80s Trivia Night at The Bell House – A Long Time Coming

Let me begin by saying that I’ve wanted to do an 80-themed trivia night for a long time. A really, really long time – in fact, ever since I started hosting trivia events professionally, I’ve wanted to do this! But alas, it’s not as easy as it looks. I love the 80s – I’m an…

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TrivWorks Founder David Jacobson Joins Conference IQ as Blogger

We are excited to share that TrivWorks founder David Jacobson has joined Conference IQ, a new global online directory of conference events and speakers, as a regular blogger! Bringing over 10 years’ experience in professional entertainment event planning and production, David will be writing regularly for an audience of fellow event planners on integrating entertainment,…

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When it Comes to Pop Culture, Are You an 80s, 90s or 00s Kid?

We’re getting super psyched about our special “90 vs 00s” Pop Culture Trivia Challenge hosted by NY1’s Pat Kiernan at The Bell House on March 20th – so psyched, in fact, one month from today, on Wednesday, March 13th, I’m hosting a special 80s-themed “trivia teaser” (which is FREE – come enjoy!) Tickets to Pat’s…

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10 Pop Culture Trivia Questions About Blizzards

At this very moment, Superstorm Nemo (jeez, who names these things?) is bearing down on the East coast, and here in NYC everyone is in survival mode. Memories of Hurricane Sandy are fresh in our minds, and while we hope this storm passes with minimal damage, everybody’s still preparing for the worst: stocking up on…

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Here’s a Secret: Great Trivia Events Aren’t About Great Trivia

I was married two years ago this month, which means my bachelor party was right around this time. My friends know I’m not into drinking and gambling and strip clubs and such, so they planned a blowout meal instead at Crispo, an incredible Italian restaurant in Manhattan. As an exciting bonus, they also arranged to…

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What a Trivia Team Building Professional Is – And Isn’t

As a live trivia professional specializing in corporate entertainment & team building activities in New York City, I’m admittedly in a niche just about all to myself. Nobody’s heard of my job before, and I find myself explaining just exactly what it is I do on a daily basis. People don’t know what to make…

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Does Your Team Trust You?

Trust matters.  Trust is crucial to performance.  Your team will simply be more productive if they trust you and your leadership.  Trust is crucial to profitability too.  If your team trusts you not only will they use their time more productively, they will share creative ideas that make your organization more profitable. Does your team…

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Encourage Employee Work Life Balance

Work balance is increasingly important to your team.  Millennial employees are especially interested in balancing their work obligations and home life.  Attracting and retaining a highly productive and creative team means encouraging employee work life balance. Ultimately your organization is not responsible for the work balance of your employees.  The policies, decisions and expectations you…

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Do You Really Know Your Employees?

Do you understand your employees?  Do you know what motivates them, what they enjoy, and the talents and creativity they bring to your workplace?  If you organize workers and assign tasks for maximum efficiency but don’t take interest in your employees as individuals, you are missing out. The workplace is changing, and the role of…

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Team Building and Project Management

Project management requires more than organization and drive.  Project managers must inspire a team of people with a variety of skills and build a strong and productive team out of individuals who don’t share a single supervisor. Project management is essentially people management.  Project managers are on the front lines of team building. When you…

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