Team Building Guide 2019

Team Building

Something for Everyone COMPANIES, CORPORATIONS AND BUSINESSES IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA FOCUS ON TEAM BUILDING TO BUILD ENGAGEMENT WITH EMPLOYEES

By Keely Brown

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Newport Syndicate 18 East 5th Street • Newport KY 41071 859-491-8000 • newportsyndicate.com

People who play together stay together.

That’s how the old saying goes. Want something new?

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ring your team to the Newport Syndicate, where our 24 years of experience will help create new and exciting ways to team build.

Explore the history of a local institution with our Behind-the-Scenes Scavenger Hunt, where teams hunt for the forgotten escape routes of long-gone gangsters and gamblers.

Enjoy a stroll through history with the Gangsters Walking Tour, which includes a history presentation and casual walking tour of the gangster history of Newport.

Put your team to the test with our interactive Murder Mystery Dinner, based upon our award-winning wedding receptions! Savor a classic SyndicateStyle wedding reception while looking for clues. Can your team solve the crime?

Or, unwind with one of our Wine & Canvas events. This easy-going experience comes with its own handmade souvenir!

Looking to make the event your own?

The Newport Syndicate prides itself on flexible packaging. Add breakfast, lunch, or dinner to round out your event. Then, appreciate our Prohibition-era origins with a bourbon or wine tasting!

The Oak Room, which holds 25-50 guests.

With seven separate spaces for anywhere from 25-500 guests, our own inhouse catering and bar services, as well as dedicated event coordinators, the Newport Syndicate has everything you need to take your team-building to the next level!

Call 859-491-8000 today to schedule your next event that guests won’t stop talking about.

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uaranteeing that the members of a business work together as a unit is vital for company success.

However, each and every office is filled with employees who have different work and communication styles. In order to ensure personnel are effective at completing tasks, it’s important to build relationships through teamwork.

Engaging in team-building exercises helps to build trust between coworkers and ensures a unified and organized work environment. There are many different local team-building programs in the Greater Cincinnati area from which to choose, so we picked a few for you to check out so you can see what best fits your company.

ARCHERY ARENA When thinking of team building, archery doesn’t usually come to mind. However, Archery Arena at 4950 Provident Drive in Cincinnati utilizes the concept of strategy to bring coworkers together.

This program lets colleagues battle it out with bows and arrows in private group

sessions. Don’t worry—arrows are foamtipped for safety and leave no bruises or marks. Archery Arena rotates through different mixes of game modes that encourage groups to strategize together to lead their team to victory.

“It’s so unique—being able to shoot a bow and arrow at people is new and not really anywhere else,” says Noah Hameaught, a manager at Archery Arena.

Sessions range from $395-$850 depending on the size of the company’s group and team-building packages are personalized

for clients, explains Haught.

“We’re extremely customizable. For anyone that wants to do something, we try and make it work as best we can,” he says. “Whatever their dream goal is—we shoot for that.”

Archery Arena puts the emphasis on fun in the workplace, Haught says. “We want people to come out and have a great time and not feel pressured to have to be good at it. It’s very easy to learn,” he says. “You just come out, you have fun, goof off with your coworkers and just let go.”

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1 Levee Way #2130 • Newport, KY 41071 • 859.581.7529

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Team Building CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM The Cincinnati Art Museum’s corporate team-building program, ART, Inc., uses artwork to create a positive environment where employees can share their perspectives to make people more aware that everyone contributes valid and innovative ideas to the workplace.

ART, Inc. leads employees through an interactive gallery experience at the Cincinnati Art Museum, located on 953 Eden Park Drive. The program uses artwork as a focal point to boost morale and engage in creative thinking solutions, says Manager of Accessibility and Gallery Programs Sara Birkofer.

“We really want [participants] to understand that everybody can be creative in the right environment and with the right kind of encouragement,” says Birkofer. “We’re really trying to get people in that mindset of coming up with something new and different and pushing themselves outside of their comfort zone.”

ART, Inc. team-building programs are $200 for groups of 20 people or less. For groups over 20, the museum charges $100 TEAM BUILDING PROFILE

Archery Arena

4950 Provident Drive • West Chester Township, OH 45246 513-860-0874 • archery-arena.com

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our co-workers will battle it out with bows and arrows in a private group session in the Midwest’s only dedicated archery dodgeball area. Our arrows are foam-tipped for safety and leave no bruises or marks. (don’t worry, they’ll still have you dodging, ducking, and dipping!) We’ll rotate through a mix of game modes that will have your group strategizing together to lead their team to victory!

Our arena holds 24 players and we host larger groups by rotating teams. Some groups even as large as 70! Feel free to bring your own food and drink or ask us for catering recommendations. Bookings can be made online or feel free to shoot us a call / email!

We’re looking forward to hosting an event your team will be talking about long after it’s over!

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per each set of 10 attendees. The program offers three different activities to inspire creativity and unity between coworkers.

“Each activity is designed to help the corporate team get to know each other a little bit better, work together in a creative environment to get them to solve problems and improve their critical thinking skills through activities,” says Birkofer.

GAMEWORKS GameWorks, located at Newport on the Levee in Kentucky, specializes in helping corporate events planners, office managers and team leaders who are looking for a team-building activity that everyone in the office will enjoy.

The franchise offers a gaming experience accompanied with food and fun by providing a variety of games and the option of esports to promote team bonding. GameWorks is able to customize team-building packages and provides options for groups of all sizes.

GameWorks’ Newport location offers three different team-building activities for groups of 10 or more, says Director of Sales

Amiee Countz. “Each activity can be done separately if the group just wants to come in and do a team-building activity, or they can be added to one of our buffet packages that we offer as well,” she says.

The franchise began offering teambuilding activities after finding that companies were looking for interactive events.

GameWorks boasts full banquet rooms, full banquet-style menus, bar menus and games, and uses these features to its benefit. Now, GameWorks offers team-building events for groups to build their team and inspire co-workers to get to know each other a little bit better, explains Countz.

“We hope they just go around and have fun, learn who their coworkers are and hopefully work together better as a team once they go back into the office,” says Countz.

PINOT’S PALETTE WEST CHESTER Pinto’s Palette at 7334 Tylers Corners Drive brings creativity, teamwork and fun to the West Chester community through its team-building events. This program focuses on team bonding through several differ-

ent painting and drinking activities that jumpstart creative thinking and problemsolving abilities.

The program is f lexible and detailoriented with a wide variety of options.

Pinto’s Palette offers custom paintings, jigsaw painting, classic paint sip, mystery, collaborative, self-guided and musical chair team-building activities. Every activity can be adapted to fit a client’s needs.

Although painting may be intimidating for the artistically challenged, the program caters to all participants regardless of talent. Many participants, particularly Type A individuals, may walk into Pinto’s Palette stressed about the activity, says Emily Davis, the franchise owner of the West Chester Pinot’s Palette.

However, these participants relax after exercising a different part of their brain— they employ different skills they don’t usually use on the job, explains Davis. “Painting is great to blow some stress off—it’s good for camaraderie and creative thinking,” she says. “It’s a fun way to get a group come out and do something different.” n

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Full Throttle Indoor Karting

11725 Commons Drive, Cincinnati • 24 Spiral Drive, Florence 833-351-5278 x106 • gofullthrottle.com

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reater Cincinnati’s premier indoor high-speed karting and axe throwing venue with locations in both Springdale, Ohio, and Florence, Kentucky.

Our karts reach speeds of 40 mph on our professionally built tracks. Both locations are equipped with axe throwing lanes and expert coaches to help every step of the way. The facilities include conference rooms with Wi-Fi and AV support. We are a unique teambuilding experience that you will not find anywhere else. From celebrations to promoting teamwork and comradery, we are your team to make that happen.

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GameWorks

1 Levee Way, Suite 2130 • Newport, KY 41071 859-581-7529 • gameworks.com

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ameWorks is located at Newport on the Levee and boasts 25,000 square feet of fun. It hosts private events from 10 to 600, that can range from a kid’s birthday party, youth groups and family event to corporate, team building, social and holiday parties. GameWorks has over 130 video games, a state-of-the-art esports lounge that boasts 20 computers and consoles, full-service restaurant and bar, and private event rooms.

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Pinot’s Palette West Chester

7334 Tyler’s Corner, Suite 800 • West Chester, OH 45069 513-342-1927 • pinotspalette.com/west-chester

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inot’s Palette organizes upscale team building events and corporate celebrations. Our paint and sip events encourage creativity, teamwork and fun—no art experience required! An energetic atmosphere is fueled by music, laughter and an instructor who’s both artist and entertainer. Top-tier service includes a variety of turnkey options, with every detail tailored to your organization. Planning and setup is flexible and hassle-free, making Pinot’s Palette an easy and memorable choice—perfect for team building activities, client appreciation, fundraising events and holiday parties. Event options include jigsaw painting, classic paint and sip, mystery, collaborative, self-guided and musical chairs.

Use promo code Cincy10 to receive 10% off reservations to our public classes.

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