Way back in January, the VISANOW sales team had a kickoff to get ready for the year.

With the first six months of this year in the rear view mirror and sights set on what lies ahead, the sales team took an afternoon to “restart.”

The Sales Team Restarts

As Vice President of Sales, Joseph Kim explains that he "wanted to give the Corporate Sales and Client Management teams an experience outside of the office to get away from the everyday grind. We all get into mid-year ruts. The 'VISANOW Sales Restart' day was meant to reenergize and refresh each team member so they can see the bigger picture of 2014 and to remember that we are building a strong, solid company with an amazing service. My goal was to give everyone a breath of fresh air to learn, gain some motivation, and rejuvenate for a big finish.”

So where did the sales team go to get a breath of fresh air, gain motivation, and gear up for the rest of the year?

Chicago’s very own iO Chicago.

Improv Training at iO Chicago

You might have heard of iO Chicago, as it boasts an impressive list of alumni that includes Tina Fey, Chris Farley, Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler, Mike Meyers, Vince Vaughn, and many others.

Naturally, you might be wondering what a sales team would be doing getting improv training, and Corporate Team Lead Keith Wilson has an answer.

“I chose iO Chicago because I have heard of other companies doing it for sales training, and they really got a lot out of it. It is a fun activity and a salesforce can learn skills like listening, confidence, and teamwork. From what I saw, iO Chicago is the absolute best for corporate trainings, “ says Keith.

During the improve training, instructor Adal Rifai made an important distinction between stand-up and improvising: “if we believed that the individual was better, we’d all be doing stand-up, right? But improve is a team or group sport.”

Teamwork and continuous improvement are highly valued by VISANOW, and improv training actively encourages the use of them both.

As we head into the back half of 2014, the VISANOW sales team is ready to go.

Now can they get a suggestion from the audience?