Retreat Planning: Tropical Ocean Getaway
With summer finally here, the Swift Kick team’s retreat was aptly themed “Tropical Ocean Getaway.” With a theme like that our key goals were to give everyone that island relaxed and tropical vibe all day and keep stress and tension down. “The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net with […]
Hosting a “Topsy Turvy” Retreat
For our last quarterly retreat, we decided to have the event on April 1, 2019. April 1 is obviously April Fool’s Day! As Mark Twain once said, “Today is a day that upon which we are reminded of what we are the other three hundred and sixty-four.” But not everyone enjoys being tricked, so we […]
How To Plan a Spooky Themed Retreat
The night before retreat, I panicked and barely slept. The thoughts running through my head were, “did I prep enough?” “Will we get everything done?” “I hope everyone likes the surprises!” “Oh no, I definitely forgot that!” I wanted my first retreat to go so well, that my anxious brain took over. Well….all my panic […]
How to Plan an Under the Sea Retreat
To start each quarter, we gather the team, including interns, for a Swift Kick retreat. Sabina and I are the masterminds- it used to be Tom, but he “trusts” us to plan it now. (Yikes.) Take a look our step-by-step creative process to make this theme come to life: Step One – Plan for a […]
Meeting and Kickin’ Butt with Matt and Nicole
So as we teased in our last blog post, our company retreat was pretty epic last Wednesday. Quarterly retreats are always a blast because we get to know our team, as well as planning the entire rest of the quarter. It’s both productive and fun! We started the day with some “juice shots” with ingredients […]
Another Epic Retreat to Start 2015 Right
On Tuesday, the Swift Kick Team (Tom, Sabina and Jay) got to meet and spend quality time with new interns Kate and Kevin. And like after all retreats, we are now a happy team, ready to Swift Kick it together. This year, Tom and Sabina did a lot of prior planning, that turned into an […]
Swift Kick Quarterly Retreat – Strategy & Broadway
A few weeks ago, Tom, Nathalia, and I embarked on our day long Q4 retreat to plan our projects for the quarter, learn more about each other, and of course, have loads of fun. This particular retreat was a little different in one way: there was no one new. Nathalia is continuing her internship from last […]
The Times They Are A-Changin’: Meet The New SK Interns
The Gang of Rebels here at Swift Kick just got two new members: Dustin Ramsdell and Megan Wood. You know how we are normally excited just in general? Well, now we are SUPER DUPER excited. Meet Dustin: Coming from New Jersey, a Student Affairs Grad student at Rutgers University, he will be in office with […]