The Best Things in Life Are Fun!
Including Staff Development!
Team building doesn't have to be tedious!
If you're a service-based business owner or organization looking to un-borify your staff development, team building and wellness initiatives, we can help!!
It's no secret that service businesses are having a hard time recruiting, motivating and keeping good staff. A memorable, engaging and diverse staff development program should be part of your recruitment & retention strategy.
While we don't come in and provide your staff with technical skills, we DO teach equally as important, creative, communication, interpersonal, and stress management skills through art-based processes.
We call these E.A.S.E™ Skills - (Essential & Applicable for Staff Excellence.)
What Your Team Can Learn from a Painting Experience:
For starters, the creative process activates serotonin and dopamine which increases our feelings of calm, pleasure, satisfaction and motivation, as it reduces cortisol, stress and agitation.
A calmer and more satisfied staff member has higher focus, energy and motivation and is therefore more efficient and productive, which benefits customers, other staff members, managers and overall business health.
A less stressed, more motivated staff member will have a more positive mindset, call out less, create less conflict, and will be less likely to think the grass is greener somewhere else.
The creative process helps your staff come out of their comfort zone allowing them to express themselves and be willing to try new things, solve problems and take on more responsibility.
The creative process engages the creative side of the brain which can then be used for designing positive solutions for customers, managers and other co-workers.
The creative process reconnects people with themselves and each other which leads to a sense of cooperation, safety and belonging, new perspectives, less judgement and higher self-concept.
When creating together we can recognize that we as individuals are all an important part of the bigger picture.
Accessible, Flexible & Fun!
By making your team building, training and development workshops more accessible, novel, engaging and fun you not only tickle the brains and senses of your staff, making the event more relatable and memorable but also set yourself apart from other similar businesses. You position your company as one who has gone above and beyond to humanize the often tedious and mind-numbing necessity of team-building and staff development.
ALL of your staff can participate in a creative workshop no matter if they have previous skill or not. We bring all the supplies and materials and guide the entire process. We can customize projects and designs to your company or group or arrange for a virtual workshop if need be.
*Project selections include canvas, wood, ceramic or glass options. Rates start at $35 per participant for a 1 1/2 to two-hour on-site workshop and includes all supplies, materials set up clean up material prep and guided instruction.
Flat rate 1 hour live virtual, and pre-recorded options as well as customized Paint Kits To Go are also available and can be JUST as fun! We can work within a small business budget to find a solution that works for you!
Who Do We Work With?
We've worked with early educators, special and elementary educators, medical and EMS professionals, as well as hospitality, salon and wellness professionals.
We're open to working with you and any small service business who wants to offer a time and cost-effective professional development workshop or series to their staff and administrators.
Contact Barbara today to discuss your ideas and your needs.
Un-borify Your Staff Development!
So, if you're ready to ditch the power points and the PDFs and show your staff how much you appreciate their hard work in a more colorful and creative way - then get in touch with us to schedule a staff development or team-building event!
"We really needed this today! Thank you so much for putting this out into the world!" ~ Lisa R. - Nurse Practitioner
"My staff thinks they're having their pictures taken and then an OSHA training, but won't they be surprised [when they see that we're painting]! I thought this would be more fun!" ~ Sonya D. - Dentist
"What a great time! Haven't laughed like that in ages!" -Lauren B. - Preschool Teacher
"I had such a great time! Thank you, ladies!" ~ Edna W. - Workshop Participant
"This was like therapy for me." ~ John B. - Workshop Participant
About Your Guide
Barbara Gini is your go-to Creative Guide & Coach who is on a mission to enliven and infuse some fun into tired, dry and lifeless staff development workshops. She along with her daughter have founded the Art Oasis based on the idea that art brings us back to ourselves and connects us together in spite of our differences.
She's a former elementary educator and has been a service-based (hospitality) business owner for more than 20 years (up until 2020) and understands the ins and outs of operations, managing staff, and serving customers while trying not to burn out. (You could say she's been there, done that, and then painted the t-shirt!)
Barbara also has more than 20 years' experience as a wellness educator, including with a focus on self-care and stress management. She has additional experience as a recreational arts program developer and trainer, most recently developing the E.A.S.E™ Skills Program - (Essential & Applicable for Staff Excellence).
Now, she uses her acquired knowledge, diverse experience, her superpowers and her love of art to help small businesses organize fun, creative-based workshops for team building, skill building, customer appreciation and company celebrations.
She would love to help you too!