Build Your SaaS Nashville team retreat: scary birds, country music, and a photo shoot
Sep 26, 2023
45:51
The whole team is on the show! Jon, Helen, Jason, Josh, and Justin are on the mics to discuss our recent team retreat to Nashville, Tennessee. If you're wondering what a retreat looks like for a remote team, you'll get a lot out of this episode. We also reveal some of our exploits in Music City:
"Going to a Tiki Bar is usually a mistake."Highlights
- (00:10) - Welcome
- (01:15) - Highlights of our retreat in Nashville
- (13:00) - It's not easy to get everyone together
- (20:31) - Our schedule for the retreat
- (26:42) - Electrolytes are a good idea
- (32:08) - Things to improve or tips for other teams
Links:
- Photos from our trip to Nashville.
- PhotoWalk Nashville service.
- SurfOffice Location Finder: "Discover the optimal location to meet with your remote team. Results are sorted by average travel time per person, number of stopovers, and overall price."
- How to plan a team retreat: Planning a retreat can be a daunting task, so we wanted to share our learnings in the hopes that it’ll be helpful for other remote teams out there.
Takeaways:
- The city you choose for your retreat will significantly influence the team's productivity and leisure activities.
- Be intentional and set aside time for planning and product discussions.
- A retreat is a great time for a remote team to celebrate milestones and achievements.
- Have a balance between work activities and fun activities.
- Simple activities like games or cards can be as fulfilling as fancy events.
- Pascal from sharpen.page
- Rewardful.com
- Greg Park
- Mitchell Davis from RecruitKit.com.au
- Marcel Fahle, wearebold.af
- Bill Condo (@mavrck)
- Ward from MemberSpace.com
- Evandro Sasse
- Austin Loveless
- Michael Sitver
- Colin Gray
- Dave Giunta
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