Professional Team Building Facilitators

Our professional team building facilitators have presented custom team building workshops for hundreds of companies all across the country.

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Gary Kramer

FOUNDING PARTNER

HAS PRESENTED WORKSHOPS FOR: Nike, Bayer, JP Morgan Chase, Nextel, Blue Shield, Home Depot, and dozens more.

A founding partner of WITS, as well as the Artistic Director of the National Comedy Theatre in New York City and San Diego, Gary has presented workshops for companies such as Nike, Bayer, JP Morgan Chase, Nextel, Blue Shield, Home Depot, and dozens more. As a performer, he has appeared in over 4000 shows, including performances for almost every major corporation in the U.S., including AT&T, Allstate, Hewlett Packard, Pacific Bell and Kinko's. Gary has also toured internationally for the Armed Forces, performing in places such as Iraq, Kuwait, Egypt, Bahrain, Turkey, Greece, Djibouti, Dubai, Qatar, Italy, Spain and Utah.

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J.T. Arbogast

SENIOR FACILITATOR

HAS FACILITATED WORKSHOPS FOR: Microsoft, UTi, American Express, BP, Auger Inc., GE and more.

J.T. is a Los Angeles-based actor and producer. Prior to arriving in Los Angeles, J.T. spent four years as the Associate Director of the critically acclaimed National Comedy Theatre in New York, of which he was also an original cast member. He has facilitated numerous team building workshops for companies such as UTi, British Petroleum, Auger Inc., and GE. As an actor, J.T. has been seen on the stage, in New York and in regional theaters across the country, as well as on screens both large and small. J.T. holds a B.A. from Penn State University and a Masters from the University of Texas at Austin.

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Don Waisanen

SENIOR FACILITATOR

Professor at Baruch College, City University of New York, teaches communication, leadership, and improvisation.

Don is a professor at Baruch College, City University of New York, where he teaches courses and workshops in communication, including executive speech training, media and campaign strategy, and seminars on leadership, improvisation, and humor. Don has been a performer in Los Angeles and New York for nearly two decades, and is a cast member of the National Comedy Theater in New York City. He writes for The Huffington Post and received a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Southern California.

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Les McGehee

SENIOR FACILITATOR

Author of PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS. Director of Training for the Wall St. Journal #1 Best Seller The ONE Thing.

Les is an author, a working comedian and an improvisation pioneer who has entertained and trained millions of happier people. Les has toured around the US and 14 other countries and performed thousands of shows, and performing two tours for the Troops. Les’ book Plays Well With Others is a unique success story. Les is also the Director of Training for the Wall St Journal #1 Best Seller The ONE Thing. Les has performed for and with many of the most exciting companies in America, about 20 Graduate Schools, many non-profits, associations, and governmental agencies. He also developed a television series for NBC TV. Les has been featured on the major TV and radio networks, and has worked with the casts of Whose Line is it Anyway?, Saturday Night Live, and The Simpsons.

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DeNae Steele

FACILITATOR

HAS FACILITATED WORKSHOPS FOR:
Taoglas, Humana, OCHR, Jewish Emergent Network, San Marcos School and more

Managing Director of National Comedy Theatre by day, DeNae is also a performer, organizer, and planner. She’s worked in multiple industries including hospitality & travel, arts & entertainment, food & beverage, banking, corporate & non-profit, and literary research. DeNae earned a BFA in Theatre from Rhodes College and has performed in theaters in San Diego, Philadelphia, southern New Jersey, Delaware, and Tennessee.

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Jeff Lepine

FACILITATOR

HAS FACILITATED WORKSHOPS FOR: State Farm Insurance, Chevron, Frito Lay, California Arts Council, ESPN and more.

Jeff has been teaching and performing improv for a little over 10 years. He has taught Corporate Team Building workshops for State Farm Insurance, Chevron, Frito Lay, California Arts Council and ESPN. As an actor you can see Jeff on stage at the National Comedy Theatre New York or on your tv hawking hamburgers or making out with his car. Jeff is also Canadian which gives him an uncanny knowledge of hockey.

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Pat Battistini

FACILITATOR

HAS FACILITATED WORKSHOPS FOR: Carnival, Arvida, Merrill Lynch, Marriott, The Sports Authority and more.

Pat has presented Corporate Team Building workshops for Carnival, Arvida, Merrill Lynch, Marriott, The Sports Authority and others. He has facilitated everything to improv games to sketch comedy catered to the specific desires of the companies. In addition to his work in the U.S. Pat has performed and presented workshops in the Bahamas, St. Lucia, Thailand, Japan and Tahiti.

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Mike Eserkaln

FACILITATOR

HAS FACILITATED WORKSHOPS FOR: MegTec, Schneider National, Associated Bank, the Green Bay Packers and more.

Mike has been teaching and performing improvisation for nearly 3 decades. Currently, Mike is the Owner and Artistic Director of ComedyCity Green Bay. He’s performed with Armed Forces Entertainment in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Djibouti and surrounding countries. Mike has organized and led team building workshops for numerous, local companies as well as major companies like, MegTec, Schneider National, and Associated Bank, even the Green Bay Packers. As a playrwrite, he has written many plays that have been produced in Green Bay, Chicago, Atlanta, British Columbia, and Perth, Australia.