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A Great Summer for TrivWorks “Special Talent” Hosts!
Corporate team building ideas NYC Seven years ago this month, I founded TrivWorks as a side business. I had a full-time job in the events industry, and was hosting bar trivia nights in Manhattan twice a week. The effects of the global economic crisis were freshly evident everywhere, and I was really just seeking a…
Read MoreHow Do I Choose the Right Team Building Activity in Los Angeles?
Team building activities Los Angeles If you’ve been put in charge of pulling together a company staff event in Southern California, the task can be daunting. Unless you’re a professional event planner, chances are you’ve volunteered (or more likely been asked) to make it happen, often with little or no guidance. I’ve been there myself,…
Read MoreIs Employee Appreciation Even Necessary?
Staff appreciation ideas NYC The Summer Olympics are in full swing, and among the big stories coming out of the games is the record number of medals being won. Michael Phelps, the American swimmer, has now won an astounding 25 medals – 21 of which are gold – and years ago broke the record for…
Read MoreOrange County, Here We Come!
Corporate Entertainment Orange County California After seven years operating out of New York City, this summer TrivWorks expanded by opening our new West Coast office in Long Beach, California (read the press release here). We chose Long Beach primarily for its central location in SoCal, seeing how it is conveniently nestled in between Los Angeles…
Read MoreCase Study: Joining the Team You Want to Be On
Team Building Case Studies It’s August, which means I’m marking a number of unique milestones. For starters, it’s been exactly ten years since I hosted my very first trivia event – a pub quiz in Manhattan (read the story here). However, even before I became a professional trivia host in New York City, I was…
Read MoreTeam Building for Introverts: Where to Begin?
Team building activities introverted groups Last month, we produced the second of three scheduled summer office parties hosted by NY1 anchor/professional game show host Pat Kiernan. I’ve had the privilege of collaborating with Pat for over five years now, and together we’ve created some truly remarkable special events, for both public and private audiences. During…
Read More10 Years of Trivia Events: TrivWorks Founder David Jacobson Looks Back
Trivia entertainment corporate events NYC I can’t remember the exact date, but I do know that it was in August of 2006 when I first picked up a microphone and hosted my inaugural trivia event. A decade later, I’m still doing it – professionally, as my livelihood, and very much to my surprise! When I…
Read MoreCase Study: A Team Building Professional Builds His Own Team
Team Bonding Long Beach California It’s been a month of changes for me – big changes. As people who read this blog and keep tabs on TrivWorks know, July is when I ventured out of Brooklyn to start up our new West Coast office, producing trivia team building activities and offering up corporate event entertainment…
Read MoreThe Art & Science of Writing TrivWorks-Style Trivia Questions
New York City Trivia Host This is a topic I don’t write about often on my blog. I know I own a company specializing in trivia team building, NYC and Southern California and everywhere in between. However, as I’ve also discussed here on these cyber-pages, remembering and recalling random facts isn’t really my “thing.” I…
Read MoreLong Beach, CA Case Study: How Does Change Affect the Team?
Team Bonding Activities Long Beach CA This month, after seven years operating primarily in the NYC area, TrivWorks has expanded to the West Coast by opening an office in Southern California (click here for more). I’ve personally made the move with my family to oversee this exciting growth of our brand, and for the first…
Read MoreSummer Staff Parties in NYC: Unique Challenges & Opportunities
Summer Staff Party Ideas NYC It’s summertime in the Big Apple, and as someone who lived there for the past fifteen years before moving to Long Beach, California this month, I can attest that it is its own unique animal. It’s fun, it’s spontaneous, it’s insanely hot and humid and at times unbearably miserable –…
Read MoreTrivWorks Expansion to Southern California – How’s it Going So Far?
Trivia company Long Beach California It’s been two weeks since my family and I up and moved from NYC, our home for the past fifteen years, and came out to Long Beach, California to establish TrivWorks’ new West Coast office (don’t worry, we’re still servicing the East Coast like always – just last week we…
Read MoreCase Study: TrivWorks & Broadway’s Next Hit Musical Rock EuroKera’s Team Building Day!
Creative Team Bonding Ideas Last week, we had the honor of producing an extremely special event. I received a call at the end of June from EuruKera, a prestigious global firm with its North America headquarters based in Greenville, SC. They were very specific about what they were looking for: the company’s Annual Team Day was…
Read MoreCase Study: How Low Workplace Morale Affects Customer Experience
Morale Boosting Southern California You may have noticed it’s been a little while since my last blog post. That’s because a week ago, my family and I made our long-anticipated move across the country, leaving New York City and relocating to Long Beach, CA! Demand has grown for TrivWorks corporate event entertainment and employee team…
Read MoreDos and Don’ts for Entertaining Rowdy Groups
Group Activity Ideas NYC This one’s come up a lot lately, enough that I’ve decided to dedicate an entire blog post to it. Someone will call me up inquiring about creating a staff bonding activity in New York City or elsewhere, be it for team building, morale boosting or simply as a means of employee…
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