Hill and Partners Testimonials
Asylum Team Building was able to work with Hill and Partners to provide our signature corporate training program.
In today’s workplace, the most effective teams are built on clear communication, trust, adaptability, and human connection. That’s exactly where improv-based corporate training shines.
As these testimonials show, experiential workshops rooted in improvisation help leaders, managers, and teams break down hierarchy, build confidence, and engage with one another in meaningful ways. Whether participants come in energized or nervous, skeptical or curious, the result is the same: high-energy team building that unlocks collaboration, optimism, and real-world communication skills.
From CEOs and executives to project managers and account teams, improv training creates a shared experience that translates directly into better leadership, stronger teams, and healthier workplace culture.
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My name is Mike McMahon. I’m the CEO and president of Hill Partners. So these are my people. That’s all. Yeah. Great. So, you know, you said something, earlier. You’re like, this should be prescribed for everybody. So we’ll talk about that.
Well, absolutely. So gradually, overnight, I ended up being this role. I’m wholly unqualified. But when you’re pursuing that next thing and you’re teaching your people all the obvious stuff comes
up, like aptitude and marketing or business or the sales process. But how you show up, how you connect. I love that idea of adding value by asking the questions being open.
So I myself a lot of times going, whoa, I do that, I do everything. You were you were saying happens to shut things down. So this is fantastic. What did you think from the from the improv standpoint. How did you think like approaching it from this improvisational standpoint? How did you feel like the energy in the room was how did you feel?
What was your I was incredible. Well, it’s a it’s a great equalizer. This morning I was thinking should I participate? I’m you know, they look at me a certain way. We were all just humans in a room. And then so quickly, there was just laughter and energy, and we were rooting for each other while we’re trying to figure things out, and it was awesome.
That’s just wonderful. That’s great. Can you see any applications from, you know, from, you know, it’s all great that you get to do this moment. Right? But really, the just the story as well.
How the hell do we apply it later on down the line? Do you see the applications in your own business? Oh, 100%. So?
So we do design and build experiences for our clients, be be brand clients. And so we’re in the room part of that process. And we’re always balancing between should be the ones who know. Or are we just going to contribute to the process. So we have never leave a comment in our in our company called this is the thing.
Thanks. So all those people are listening to you and you were showing them the process to open up to get that next thing. And I just think it’s every day for us this would be every day behavior in our company. What do you want? You know. Anybody can speak. There’s no walls in our company. And you just verified that there can be a lot of success in that space.
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My name is Kelsey, and I am a project manager. Very nice. Excellent. So you just went through this, you know, this impromptu building training? What are your initial, feelings about it? How did it go? What are your takeaways from that?
My initial feelings were terrified. And afterwards, I feel energized and in control. Almost like I was born to be a comedian.
You know, I think I think, you know, you say that you’re terrified. I think that, and feeling that everybody has when they first hear this. Why don’t you shut up? It wasn’t as terrifying as you thought it would be. And also, you know, how did you, from the start, from being terrified to how you felt at the end?
How did you manage to get through that was as terrifying as it was going to be. Not as terrifying. And I think, the instructor that we had, Jared, was amazing at kind of just reassuring everyone that it’s going to be okay and it’s not going to be the scariest thing that you feel proud. So that’s great.
And as a project manager, you know, is there are any of these techniques or anything here that you can see, like your own application to your own job in the real world? Yeah. And I think just real life. Not always saying yes to things is very applicable. But yeah, it’s great. And I think it’s the converse to it that also is not saying no. Yes. In fact, I think.
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I’m John Neal, county executive. That one’s company for 13 years. Amazing. And so you just went through this improvisational, training.
What are your initial, experiences? Thoughts on the program?
That was great. I love the the fundamentals around communication team building. High energy got the blood flowing. It was fun. It was genuinely fun. I enjoyed it. You know, I think a lot of people. And I don’t know if you had the experience or not, but I think a lot of people, when they hear improv, they get nervous or some people get terrified or whatever.
Did you have any of those feelings?
And if you did, how how did it match up to your feelings when you first heard about it initially?
Yes, but far from it. It was amazing. It was not what I thought it would be in all the good ways. Again. High energy. I was ball and told a couple times, which I did, I did. It was fun. I’ll, I’ll, I’ll tell you. Said it was a lot of fun. That’s really great. And everyone, you know, any of these techniques or anything that, you know, as an account executive, anything that you think that you could apply literally to your own job? 100%. There was an underlying theme of positivity. Yes. Up to optimism. And I think, yes, you go into an idea, a conversation, a relationship with positivity. You know, pull that out. And that’s what I found as an underlying theme today without it explicitly being said. That was my biggest takeaway.
Summary
Across industries and roles, one theme comes through loud and clear: improv works because it meets people where they are. These workshops don’t just entertain, they equip teams with practical tools for listening, adaptability, positivity, and problem-solving under pressure. Participants leave feeling energized, confident, and more connected to their colleagues, with skills they can immediately apply to meetings, client interactions, and day-to-day collaboration. For organizations looking to invest in corporate team building, leadership training, and communication workshops that actually stick, improv-based experiences offer a proven, powerful solution that continues delivering value long after the laughter fades.
Asylum Team Building is a division of the Asylum family of companies, including Improv Asylum, Laugh Boston, Lil Chuck, and Asylum NYC.
