CLAIRE HAYNER
Manager, Learning & Development, CPTM
WELCOME TO RIDGELINE EXPERIENCES
I am excited to share with you my latest business venture, Ridgeline Experiences. This is a solo project that affords me the freedom to explore and select projects that align with my mission to design and deliver world class culture activations and memorable team building events. Below is a look at some of my most recent projects.
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For a great culture to flourish, you need to create the right environment for it to thrive. That’s where I come in. As a professional Director of Fun, I specialize in designing custom activations that align teams with company goals, creatively reinforce messaging in a hands-on environment, and create positive, lasting memories that will forever be associated with your company and its culture. These are a few examples of activations I produced for a past client.
VENAFI VOICES: One of my favorite activations was Venafi Voices. Throughout the year I would interview team members and make short videos from their responses. These videos would then be shown at monthly all-hands meetings where they quickly became must-see entertainment and great way to engage both live and virtual audiences.
DAY OF IMPACT: Inspired by the success of Good Vibrations, the company approved the creation of the annual “Day of Impact” where everyone at the company would get the day off from work to invest their time and talents back into their local communities. It turned out to be one of the best and most impactful ideas I have ever developed for a client.
GOOD VIBRATIONS: This one-hour show served as an annual team building event where we would gather to hear stories about the positive impact team members were having in their own communities. It proved to be the catalyst that reignited the culture of a team emerging from the pandemic and its success ensured that giving back would forever be baked into the company’s DNA.
VENAFI BAND: For great culture to flourish it’s necessary to create an environment where team members genuinely feel a sense of belonging. The Venafi Band was a great example of this as we embraced our team’s talents and gave them the opportunity to share their passion with the entire company.
HUB: Open and transparent lines of communication are foundational to great culture, and that holds true in the digital space too. Team members were struggling with finding vital company information on the internal SharePoint site. So I created Hub to solve the problem.
HISTORIAN: One of the biggest projects I have ever undertaken was Historian. Over the course of 3-months, I collected and archived 25,000 digital assets related to the company’s “culture” and then cataloged and creatively displayed them on an internal SharePoint site.
My passion for event design burns brightest when I am afforded the opportunity to design a custom team building experience and I thrive at finding ways to infuse a give back component into everything I create. The following are a few examples of some of my most popular signature experiences.
SONG BATTLE: Music is the universal language and it is a medium I build a lot of my experiences around. This event is one of my favorites because it provides teams with an opportunity to partner with professional singer songwriters to help them write and perform their very own jingle while also giving back to the local community.
JAM SESSION: This is the most impactful event I have ever designed and it is without a doubt my favorite event to produce in my entire repertoire. If you are looking for a life changing experience, this is a guaranteed home run.
MOVIE TRAILER: In 90-minutes, teams will have written, directed and acted in their own film, captured by a professional cinematographer. Within 24-hours, they will gather for a private film festival, screening their movies and sitting in amazement at the creativity of their peers.
SCAVENGER HUNTS: I have had a love affair with designing scavenger hunts that dates back to 2004. Since then, I have produced over 500 hunts in 40 US cities and in 3 different countries.
LIP SYNC BATTLE: Thanks to LL Cool J’s popular TV show, Lip Sync Battle have quickly become a common request and something I always love producing!
SAW IT ON TV: I set out to design the ideal activity for a sales & marketing team and came away with what some people have called “the perfect event”. I don’t know if it’s perfect, but it sure is a lot of fun to be a part of!
I have always been drawn to the art of filmmaking and its ability to give life to an experience long after the moment ends. Over the last two decades, I have pushed myself to explore my abilities as a filmmaker and I continually seek out projects that push me outside of my comfort zone. The result is an eclectic portfolio of unique films, all infused with my passion for creatively telling a great story.
LATEST FILM: This is one of my most recent films. Its part of a larger project that has me traveling across the US, capturing footage of remarkable speakers inside amazing theaters.
A THEME AND A SCRIPT: I love creative freedom and for this project, the client simply handed me a script and said “it has to be space themed”. No problem.
FAVORITE PROJECT: One of my all-time favorite film making projects! I had full creative freedom to bring my clients concept to life, but only 5-days to pull it off.
MEETING NIRVANA: My buddy Mark once told me a story about meeting Kurt Cobain back before Nirvana hit it big. I loved it so much that I turned it into an animated short.
WELCOME MESSAGE: In 2024, the company I was working for was purchased by a large corporation with 4,000 employees. To help ease the transition and introduce us to the new team, I put this film together.
FIRST PERSON ACCOUNT: I love making films about adventures and I almost documented my demise when a midnight lightning storm nearly punched my ticket.
Take a behind the scenes look at my life away from Ridgeline Experiences. My daily life is filled with raising three boys alongside my amazing wife and exploring the endless adventures available to us in Bend, OR.
ADVENTURE: I feel most at home when I am completely immersed in an adventure and this collection features some of my favorite memories.
RHODES BOYS: Watching these three boys grow-up has been absolutely amazing and this video captures the true essence of what it’s like in the Rhodes house on a daily basis.
FULL BIO: If you really want to do a deep dive on me, you can check out my full bio. It’s filled with insights into my career as a Director of Fun.
Thank You for taking the time to learn about my newest venture and I am hopeful that we can work together on an upcoming project. I look forward to connecting with you soon and hearing all about your journey these past few years!
Geoff Rhodes | geoff@ridgelinexp.com | 702.595.7364