests who raise their paddles because they see exactly where their generosity goes. And it’s a production crew that believes the right story, told the right way, can move a community to action. BIO Girls has always been the hero here. Mobile Pro is proud to play a supporting role, one built on the conviction that technology, in the right hands, can make purpose visible. Together, they’ve created a gala that doesn’t just fund programs; it multiplies impact. As BIO Girls’ leadership put it, Mobile Pro isn’t simply a service provider; they’re part of the team. That’s the partnership model the region needs more of: nonprofits with a clear mission, and production partners who are as invested in outcomes as they are in cues.
Because when genuine people work shoulder-to-shoulder—when vision meets craft, and care meets excellence—events stop being just events. They become catalysts. They become invitations. They become nights you remember because they remind you what a community can do when it decides to move in the same direction.
And to every nonprofit dreaming up its own version joy, know this: you don’t have to do it alone. Find partners who listen, who dream with you, and who sweat the details so your mission can shine in the light. That’s where lasting impact begins.
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