• 96.7% of attendees reported they were satisfied or very satisfied with our event!​
  • "It was the best team building exercise we have ever done. We have staff in several locations that rarely get to interact in person. This allowed them to do that and build much more rapport."
  • "I liked getting to laugh with co-workers while learning important communication lessons."
  • "I found out I work with creative people that I think will be useful for future projects."
  • ​"I love the connections you made to the workplace and the instructors were fantastic."
  • "I liked how how open and creative it was, standing up and moving the whole time, partner work, and constantly supporting each other."
  • "These lessons will help me take in what my clients are saying and think about it before reacting."
  • "Getting everyone involved and being encouraged made it easy to relax and have fun."
  • "These lessons and activities will help increase my confidence and communication skills when presenting in front of others."
  • "It helps deal with ambiguity and the unpredictable nature of consulting."
​Once a year, I bring in all my direct reports from around the country.  Because we are not all physically together, it is really important that engagement, collaboration and trust is high in order for us to be most effective.  For our annual retreat, I wanted to do something special.  Rather than talking about trust, collaboration and building on one another’s ideas, I wanted a way to LIVE it.  An organizational develop expert recommended I contact Topher Bellavia at Improv Connects.  I am so glad that I did!

Topher created a fantastic session that kicked off our entire retreat.  It was so fun, engaging and memorable! It was very effective in setting the stage for our entire meeting.  It created a new lightness in the group and a very fluid way of building on one another’s ideas during our retreat.  This collaboration has endured beyond the retreat.  Interestingly, even our CFO said it was the best part of the day!

I’d highly recommend including Improv Connects in your organization’s planning meetings!

Susan Torroella
Executive Vice President
Our group of hospital staff was a little reserved when Topher arrived, but within a few minutes he had us playing hilarious games, acting out wild scenarios, and laughing heartily with each other. Topher's exercises really brought our goal of having a supportive, "yes and" work environment to life. We can't wait to have him back again.

​Frankie Abralind
Experience Designer
Your improv workshop for my team at USAID was transformational. It catalyzed a feeling of trust among team members that has continued to build for the past 6 months. It was the most effective ‘team-building’ exercise I have experienced, in more than 20 years of office retreats and off-site meetings. Most importantly, it was fun. I highly recommend it to any group that works together.

Regarding long-term impacts, I have observed that individual team members actively work to support each other, both during long-term projects and during high-adrenaline times that require quick-turnaround delivery. Being able to rely on each other during these times, and to have the confidence to improvise in creative ways to solve problems in short time frames, is critical to the success of my team.

Since taking your workshop, my team has continued to succeed in our organization, and has been described by others as being ‘cooperative,’ ‘supportive,’ ‘helpful’ and ‘fun.’ As Director, these are the qualities I want to keep encouraging.

Thank you for all that you did to help kick-start this attitude!
Carrie Stokes
​Chief Geographer & GeoCenter Director, US Global Development Lab, USAID
I would like to thank you for your electrifying presentation last Wednesday. The idea of combining the crucial idea of disaster preparedness with the boisterous and ice-breaking improv is an incredible idea … we experienced something special that words cannot describe.
​National Council of Architectural and Registration Boards
  • "This is the most creative I’ve been since … ever."
  • "My brain hurts in a good way from the switch in context to a world where imagining things is more and more possible."
  • "The basic message of being more in-tune and flexible could help me in every aspect of my life, to say nothing of my employment."
  • "I think that the team will have some inside jokes and a revealing experience to bolster goodwill in all our interactions"
  • "Meetings should have a more creative feel like this where no idea is wasted."
  • "Yes! Specifically the ‘Yes, and.’ I think people are more comfortable working thru difficult concepts when the focus is on finding agreement and iterating off each others ideas."
  • "I was nervous, but really it had to do with not wanting to leave my desk—I had a lot to do. Afterward, I felt exhausted and revitalized. It was a splendid team-building activity.​"