Guy Baker’s Team Building Revolution

Listen to this inspirational podcast with host Guy Baker speaking on the start-up of Catalyst, it’s global success, the pivot to online activities, and the Team Building Revolution!

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Catalyst Global CEO Guy Baker

In the early 1980s Catalyst Global CEO Guy Baker started a small team building company in the UK at the time corporate team building exercises were tired, hackneyed events seemingly all from a limited imagination of a small cadre of alpha males.

Listen to this inspirational podcast with host Guy Baker speaking on the start-up of Catalyst, its global success, the pivot to online activities, and the Team Building Revolution!

Guy’s team broke every mold imaginable, creating dynamic activities that were inclusive, creative, sometimes even wacky. Now Baker’s team building community has 50 partners in 90 countries including North and South America, Europe, Asia & Pacific, and Africa, and the Middle East. Watch the video below for more info on the Catalyst Global Team Building Network.

" I always say there's no such thing as luck. I think you make the most of the opportunities as they're presented to you."
- Guy Baker
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