Team Building Podcast

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.

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.

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

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!

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 Rich Rininsland, Producer Melissa Ehlers, and David Yas, our consultant and Founder of Pod617, the Boston Podcast as we reflect on Season 1 of Team Building Around the World.

Rich has been talking about B1G1 throughout the season, and this week we talk to its Founder and CEO, Masami Sato.

In this podcast, we introduce Mark Davenport, Head of Business Development for  Catalyst Global.  Mark is responsible for identifying new partner prospects and facilitating their acquisition into the Catalyst Global network of team building.

Alex ten Klei, Chief Play Officer,  joins our podcast from the Netherlands to chat with Rich about his start in the team building industry.  At first, he started with a kite surfing school and a shop for kite equipment. Alex realized this was not going to support himself for life due to the short summer season in the Netherlands, so he developed company away days at the beach to extend the season.

Jakub Skorik, Head of Sales at Maxin PRAGUE joins our podcast to share his experiences and the challenges they face bringing team building the Czech Republic.

Your host Rich welcomes Loredana Stancu Business Development Manager, and  Marius Blajut Division Manager of Universum Events in Bucharest, Romania.

Rich welcomes Adam Michaelson, who currently leads Strategic Partnerships at Virtway. Adam has been leading high growth tech companies in the education and training sectors for the past 7 years. With prior experience in law, education, teaching, and event production, Adam is powering Virtway’s leadership in the virtual events and training sector.