Podcast Season 2 - Team Building Saves The World

If you enjoyed last season’s stories from the leaders all across the globe, don’t you worry, because we have plenty more of that coming!

Join Host Richard Rininsland and his guests: Deborah Brunet, Kevin Pertusiello, Samantha Goldstein, and Paul Giroux as they discuss all aspects of team building events from creation to sales, production to performance. This energetic and entertaining roundtable also shares personal experiences about the switch over to virtual facilitating of events and the future of hybrid models versus live events as states begin lifting restrictions. Rich Rininsland takes you behind-the-scenes to discuss the road to live events, company culture, and insights from program developers, leaders, and professionals in the team building industry. All of that plus an energetic speed round on this exciting first episode of Team Building Saves the World!

Reaching all the way from Auckland, New Zealand, your Host Rich talks to Stu Robertson, the Managing Director and Founder of Team Up events.

In this episode of the team building podcast, Rich speaks with Coonoor Behal of Mindhatch, and with her are the developers of the White Privilege Black Power Experience, Eva Lewis and Greg Tindale, explaining the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

Rich introduces us to Chris Schembra, Founder of the Gratitude Experience – An Attitude for Gratitude, bestselling Author of “Gratitude and Pasta: The Secret Sauce for Human Connection”, and Founding Member of Rolling Stone Magazine’s Culture Council.

When we speak up, we learn how much we have in common with others.

Even if you think things are good, it’s best to check in with your team.

In this podcast episode, Rich speaks to the team of Calmer Choice, Fiona Jensen and Paula Reardon Webster.  Listen to how adults, as well as children, can benefit from having a mindfulness practice. Science has proven that those who practice mindfulness see greater stress resilience, enhanced productivity, and a better work-life balance.

In this episode, Rich speaks with author, speaker, actor, improvist, entrepreneur, traveler, and father Ben Winter. In order to reach common ground in a world full of people with different expectations, there has to be communication. Over the past 18 months, a lot has changed including employees’ and managements’ perspectives on how a business should be run. Listen to how communicating your expectations in the workplace is more important than ever.

In this episode of Team Building Saves the World, Rich talks with business coach and consultant Mary Erlain of Peak Development Strategies. There are currently 5 different generations in the workplace – Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z.  Embracing the Multi-Generational Workplace is important in order to connect the generations within your organization. Using the different generations’ unique insights will not only strengthen your team but teach them valuable skills no matter their age.

Founder of PERKSCon, Alexa Baggio, and Director of Business Development, Saul Lookner, speak to Rich about the evolution of employee benefits. PERKS was created to help businesses and employers give their teams access to various benefits and services around their city. Today, employee benefits are so much more than just health, dental, and vision. Benefits allow employees to create a certain lifestyle with the help of their employer. Do you know what your company offers? Check out a PERKSCon in your own city or look at their virtual showcase to get new PERKS for your team.

In today’s ever-changing work environment, supporting your team’s resiliency is key, but it doesn’t just fall on leadership.  In this episode, we speak to Rob Fletcher of Quixote Consulting who gives some helpful advice on how to start to build your own personal resiliency. Resiliency is defined as taking something that is challenging and bouncing back, or as Rob says, bouncing forward. By learning to be resilient you look better, feel better, have more energy, and are happier. With more energy and happiness you are able to positively impact your work performance as well as the people around you, and the people around them.