Max

Lead Facilitator

Max Koknar is a Lead Facilitator at TeamBonding, specializing in narratively-driven team building, immersive experiences, and STEM programs. An award-winning futurist and experiential designer, he blends ancient storytelling traditions with cutting-edge technology to create unforgettable events. His expertise spans event facilitation, leadership coaching, and interactive storytelling. Passionate about connection and innovation, Max designs experiences that engage, inspire, and unite teams in meaningful ways. His work has been featured in The New York Times and American Theatre Magazine.

The Team Building Team

In this series of articles, we take five minutes to chat with a member of the TeamBonding team so you can get an idea of what sort of people we are.

In this installment, we talked to Max,  about his favorite TeamBonding experience, his superpowers, and more.

What is your favorite part of working for TeamBonding?
The opportunity create new genuine human connections every day that I go to work.

If you could live in a book, TV show or movie, what would it be?
Doctor Who

If you could take only three items with you on a deserted island, what would they be?
Satellite Phone, Pocket Knife, Tent

If you could go anywhere on vacation, where would you go?
A tour of ancient Greek amphitheaters.

What is your favorite food? (If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?)
Bamya. (Turkish okra dish)

What is the name of your favorite restaurant? Where is it located?
Blue Fin. It’s a little Japanese teriyaki place in Redwood City, CA, run by the most pleasant individual I’ve ever met.

If you could choose one superpower, what would it be and why?
The ability to acquire any skill or knowledge base in an instant. It would make so many things possible!

If you could time travel, would you go to the past or the future?
The future sounds like it would have many fewer time-travel-related complications to deal with!

What is your favorite four-legged creature and why?
My dog Ludwig van Beethoven. He’s a 3-year-old, deaf Dalmatian, and he’s the sweetest, snuggliest boy.

If you could invite three famous, historical leaders to dinner, who would you invite and what food would you eat?
Benjamin Franklin, Winston Churchill & Cleopatra. I would serve pasta! ”

 

 

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