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4 Noisy Distractions People Who Work from Home Hate (and How NOT to Deal with Them)
Home office distractions One of the perks of owning your own business is being able to work from home from time to time, as I am today. As I write this, I’m in my house in Brooklyn – which, on the weekends, is usually a nonstop cacophony of laughter, shrieking, crying, and everything in between.…
Read MoreWinter Team Building in Toronto….or Near You, if it’s Snowing
Winter team building By Anne Thornley-Brown, MBA, President of Executive Oasis International Last winter, I had a playful on-line interchange with David Jacobson, Founder/Producer of TrivWorks, after he posted: Creating Successful Winter Team Building Activities for City Folks David’s advice was “stay indoors”. I pointed out that winter team building incorporating outdoor activities can be…
Read MoreYikes, Broncos: 4 Tips on Restoring Team Morale After a Crushing Loss
Tips for restoring team morale Last night’s Super Bowl was a complete blowout – the Seattle Seahawks utterly crushed the Denver Broncos in one of the biggest routs in the history of the Big Game. Regardless of which team you were rooting for, there’s no denying the fact that the Broncos went home to Denver…
Read MoreFAQ’s: Everything You Need to Know About Pat Kiernan’s Red Carpet Trivia Night
Pat Kiernan red carpet trivia As we announced earlier this month, TrivWorks kicks off our 2014 public trivia night series at The Bell House in Brooklyn on Wednesday, March 5th to produce our first mega event of the year, appropriately timed for awards season: Pat Kiernan’s Red Carpet Trivia Night! With an expected sellout crowd of…
Read More4 Ways to Make Summer Associates Reject Your Employment Offer
Summer session recruiting tips It may be the depths of the polar vortex (sorry, I mean “winter”) – however for recruiters and HR professionals at prestigious law firms, financial service organizations and other professional settings here in NYC and other major cities, preparations are in high gear recruiting for the summer session. Starting around May…
Read MoreMarc Summers: Game Show Legend
Marc Summers corporate events Earlier this month, TrivWorks made one of the greatest announcements since we were founded in 2009: that legendary game show host Marc Summers has partnered with us as a “Special Host” available for corporate entertainment and team building activities in NYC and beyond! TV viewers today of course know Mr. Summers…
Read MoreAnnounced! Pat Kiernan’s Red Carpet Trivia Night – 3/5 at The Bell House
Awards season is here, and we’re celebrating with the ultimate pop culture extravaganza: Pat Kiernan’s Red Carpet Trivia Night!
Read MorePress Release: Marc Summers Teams Up with TrivWorks as “Special Host”
Marc Summers TrivWorks FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Jacobson – david@trivworks.com – (855) TRIVWORKS (874-8967) Marc Summers Teams Up with TrivWorks™ as “Special Host” Beloved “Double Dare” and “Unwrapped” Host Partners with Professional Trivia Event Production Company to Offer a Unique Corporate Entertainment & Team Building Experience January 8, 2014 – New York, NY –…
Read MoreCongrats, Pat! TrivWorks “Special Host” Pat Kiernan to Host Daily Radio Show on 77WABC
Pat Kiernan WABC radio We are thrilled to share that beloved NYC media personality Pat Kiernan – longtime NY1 morning news anchor, former host of VH1’s “The World Series of Pop Culture” and TrivWorks “Special Host,” is adding yet another line to his resume: radio talk show host! In addition to providing viewers with a…
Read MoreEnd of Year Message from TrivWorks Founder David Jacobson
NYC trivia company 2013 has been an absolutely amazing year for NYC trivia company TrivWorks – a record number of employee team building activities, client entertainment events, brand engagement events, summer associate events, holiday parties and public trivia nights made this our busiest year since we were founded in 2009! Below is a special message…
Read MoreCase Study: The Most Depressing, Demotivating Office Holiday Party Ever
Worst holiday party ever Holiday season is in full swing, and so are office holiday parties in NYC and everywhere else. In my line of work, I am fortunate to help groups of all types and sizes celebrate the season with customized trivia parties, designed to reward staff for a job well done and help…
Read MoreWho DOESN’T Want to Have Fun at Work? A Response to Oliver Burkeman’s NYT Piece
Oliver Burkeman workplace fun NYT Oliver Burkeman, self-described “curmudgeon” and author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking, took to The New York Times today to pen a sharp critique of the notion of workplace fun (“Who Goes to Work to Have Fun?”). Mr. Burkeman notes (correctly) that phony optimism and…
Read MoreShake Shack: A Case Study in Building Great Teams
NYC team building case study This past week, TrivWorks had the honor of producing a series of trivia team building events for NYC staff of Shake Shack, the burger stand arm of legendary restaurateur Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG). Over the course of two days, we produced a series of events for New…
Read MoreWin Pat Kiernan Trivia Night Tickets by Supporting Philippines Typhoon Relief
Philippines typhoon benefit Brooklyn This Saturday, December 7th we invite you to attend a very special fund raiser to benefit victims of Super Typhoon Haiyan, which devastated the Philippines last month. Brooklyn’s King Killer Studios is hosting the event, which will feature a tremendous amount of live entertainment including bands, burlesque and more, with 100%…
Read MoreHow Can We Improve NYC’s Biggest Trivia Nights? Let Us Know!
Biggest trivia night NYC As a professional trivia company in NYC, TrivWorks primarily produces corporate event entertainment, employee team building activities & holiday parties for private groups – however, for over two years now we have also had the honor of producing the largest public trivia nights in New York City, regularly bringing upwards of…
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