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Notes from a Trivia Event Producer: What’s It Like Having a “Cool Job?”
Professional trivia host New York City Something remarkable happened to me a few weeks ago. I was driving with my wife and kids to see family out of town, and my phone rang. It was my best friend from high school – one whom I had lost touch with about fifteen years ago, didn’t have…
Read MoreAnnounced! Broadway Trivia Night at The Bell House, Presented by The Tony Awards, TrivWorks & Broadway’s Next Hit Musical!
Corporate event entertainment NYC trivia and Broadway In an incredibly special event, TrivWorks is thrilled to collaborate with The Tony Awards® and Broadway’s Next Hit Musical, to produce the biggest Broadway-themed trivia night/awards show New York City has ever seen! I can’t begin to describe how excited I am about this event. How did it…
Read MoreCan Team Building Help a Square Peg Fit Into a Round Hole? (Hint: No)
Team building NYC group bonding challenges 20 years ago, I was making my way through my freshman year of college a Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston. Like many 18 year old kids away from home for the first time, I was quite insecure, immature, and had a lot of difficulty adjusting.…
Read MoreWhat I’ve Learned in 10 Years of Producing Employee Appreciation Events
Employee appreciation activities in New York City Today is Employee Appreciation Day, and as I write this, the hashtag #EmployeeAppreciationDay is trending nationally on Twitter. I don’t recall if there was such a designated holiday when I first entered the workforce, however as someone who has made a career out of producing staff reward and…
Read MoreAnnounced! 2nd Annual “Science Friday” Trivia Night – 5/18 at The Bell House
Science Friday Trivia Night at The Bell House 2016 TrivWorks is thrilled to announce that we shall be returning to The Bell House in Gowanus, Brooklyn this spring for another raucous, laugh-filled trivia night/brand engagement event in collaboration with the immensely popular radio program Science Friday! Following last year’s sold-out event, award-winning science journalist and…
Read MoreAnnounced! Pat Kiernan’s Red Carpet Trivia Night Prizes & FAQ
Pat Kiernan red carpet trivia night prizes On Wednesday, March 2nd TrivWorks kicks off our 5th year of mega trivia nights at The Bell House in Gowanus, Brooklyn, hosted by NY1 morning news anchor/veteran game show host Pat Kiernan! Pat’s 3rd Annual Red Carpet Trivia Night will no doubt be another raucous, laugh-filled riot –…
Read More4 Keys to Making a Corporate Team Building Activity More Engaging
Engaging team building activities New York City Last week, TrivWorks announced our newest partnership with Broadway’s Next Hit Musical, a musical improv comedy show. I was drawn to BNHM for a number of reasons: the show is absolutely hilarious, the troupe is exceedingly talented and professional, and they have tremendous experience in corporate event entertainment,…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE! TrivWorks Teams Up with Broadway’s Next Hit Musical in Latest Event Partnership
Improv comedy for corporate event entertainment Some exciting news to share! TrivWorks has been expanding our offerings over the past couple of years, to provide a diverse range of experiences for our clients. Today, we are thrilled to announce our newest event partner: Broadway’s Next Hit Musical! The award-winning musical comedy improv troupe has been…
Read MoreHow Much Should You Pay for Corporate Event Entertainment in NYC?
Corporate entertainment pricing in New York City Something interesting happened recently. I received an inquiry from somebody who was pulling together office party ideas in NYC for an upcoming function, and I was immediately excited – not only was the company an extremely prestigious multinational professional firm whom I have not yet had the opportunity…
Read MoreWhy Pat Kiernan is Such a Great Game Show Host
New York City game show host Pat Kiernan Back in 2009, when I decided to launch my own company dedicated to creating team building trivia contests and unique corporate entertainment ideas, NYC and beyond, I had a very clear decision to make. Simply put, I could either do one of two things: make the company…
Read MoreWhat the Heck is a “Team Building Professional,” Anyway?
Team Building Professional in New York City It’s part of my job description, right at the top actually. It’s the term I use in response to the age-old question, “what do you do?” As such, I could even go so far as to claim that it’s part of my identity, right there alongside husband, father,…
Read More5 Proven Tips For Getting Attendees Pumped Before an Event
How to Get a Group Excited Before an Event I’ve been in the events world for a long time – 15 years now, the last 10 of which have been specifically with group bonding and corporate entertainment activities in New York City. As you can guess, I’ve created a LOT of events in that time,…
Read MoreHow Pat Kiernan’s Trivia Nights at The Bell House Came to Be
Pat Kiernan trivia nights at The Bell House We’re a little more than a month away from our next mega trivia night at The Bell House in Gowanus, Brooklyn hosted by beloved NY1 morning news anchor Pat Kiernan – our annual “red carpet” awards-themed pop culture trivia contest on March 2nd (click here to learn…
Read MoreHow Chase Small Business Made Love Them – Part 2
Client loyalty NYC case study Chase small business Last summer, I wrote here on my blog about an incident which had happened earlier in the year. In brief, I was traveling down to Orlando to host a trivia event for a corporate group, and absentmindedly left my brand-new Microsoft Surface 2 tablet in my checked…
Read MoreTips on Running Successful Team Building Activities for Attorneys
Team building ideas for lawyers New York City This week, we had the honor of creating events with two different groups of attorneys: one from the firm Debevoise & Plimpton, one of our oldest and most loyal clients whom we have had the pleasure of working with from almost the beginning, and the legal department…
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