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Team building in Chicago

Corporate team building in Chicago.

From the Loop to the lakefront, we come to your Chicago venue. Give your team an unforgettable shared win — for 5 people or 5,000 — that also gives back to local kids.

★★★★★ 4.76/5 from participants
Corporate team building event in Chicago by Building Teams
Since 2003in Chicago & nationwide
5 – 5,000people per event
Team building in Chicago

Why Chicago teams choose us.

Chicago is one of the world's great convention cities — a natural fit for our work. Whether your group is at McCormick Place, a Loop or River North hotel, or a lakefront venue, we bring a high-energy event that gives back to Chicago-area kids.

We come to you

Anywhere in the Chicago area, we come to your venue. You provide the room; we bring everything else.

Any size group

From a 5-person leadership team to a 5,000-person general session.

Local impact

Every bike, board and pair of shoes is donated to children in the Chicago area.

Turnkey & proven

Producing legendary events since 2003 for 1,500+ companies nationwide.

500,000+Participants since 2003
2,000+Events produced
50,000+Bikes built for kids
4.76/5Participant rating
We’ve been here

We know Chicago — from McCormick Place to the lakefront.

We've run builds in the vast halls of McCormick Place, in Loop and River North ballrooms, and along the Magnificent Mile. Chicago groups show up ready.

Every bike, board and pair of shoes goes to kids right here in the Chicago area — from the city's neighborhoods across Chicagoland.

On Lake Michigan, Chicago is a natural for corporate sailing off the lakefront — or The Ultimate Hunt through the Loop.

McCormick PlaceThe LoopRiver North & Mag MileThe lakefront
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Activities in Chicago

Pick what your team builds.

Every activity is a real product your people build together and donate to children in the Chicago community.

Team assembling a bike at a Chicago team building event
Bike Build

Building a Dream

Teams build real bikes and meet the kids who receive them — our most powerful experience.

A child receiving a skateboard built in Chicago
Get On Board

The Power of Change

Assemble skateboards from a bag of parts and help your people embrace change.

Shoes assembled for donation at a Chicago event
Sole Purpose

Shoes That Matter

Build durable shoes for kids who've never owned a pair and create a lasting 'Shoe Bank'.

All give-back activities
The reason it sticks

A Chicago event your team will talk about for years.

Pairing a shared challenge with a real act of giving is what creates the emotion ordinary team building can't — and the pride your people carry back to work. We've been doing it since 2003.

500,000+participants
80%of the Fortune 500
4.76/5participant rating
A child's joy after receiving a bike at a Chicago team building event
Questions, answered

Chicago team building FAQs

What activities do you offer in Chicago? +

Our signature give-back activities — bike builds (Building a Dream), skateboard builds (Get On Board) and shoe builds (Sole Purpose) — for groups from 5 to 5,000. Every build is donated to children in the Chicago community.

Do you travel to venues across Chicago? +

Yes. We come to your location anywhere in Chicagoland — McCormick Place, a Loop or River North hotel, the Mag Mile or a lakefront venue. You provide the room; we handle the rest.

How large a group can you handle in Chicago? +

From 5 to 5,000 people, including conference general sessions. We’ve produced events at world-record scale, and teams we’ve guided have built more than 50,000 bikes for children since 2003.

How much does a Chicago team building event cost? +

Pricing depends on group size, the activity and your venue. Most programs are priced per participant with the charitable donation included. Book a call and we'll send a tailored proposal.

Serving Chicago

We bring the event to you in Chicago.

You provide the room; we handle everything else — anywhere in the Chicago area.

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A few of the thousands of teams who trust us

American Express — Building Teams clientUPS — Building Teams clientApple — Building Teams clientAlteryx — Building Teams clientSalesforce — Building Teams clientCisco — Building Teams client

Let's build something legendary in Chicago.

Tell us your group size, venue and dates. We'll design a Chicago event your people — and a community of local kids — will never forget.

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