History
Windy City Fieldhouse (WCF) was incorporated in Illinois in January 1995 to become Chicago’s premier team building and entertainment complex. WCF was founded to fulfill a need in Chicago for a multi-purpose sports facility providing space for basketball, volleyball, soccer and a variety of other court-based sports activities, leagues, youth programs and family celebrations. After its first full year of operation in 1998, WCF focused on adding new program to attract corporations to utilize the facility for team building, interactive receptions, summer picnics and other onsite and offsite corporate events. Adding corporate events offerings proved to be amazing idea as WCF soon became one of Chicago’s and the Midwest’s leading corporate and special event planners, now known as WCF Events.
WCF Events has served over 2,000 corporate clients ranging from a group of CEO’s from Fortune 100 companies to the annual training event for new hires of one of the largest banking institutions in the world. It is now a leading source for employee events including Team Building, Summer Picnics, Scavenger Hunts, Charitable (CSR) Events, Holiday Parties and more! Since 1998, WCF has created a web of vetted venue and vendor partners making it easy to trust WCF to create quality and thoughtfully designed events and programs. WCF events take place at a variety of private locations throughout the city, suburbs and beyond!
In 2023, WCF Events moved from its original home at Windy City Fieldhouse to a new office location, 2017 N. Mendell, Suite 3S, Chicago, IL 60614. After saying goodbye to the sports complex and the sport services side of the business, WCF Events now focuses solely on providing corporate events and entertainment throughout Chicago, the suburbs and nationwide!
Employment Opportunities
Windy City Fieldhouse offers a unique, fun and enriching work environment. We are always looking for professional, creative and energetic self starters to join our starting line-up or part-time staff. A variety of positions are available including internships and corporate event staff. Interested candidates for internships and part-time employment opportunities should complete the appropriate Questionnaire below.
Part-Time & Internship Job Opportunities
Corporate Event Staff
WCF seeks motivated and enthusiastic individuals for Corporate Event Staff positions. WCF is the Midwest’s largest corporate entertainment and team building company, consistently providing memorable and exceptional events for its extensive list of corporate clients. Applicants with weekday availability preferred. Click the link below and follow the instructions listed in the corresponding job description.
Careers
Thank you for your interest in a position with WCF Events. Since we are very selective in hiring employees to ensure a good cultural fit for some position openings, we require you to answer a few questions for us contained within the appropriate application based on your desired job description.
Full-Time Openings:
Corporate Event Operations Manager
Corporate Event Sales Coordinator
Part-Time Openings:
Internship:
Once you have completed the corresponding questionnaire, our staffing manager will reach out to set up an interview.
Partners
WCF Corporate Events Partners with JB Training Solutions
WCF Corporate Events partners with JB Training Solutions, a company dedicated to providing interactive and dynamic workshops to help employees succeed in the workplace. These training programs are the perfect complement to a WCF Corporate Events outing. JB Training Solutions has been featured on CNN and CNBC and in the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Workshops include:
All workshops are customized to fit the needs of the company to provide targeted training for your team. If you are interested in learning more about a JB Training Solutions workshop, please contact Murrel Karsh or call 773.486.7403.
Client Lists
Existing Corporate Clients Include
Venues
Overview
As the Midwest’s largest team building and entertainment company, WCF travels across the city and suburbs (now nationwide too!) to facilitate team building programs, summer picnics and other interactive events. WCF partners with numerous hotels and venues throughout Chicagoland and beyond!
Our new offices are located at 2017 N. Mendell St. in Chicago.
Here are just a few of our key partners:
UIC PICNIC GROUNDS
Eaglewood Resort & Spa
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.
Values
WCF team members have adopted the values outlined below in order to maintain the position as Chicago’s premier team building and entertainment company. The following values pertain to all WCF team members and are applicable in every situation.
Customer Service
WCF Values its ability to provide clients with a dynamic, engaging and interactive atmosphere while delivering Extreme Customer Service every day. WCF is conscious of its clients’ needs and responsive to their requests. WCF is always striving to surpass expectations.
Teamwork
Teamwork is an essential part of our ability to provide high quality customer service. At WCF, we rely on each person to go above the call of duty every day in pursuit of the common goal of Extreme Customer Service. Every team member is an asset and plays a vital role in the company’s success. We respect and trust the ability of our fellow team members to perform their jobs.
Innovation
Innovation is also necessary to provide WCF clients with Extreme Customer Service. WCF values its ability to impress clients with novel ideas. Creativity when dealing with situations is essential to making WCF team members distinctive from employees at other organizations. WCF team members support each other in this mission.
Diversity
Although the WCF team has a common goal of providing excellent service to its clients, it is a team made up of individuals who are from diverse backgrounds. WCF team members have respect for each other, not just as employees but also as people, and realize the value of a diverse workforce. WCF encourages its team members to rely on their unique experiences when working with a customer or solving a problem. Consequently, WCF team members are always thinking up novel ways to approach a situation.
Community Involvement
WCF team members are not dedicated solely to business endeavors. WCF is part of a community that feels it is important to support the area and be involved in its development. WCF team members are willing to offer their services, facilities and time in any way that they feel is beneficial to the maturation of the community and fostering neighborly relationships with other community members and organizations.
Integrity & Ethics
In all aspects of WCF business, WCF team members are dedicated to conducting themselves in an ethical manner. WCF team members are conscientious, honest, law abiding and professional. Under no circumstances do WCF team members deviate from the utmost standard of ethical behavior. WCF takes pride in the high quality service that it provides and the integrity with which it is delivered.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Windy City Fieldhouse is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, martial status, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status. In addition, all employment and personnel decisions, including but not limited to hiring, promotion, disciplinary action, rate of pay, transfer, training and advertising will be administered without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran or any other legally protected status.
Staff
 Murrel F. Karsh President and Co-Founder murrel@wcfevents.com |  Robert P. Beaubien Executive Vice President and Co-Founder bob@wcfevents.com |  Sue Wallish Director of Operations susan@wcfevents.com |
 Brandon Rhame General Manager brandon@wcfevents.com |  Mandy Giba Senior Operations and Marketing Manager mandy@wcfevents.com |  Mike Nespoux Senior Operations Manager mike@wcfevents.com |
 Bridget Gatzke Senior Operations Manager bridget@wcfevents.com |  Chris Lee Sales Manager chris@wcfevents.com |  Geoff Hawks Business Development Manager geoff@wcfevents.com |
 Kelsey Sandefur Sales Coordinator & Accounts Receivable Manager kelsey@wcfevents.com |  Nick Tippit Operations Manager ntippit@wcfevents.com |  Stacy Campos Business Development Manager stacy@wcfevents.com |
 Stephanie Mendoza Business Development Manager stephanie@wcfevents.com |  Vincent Andrade Operations Manager vincent@wcfevents.com |