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How Does a NYC Team Building Company Boost Its Own Staff’s Morale?
As the owner of a company dedicated to boosting morale and injecting fun into the workplace, I am uniquely aware of the issue and challenges which managers face when it comes to keeping staff happy. The amazing TrivWorks team is comprised of an extremely dedicated, hard-working core group of individuals, who’s tireless work crafting trivia…
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6 Easy Ways to Keeps Costs Down at Corporate Entertainment Events
While we are thankfully no longer in the depths of an economic recession, companies here in NYC, across the country and globe are still suffering from the effects of the financial meltdown of 2008; layoffs, hiring freezes and furloughs are unfortunately still happening, as close scrutiny of the bottom line continues to be the norm.…
Read More5 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Corporate Conference Entertainment Activity
As someone who has spent over a decade planning and producing events, I can attest that corporate conferences and summits are an entity all unto themselves. Taking the typical corporate event and adding layer upon layer of programs, speakers, panels, breakout sessions, meals, hotel rooms and more, usually spread out over the course of 2-3…
Read MoreHow Do You Plan Corporate Team Building Activities for Highly Intelligent People?
I can guarantee that at least once a week, while making an inquiry regarding corporate team building activities in NYC or beyond for their employees, somebody will raise the same concern with me. It’s a valid one, and a relatively straightforward one at that: our staff are smart. And not just smart, like most knowledge…
Read More10 Office-Friendly Irish Trivia Questions for St. Patrick’s Day 2012
St. Patrick’s Day is coming up this weekend, and if you live here in New York City like me, there’s no escaping it – especially if you work as a pub quiz host! I’ll admit, I’ve never been a fan of St. Paddy’s Day; not only am I not a huge drinker, but for six…
Read MoreGreg Smith’s “Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs” – A Corporate Culture Wake-Up Call
A powerful Op-Ed piece in the New York Times today is setting the Internet on fire, and for good reason. In “Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs,” former executive director Greg Smith writes that after nearly a dozen years with the legendary Wall Street firm, he is resigning from his management position effective today. His…
Read MoreCase Study: NYC Experiential Marketing, The Economist Way
Last week, the TrivWorks team once again had the incredible honor of partnering with The Economist, one of the world’s most important and highly-respected news and international affairs publications, to produce an extremely fun, engaging & highly customized pub quiz night as an experiential marketing activity in NYC! Founded in 1843 and with a worldwide…
Read MoreConfessions of a Professional NYC Trivia Host: There’s a Fine Line Between Humor & Insult
Prior to starting my own corporate team building company in NYC, I was a rather busy professional pub quiz host. For years, after finishing up a full day of work directing the adult education division at the 92nd Street Y, I was running off to emcee two different Manhattan bar trivia nights each week, plus…
Read MoreTime Management: The Underappreciated Corporate Team Building Skill
My 2-month old daughter has once again inspired a blog post, as she has been prone to doing lately.
Prior to striking out on my own to pursue my NYC corporate team building company dreams, I was slowly building TrivWorks while still working full-time directing the adult education division at the 92nd Street Y.
Read MoreTwo TrivWorks Friends on National TV Tomorrow: Pat Kiernan & Tony Muia!
Tomorrow, March 7th is an extremely big day for two quintessential New Yorkers who are extremely good friends of TrivWorks – both of whom will be appearing on national television! First, TrivWorks “Special Host” Pat Kiernan will be guest co-hosting Live! With Kelly! Announced just last week in advance of Pat hosting our second sold-out…
Read MoreAre You a Self-Centered Boss?
I have a 2-month-old daughter – and boy, is she self-centered. Not in the arrogant, ego-maniacal way you’re thinking, however. I was a psych major in college, and took a lot of child development classes as a result. One of the things they teach you is that infants are, by definition, self-centered: they are literally…
Read More25 Reasons Why New Yorkers Love Trivia Nights
I’m rounding out a week of blog posts dedicated to all things NYC trivia – events, hosts, attendees and trivia about the city itself – with an answer to a question which has been lurking in the back of my mind lately, and perhaps yours as well. Why do New Yorkers love trivia nights so…
Read MoreTrivia Nights: NYC’s Way of Building Community
I received the most incredible Email this week. As those who follow this blog know, TrivWorks has recently built upon our core competency producing trivia team building and corporate entertainment events in NYC to produce large-scale trivia nights which are open to the public as well. Our most recent such event was this past Monday’s…
Read MoreEvent Recap: “Why We Love NYC” Trivia at The Bell House Hosted by Pat Kiernan
Last night, the TrivWorks team had the honor of returning to The Bell House in Brooklyn for the 2nd edition of “Why We Love NYC – A Pop Culture Trivia Night Celebrating the World’s Greatest City” hosted by our “Special Host” Pat Kiernan. Like our incredibly successful event last month, this event was also completely…
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