102. The Power of Play and How to Build Trust in Your Team with Malika Jacobs

Hey you wild women! Next guest founded Kingmakers, which offers virtual, board game-centered experiences through our Team and Enterprise Solutions, as a brick-and-mortar game parlour in 2014, and today oversees day-to-day operations across all functional areas and across the team.  She is highly adaptable and naturally curious about designing high-functioning workplaces where employees love to work, and is proud of the team she's built and the vibrant vision her team has brought to life. She's passionate about solving problems and bringing people together, something that often goes hand-in-hand. Malika understands that businesses thrive when their employees flourish autonomously and collaborate with ease – through Kingmakers, she fully embodies the sentiment that teamwork makes the dream work.  In this episode you will learn: What inspired Malika to start Kingmakers. (7:26) How Kingmakers shifted their business model at the start of the pandemic to accommodate a virtual working environment. How businesses are using Kingmakers to harness the limitless and unstoppable power of joy and connection. (around 13:02) Why team bonding is so important to businesses. (around 19:50) How small businesses can leverage virtual team building to build a stronger connection to their teammates. Malika's prediction for virtual team building in 2022. (24:02) What it means to be a wild woman: "Being ok with the choices that I've made, knowing that they are enough, and trying to turn off the noise about what other people think I should be doing." - Malika Jacobs Public Shoutouts: Book: Radical Candor by Kim Scott Board Game: Hive Book: The Speed of Trust by Stephen Covey ----------------------------- Got a minute? We would love a review! Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap, and give me 5-stars. Then select 'Write a Review'. Don't forget to highlight your favorite takeaways. Subscribe to level-up your business today. Subscribe here. ---------------------------- Connect with Malika Jacobs: Website: Kingmakersfun.com LinkedIn: @kingmakersfun Connect with Renée Warren: Instagram: @renee_warren Instagram: @we.wild.women Website: wewildwomen.com