The Greatest Question a Prospective Client Ever Asked Me
Questions to Ask a Corporate Event Entertainment Vendor I recently booked an event with a new client, and it’s going to be a big one: 300 people for a gala trivia fund raiser, featuring fully-customized questions and emceed by celebrity comedian and TrivWorks “Special Host” Christian Finnegan! The event is a pretty big deal for…
Read MoreAnnounced! Pat Kiernan’s 3rd Annual Red Carpet Trivia Night – 3/2 at The Bell House
Pat Kiernan Red Carpet Trivia Night | March 2nd 2016 Award season is once again upon us, and TrivWorks is thrilled to announce that we shall be returning to The Bell House in Gowanus, Brooklyn for Pat Kiernan’s 3rd Annual Red Carpet Trivia Night! Since 2011, we have had the honor of working with Pat…
Read More7 Secrets of Successful Staff Motivation Events
Staff motivation ideas New York City and beyond 2016 is here, and once again we have a busy January lined up with company kickoff events for employees in NYC and elsewhere. Following the festivities of the holiday season – especially on brutally cold days like today (this morning taking my kids to school it was…
Read MoreThe Joy of Producing Team Building Events for Small, Close-Knit Groups
Team building ideas for small groups NYC One of the reasons (the biggest reason, perhaps) I love my unique job as a professional trivia host for corporate events in New York City is because I get to help groups of hard-working employees have a great time, a shared positive experience which they will get to…
Read MoreA Professional Trivia Host Defends Steve Harvey
NYC trivia host defending Steve Harvey It was the gaffe heard around the world. This past Sunday at the Miss Universe 2015 competition, as the entire world watched on live television, seasoned entertainer, game show host and event emcee Steve Harvey did the unthinkable: he announced the wrong winner. Miss Colombia was announced as the…
Read MoreConfessions of a Trivia Company Owner: No, I Don’t Want to Be a TV Game Show Host
Professional trivia host NYC I recently had lunch with illusionist/mentalist Ryan Oakes, who joined TrivWorks as a “Special Host” last year (he intersperses fully-customized competitive with mind-blowing magic – it’s SICK, and I highly suggest you check it out for your next corporate entertainment in New York City and beyond!). He was telling me about…
Read MoreWhat I’ve Learned in 4 Years as a Full-Time Trivia Event Producer
Trivia host for corporate entertainment events NYC Four years ago today, I made the biggest and scariest move of my life: I left the security and stability of gainful employment at the 92nd Street Y – an esteemed cultural and community center on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, where I had served as Director of Adult…
Read More7 Essential Goals for Client Entertainment & Reward Events
Client reward ideas NYC Last week I wrote an article on the do’s and don’ts of employee entertainment. Today, I’m going to discuss something just as important for business who wish to remain competitive in the current economic environment: client entertainment in New York City and beyond. It’s a trend I’ve definitely noticed in almost…
Read MoreEmployee Reward Done Right – And Wrong
Employee reward NYC ideas and examples It’s holiday time, and New York City Christmas party ideas season is in full swing. This is a busy time of year for me as a corporate event entertainment in NYC vendor, as companies large and small throw their hard-working staff a fun party as a means of saying…
Read MoreHow Do You Create Team Building Activities for Highly Diverse Groups?
Team building activities NYC diverse groups Earlier this week, we had the honor of producing a trivia event for employees of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the prestigious UN program that provides assistance to children and mothers living in developing countries across the globe. Next week, we are producing an event for Dalberg Global…
Read MoreHow Do I Make My Corporate Party Unique?
Unique party ideas New York City I was having dinner last week with a new friend of mine, and we started talking about our weddings. The Jacobson wedding was nearly 5 years ago, and as I’ve written about here on this blog, it was a blast to plan – mainly because my then-fiancé and I…
Read MoreTeam Building Events: How Do You Divide a Big Group into Smaller Teams?
Team building group size Here’s one I get a lot: a business owner, department manager or HR/events director contacts me about a corporate group bonding activity for the office in New York City or elsewhere, and they know they want to break the larger group down into sub-groups. But how should it be done? Actually,…
Read MoreOn Second Thought…Cancel The Office Holiday Party
Fun office party ideas NYC My wife and I have been watching TV law drama The Good Wife on Netflix for the past few months, and one of the things I’ve picked up is that a good lawyer can passionately argue both sides of a case. Readers of this blog know that I am an…
Read MoreThe Power of Karaoke to Create Lasting Group Bonding Experiences
Team building NYC karaoke I love karaoke. Love it. I’d say it’s easily one of my favorite things to do in the world, being in a room full of people who are belting out songs together. Just how central is karaoke to my life? I met my wife at a karaoke party; we had a…
Read MoreHow Do I Make My Company Holiday Party Inclusive & Engaging?
Company holiday party ideas NYC It’s that time of year again, when companies large and small assign committees and individuals to oversee the planning & execution of the annual holiday party. Being a corporate entertainment vendor in NYC, TrivWorks receives many inquiries for just this sort of thing – but what I’ve noticed over the…
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