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:

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
• Dan Buda
• Colin Gray
• Dave Giunta

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