Account teams in Los Angeles host clients for corporate team bonding with flags, anthems, eight scored stations and a medal podium that both sides share.
Thank clients by playing with them
Client appreciation events in Los Angeles usually mean a dinner, a toast and polite small talk. The Global Games Challenge offers a livelier option: invite key customers, mix them with your account and delivery teams, and compete for medals. Shared laughter does more for a relationship than another steak, and corporate team bonding that includes the client builds trust that shows up in the next renewal conversation.
How the program runs
A host greets the room with an icebreaker that sorts guests into teams of 6 to 8, with
Account teams in Los Angeles host clients for corporate team bonding with flags, anthems, eight scored stations and a medal podium that both sides share.
Thank clients by playing with them
Client appreciation events in Los Angeles usually mean a dinner, a toast and polite small talk. The Global Games Challenge offers a livelier option: invite key customers, mix them with your account and delivery teams, and compete for medals. Shared laughter does more for a relationship than another steak, and corporate team bonding that includes the client builds trust that shows up in the next renewal conversation.
How the program runs
A host greets the room with an icebreaker that sorts guests into teams of 6 to 8, with clients and hosts blended. Each team designs a flag and writes a national anthem, often teasing its own industry. The Parade of Nations follows, then eight head to head challenges in a scored rotation. A grand finale sets the final order, and the medal ceremony awards gold, silver and bronze.
Why mixing works
When a vendor and a customer solve Pictures in Order together, the dynamic changes. Titles fade, and people see how the other side thinks under light pressure. Facilitators keep it friendly and balanced so no client feels outplayed. These team bonding experiences give account managers material for months of rapport, and they make an annual appreciation event something clients ask about in advance.
Selected challenges
- Pipeline Challenge, a chain of short channels that rewards clean handoffs
- Tangram Challenge, a quiet puzzle that suits careful thinkers
- Tilt A Cup, a balance task full of near misses
- Buddy Walkers, a coordination walk that gets the whole room laughing
- Giant Slingshot, a crowd favorite for the competitive
- Custom challenges designed around your brand or a shared project
Guest list and staffing
The listing covers 15 to 1,000 guests, so a boutique agency hosting a dozen clients and a large firm hosting several hundred both fit. A facilitator works with each pod of 20 to 30 people, and a wristband system handles groups of 80 or more. Medals are included for groups of 75 or more. Teams are capped at eight, keeping every guest involved.
Setting the scene
Hotel ballrooms, rooftop decks, studio lots, office lobbies and private event spaces all work, indoor or outdoor, as long as the area is flat and clear. The crew brings every prop, flag supply and medal, and handles setup and teardown, so your team can focus on hosting. Activity stays low to medium with adaptive formats, which matters when guests arrive in business attire.
A crew close to home
The provider is based in California, with a second office serving Southern California, and it travels nationwide for retreats and offsites. That means a Los Angeles booking draws on a crew that works across the region regularly. Weekday events are comfortable with four to six weeks of notice, while December and summer dates fill eight to twelve weeks ahead.
Fitting it into an evening
Many hosts run the games as a late afternoon block before cocktails, which gives the room a shared topic over dinner. The program lasts 90 to 120 minutes, and the medal ceremony makes a natural transition into toasts. Some teams send the podium photo with a thank you note the next morning, a small touch that clients remember long after the event.
Among fun corporate team building activities
Plenty of corporate event team building activities feel like work in disguise. This one feels like a festival. It also doubles as one of the more practical team bonding ideas for work when clients are not present, since the same format serves internal events. Highlights, feedback and photos are shared after the event, which helps you show the impact of corporate events for team building.
See what is included
Pricing is transparent and upfront on this listing, and each request is confirmed directly by a provider refining its programs since 2011. Check availability for your Los Angeles date, share your guest mix and venue, and browse other fun team bonding activities if you are comparing options.
