Our mission is to engage, unite, enable and empower children through teambuilding, leadership and play!
Engage in meaningful and fun experiences.
Unite to foster positive and peaceful communities.
Enable by developing life skills and self-confidence.
Empower to make a difference.
Team Makers is called upon by schools, daycares, camps, parents, youth sports teams and other youth organizations that are committed to offering the children of their communities fun experiences that equip them with the skills needed for success in life. We offer experiences perfect for children aged four to 16 years old. We even work with educators and camp counselors to have them experience increased levels of team interaction.
Communities appreciate Team Makers for its feel good brand and its innovative and fresh teambuilding experiences. Team Makers is loved by children and highly respected by educators and parents. These affordable experiences are delivered in 5 key areas: Workshops, After-School programs, Birthday Parties, Camps and Special Events.
In every Team Makers workshop, children have fun and learn specific individual and cooperative skills. These engaging workshops help prepare children for success and happiness in all stages and aspects of life and empower them to make a difference. The heart-warming sights and sounds of these amazing experiences include smiles, laughs, high-fives, action, pride, insightful reflection, engaged children and impressed accompanying adults.
The Team Makers methodology is built on a “learning by doing” philosophy that allows the participants to “experience” through hands-on activities and “reflect” in group discussion in order to “transfer” and apply newly developed skills to their daily lives.
We are committed to reaching out to all by offering positive, meaningful experiences in the communities we serve and by offering charitable services to those in need.
The greatest difference between Teambuilding and Group Activity is that Teambuilding is intentionally designed to promote/develop inter-personal skills and unify its participants in a way that delivers meaningful, positive results. In Group Activities, on the other hand, participants are simply grouped together to participate in a “fun” activity or group project, etc. Like in Teambuilding, often with Group Activities the development of inter-personal skills and group unity are the goals. We group the children up, give them a task, cross our fingers and hope for the best! Anyone that has participated in one of these loosely structured “if you group them, they will unite” experiences, knows that often something entirely different happens. On the other hand, the Team Makers’ Teambuilding Advantage delivers carefully structured experiences, which ensure engaging activities and meaningful reflections come together to provide positive results. While it is possible to get positive results from Group Activities, the development of these critical life-skills is too important to leave it to chance!
Our highly effective operational system is made up of simple processes, one connecting to the next, allowing for office employees to be efficient and motivated, facilitators to focus on delivering an incredibly high quality service and clients to have a positive and seamless experience. It is this incredibly positive and efficient experience that enables us to work with a high percentage of the market and keeps our clients coming back year after year.
Every experience is led by a highly-trained facilitator with positive character, spirit, passion and values that match Team Makers’ core values – most notably our Key 3: Respect, Cooperation and Team Spirit. This can be said about all Team Makers employees. The vibe and energy that can be consistently found in our workshops, is also found in our office.
Facilitators wear uniforms, follow exactly the same procedures in every location, and emphasize service, meaningful results, friendliness, customer satisfaction, and above all, using today’s fun to set children up for tomorrow’s success!
As a team, we live by this simple mantra: “Always move forward. Continuously improve.” This guides us as we strive toward excellence. Everyone involved with Team Makers plays a key role in ensuring that together we are moving forward. This constant state of growth and improvement is powered by our commitment to tap into the strengths and passions of each unique member of our team. But above all else, we achieve progress because we LISTEN. We listen to the kids we work with, the clients we partner with, the suppliers we depend on, the superstars on our team and our instincts.
Keith graduated college with education teaching degrees in both Psychology and Physical Education. He then earned a BA in Business and subsequently his MBA in Marketing. After teaching in K-12 schools for a few years, Keith embarked on a highly successful career as a college coach and educator. His teams reached the NCAA national tournament 4 times and Keith was named Coach of the Year. Additionally during the summer, Keith was a Director of a children’s summer residential camp.
After moving back to his home state of NJ, Keith began working in the school services field managing the Physical Education and Recreation catalogs for international school supplier, FlagHouse Inc. Keith has worked in the education field for over 20 years, has spoken and presented in hundreds of educational workshops around the world, and is considered one of the leading experts in the field of leadership and team building activities. Keith and his wife, Alice have 2 school age boys in Tenafly, NJ.
Officer Bobby is the father of 2 school age children. He has been very active in his community serving as a Cub Scout and Boy Scout leader for 7 years. Bobby has also been actively involved in sports teams for his children, coaching baseball, basketball, soccer and softball teams. He serves on community boards and volunteers at his church for youth related activites and events.
Bobby’s professional background is in corporate finance, management, marketing, sales and accounting. He has built 6 companies as startups and grown each to a nationally known and respected level. The industries where he built these companies include apparel, television, and sports.
Every Team Makers experience is led by a highly-trained facilitator with positive character, spirit, passion and values that match our “Key 3” values – respect, cooperation and team spirit.
Our engaging facilitators emphasize fun and meaningful results, and your organization’s vision. They deliver today’s fun to set children up for tomorrow’s success!