Using SharePoint to Celebrate team wins

I needed to celebrate our organization’s wins from the past year, but there was one small challenge. We had photos, videos, memories, quotes, and achievements scattered across devices, chats, and people, and our next fiscal year kick off was coming fast. I wanted something that felt meaningful, energizing, and inclusive of every person on the team.

My solution

I gathered everything I could find: offsite photos, short video clips, favorite memories from the team, inspirational quotes from leadership, and a full list of wins from the last year. With all of that raw material, I built a multimedia SharePoint page that brought our story to life. I layered in images, added movement, and created a hype video to set the tone for FY26.

The result was a bright, celebratory kickoff experience that captured the heart of our team, not just the metrics.

A yearbook style recap for a shared audience

Immediately after that, I delivered a fiscal year end recap for a meeting with overlapping content and audiences. Instead of repeating the same format, I shifted to something completely different: a high school yearbook theme.

I used it to highlight:

  • Favorite moments

  • Team quotes

  • Launches and milestones

  • Photos from across the organization

The final piece lived on our internal SharePoint site, where anyone could revisit it, share it, or use it as inspiration for their own storytelling.

A personal note

In the middle of all this, my daughter was undergoing surgery. I edited the hype video from an app on my phone in the waiting room, which became a small creative lifeline during a stressful moment. It reminded me that storytelling is not just a work skill. Sometimes it is a grounding practice, a way to stay connected to something positive when life feels heavy.

Why SharePoint worked

SharePoint gave me a single place to bring everything together:

  • Photos

  • Videos

  • Quotes

  • Wins

  • Leadership messages

  • Interactive elements

It became a living, breathing celebration of the people behind the work, not just the work itself.

The impact

When the team opened the SharePoint page and watched the hype video, the reaction was immediate. People saw themselves, their contributions, and their teammates reflected back in a way that felt personal and energizing. It set the tone for FY26 with clarity, pride, and momentum.

(I can’t share the actual page or the video.)