Founded in 2010, the company owns 13 agencies, including George P. Johnson and Partners & Napier, through an employee stock ownership structure.

Project Worldwide was founded in 2010 by Robert G. Vallee, Jr., then Chairman and CEO of George P. Johnson, an event and brand marketing firm based in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

[4] In November 2012, the company acquired Denver, Colorado-based full service agency Motive.

[8] In October, the company acquired NY City-based digital creative agency Wondersauce.

[9] In March 2017, the company launched Project Pledge, a matching program for employee donations to charitable causes.