Team Building Customized for You
How can you guarantee a great time at your next corporate team building event while also meeting the objectives of your boss and company? How do you create lasting value for your team and the organization while also having a relaxing and fun event?
WCF Events is the Midwest’s largest corporate team building and entertainment company dedicated to assisting you with your goal to build a high performance team with enthusiastic, motivated and loyal employees. WCF achieves this goal by creating exceptional and memorable interactive events ranging from Interactive Summer Outings and Amazing Races to Deep Skills corporate team building events throughout the Chicagoland area and nationwide.
Your company is unlike any other, so your corporate events should be too. Bring your team together with a fun, meaningful program designed to meet the goals of your organization. Build relationships, boost morale, and inspire creativity between employees with any of the below team building events.
Each program is 100% geared to your people, your preferences, without the stress of doing it on your own. Make the investment in your people and experience better communication, greater trust, and improved productivity in all areas of business.
No matter what the occasion, WCF accommodates your every need by matching and customizing its corporate and team building programs to fit your unique mission and objectives while providing you with a hassle-free planning experience. Let Chicago’s hometown team building company make your next event the best event ever!
Team Challenge
Our #1 Team Building Activity – A rotational challenge, where all teams compete in head to head stations. Each station is designed to target one of your specific ROI’s
Mousetrap Race Car Challenge
Innovation meets Creativity! Teams work together to create a functioning race car out of an old fashioned mousetrap and other supplies. Who’s car will travel the farthest?
Cake Boss Challenge
Put your chef hats on! Teams carve, build and decorate cakes to best represent the theme of the challenge then sell why their cake is the best!
Teacher Professional Development Day Programs
Fun and impactful Team Building designed for teachers and administrators to build professional skills for the classroom!
Protect the Crown
Ready, Aim, Fire! Teams must think outside the box and work together to build simple firing machines to knock down enemy castles.
Field Trips
Team Building for Students! Activities focus on working together, physical fitness, building STEAM skills and, most importantly, FUN!
Virtual Team Building
Reconnect remote teams with Virtual Team Building activities that actually engage and entertain! A refreshing and fun take on Virtual Events!
Interactive Team Challenge
With a flexible activity schedule, the Interactive Team Challenge is a great way to add team building games to a reception style event!
Intern/New Hire Training Programs
Activities designed to welcome interns and new hires onto the team! Fun and functional events to match your training agendas!
Take Your Child to Work Day
Give your Employee’s kids a firsthand experience with a fun day at the office filled with activities based in learning, working together and setting goals!
Team Building for a Cause
Add an element of charity to your next team building event! Team Building for a Cause mixes CSR initiatives with team work and group problem solving!
“Mosaic Mural” Challenge
Teams create their portion of the Mural before putting them all together to form one giant cumulative art project! Proof that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts!
Olympic Challenge
For the group looking to get sweaty and play some sports! Our same great rotational challenge but with a focus on physical sports activities with an Olympic theme!
Escape Room
It is a race against the clock and the other teams in WCF’s Escape Room! Will your team solve the puzzles and complete the challenges before the clock runs out?
Inclusion Team Building Programs
Team Building with a focus on Inclusion! These activities show the importance of different perspectives and life experiences in the work place.
Gauntlet Challenge
Time Management and Teamwork! The Gauntlet Challenge tests your teams’ ability to be both quick and accurate as they race the other teams to complete all the tasks at hand.
Ice Sculpting Challenge
Chip and chisel your ice block into a masterpiece with the Ice Sculpting Challenge – a unique, hands on team building experience that your team will never forget!
Team Cooking Challenge
Yes Chef! The Team Cooking Challenge gets teams together in the kitchen cooking culinary creations! Delicious and challenging!
Creative Challenge
Creativity is key in this team building challenge. Teams must use their out of the box thinking and inner resourcefulness to compete in these creative activities!
“Design, Build & Sell” Construction Challenge
Test your team’s abilities to brainstorm, create and sell an imaginary concept. Innovation, Creativity and Communication are keys to success in this challenge.
Board Game Bonanza
Everyone loves the nostalgia of classic board games! Now add those beloved activities to a rotational competition, it becomes games within a game!
Minute To Win It
60 seconds on the clock! Fast paced and fun activities to get your team working together and having a good time just like the popular tv show!
Frequently Asked Questions About Team Building
Corporate team building is the investment of bringing employees together through fun, interactive activities and events designed to strengthen teamwork, communication, problem-solving skills and trust. These shared learning experiences bring a sense of camaraderie and motivation back into the office for a happier and more productive workplace.
We offer a wide variety of team building programs (see above) in addition to outdoor summer events, holiday parties, charitable activities, scavenger hunts, pub trivia and more! Every event is designed to be engaging, inclusive and tailored to your team’s goals whether you are looking for something just for fun or with a heavy focus on business takeaways.
Most corporate team building events run between 1 to 3 hours, but we can design shorter or longer programs depending on your agenda, venue and objectives.
Absolutely! At WCF Events, all our team buildings programs are customizable allowing you to pinpoint your specific pain points — providing targeted action towards a more productive and enjoyable workplace. For us the purpose is the most important part of team building and makes these events more than a fun work perk, but an investment in your company.
Yes! WCF Events is based in Chicago and we work with venues across the city to host memorable indoor and outdoor team building experiences. We work 100% offsite so we are always ready to bring our team building programs to any venue that works for you including your office, a conference center or a private venue that you’ve booked on your own! If you don’t have a venue and would like us to secure one, we are happy to coordinate with our venue partners!
While Chicago is our home base, we have a satellite office in Phoenix, Arizona and travel to cities nationwide to deliver our signature team building experiences for corporate clients throughout the United States and Mexico! Virtual Events even allow us to be in multiple countries at one time!
We recommend booking at least 4–6 weeks in advance for best availability, especially during peak summer and holiday seasons. However, we will always try to accommodate last-minute requests to the best of our ability without compromising the integrity of your events.
Our packages are all inclusive to what is outlined in the contract. For team building activities we always include pre-event coordination, onsite staffing, equipment, travel and all other fees. If desired we also include venue fees, vendor coordination, catering and other add-ons when necessary. The price you see will be the price you pay, with no surprise fees after the event.
Yes — if desired we will work with our trusted catering partners to offer BBQs, boxed lunches, buffets, and more. We also accommodate dietary restrictions of all kinds.
We design programs for groups as small as 10 and as large as several thousand. Every activity is scalable to fit your team size. Whether your company is big or small, we’ve got you covered!
Pricing depends on the event type, group size, location and customization level. Contact us for a quote tailored to your budget and goals.
Corporate team building is about empowering employees to share, give, inspire and lead. Your event is an investment in your team, and even more so – your company.
Venues and Locations
Chicago and Surrounding Suburbs
As the Midwest’s largest team building and entertainment company, WCF travels across the city and suburbs to facilitate corporate team building programs and other interactive events. In addition to utilizing its unique and flexible 55,000 sq. ft. raw space located just 10 minutes north of the loop, WCF partners with numerous hotels and venues throughout the city and suburbs.
Whether your event is in the city, suburbs, Lake Geneva or anywhere in the country, WCF has the resources and partners to find the best private venue to fit your needs and objectives. Call a WCF sales representative for more details or send a request for proposal outlining your event needs.
Here are just a few of our key partners:
Eaglewood Resort & Spa
Oakbrook Hills Resort
Whether your event is in the city, suburbs, Lake Geneva or anywhere in the country, WCF has the resources and partners to find the best private venue to fit your needs and objectives. Call a WCF sales representative for more details or send a request for proposal outlining your event needs.
National Locations
WCF Events also has a satellite office in Phoenix, Arizona and upon request, travels across the country to any of the 50 states to facilitate its programs at the location of your choice. For more information, please contact Murrel at (773) 486-7403 or murrel@wcfevents.com
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Many of the new hires couldn’t believe that team building could actually be enjoyable, and not at all intimidating.
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“The event was fantastic. Everyone loved it!”
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“I would like to express my appreciation for the fabulous team building experience you put together for us. It was great and the attendees had a lot of positive feedback!”
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“All of the feedback we got was very positive and I believe I’m seeing a spillover effect of all of that camaraderie taking place around the office.”
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“I cannot thank you enough for your flexibility and patience.”
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“The event couldn’t have gone better…”
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“Your professionalism and ability to adjust to our needs is the reason we continue to come back to your company.”
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” I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed working with you…You were so responsive throughout the entire process.”
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“The VP mentioned that he absolutely loved the team challenge events…”
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“The CEO and the group presidents [had] rave reviews…Thanks again for all your help, understanding and patience…you truly are a joy to work with.”
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It was a huge success and your team was wonderful. I have received quite a few stop-bys today all saying they really had a good time.
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“The team building event yesterday was a huge success! The Windy City Staff was wonderful!”
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“A great event for motivating employees.”
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“…the Nordstrom of team building!”