Team Building, Leadership Retreats & Employee Wellbeing
Wicked Rae's helps organizations, schools, and communities strengthen connection, communication, creativity, confidence, and belonging through experiential learning, Whole Health practices, and meaningful shared experiences.
What's the Cost of Not Investing in Creativity?
What if the greatest threat to innovation isn't technology, competition, or budget constraints?
What if it's the gradual loss of our humanity?
For decades, schools and workplaces have increasingly prioritized measurable performance, efficiency, and outcomes. Along the way, many of the spaces that nurtured curiosity, expression, imagination, and creativity became optional, reduced, or eliminated.
Coincidentally, or perhaps not, we now find ourselves asking why people struggle with:
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Difficult conversations
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Creative problem-solving
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Adaptability during change
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Empathy and perspective-taking
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Meaningful connection
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Collaboration across differences
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Mental well-being and belonging
It raises an important question:
What happens when generations of people are given fewer opportunities to create, imagine, express themselves, work through challenges, and explore ideas without fear of getting it wrong?
At Wicked Rae's, we don't believe art is about making something pretty.
We believe art is one of the last places where people practice being fully human.
Creativity strengthens the very skills organizations say they need most: communication, resilience, adaptability, innovation, emotional intelligence, trust, and connection.
When creativity disappears, the cost rarely appears on a financial statement. Instead, it shows up as burnout. Disconnection. Rigid thinking. Fear of failure. Missed opportunities. Teams that work together but don't truly connect.
The question isn't whether organizations can afford to invest in creativity.
The question is whether they can afford not to invest in the human skills creativity develops.
At Wicked Rae's, our experiences are designed around a Whole Health approach, supporting emotional wellness, social connection, stress reduction, creative expression, and belonging through hands-on art experiences that bring people together in authentic ways.
A team leader from Microsoft, Alpha School of Kirkland, Amazon, Paycom, and Embassy Suites shared after one of our Hybrid Team Building Experiences:
"This is magical. What you've created is magic. We've never experienced anything like you before. I've never heard my people laugh like this. They are still talking about it months later. Thank you!!!"
Because the real outcome isn't the artwork. It's the conversation that finally happens. The teammate who feels seen. The laughter that breaks down barriers. The problem solved from a completely different perspective. The reminder that behind every title, deadline, and KPI is a human being. And humans were never meant to function on productivity alone.
Wellness Programs & Team Building Experiences
Every Wicked Rae's experience is customized around your people, goals, location, and desired outcomes.
1-Hour Creative Connection Experience
Starting at $75 per person
Perfect for organizations looking for a meaningful reset without disrupting the entire workday.
These experiences typically focus on a single facilitated creative activity such as a guided splatter experience or introductory art workshop. They're designed to spark conversation, encourage participation, and give teams an opportunity to connect in a different environment.
✅ Great for lunch-and-learns
✅ Team appreciation events
✅ Conference breakouts
✅ Quarterly team gatherings
Available at our Seattle studio or at your location.
Seattle Reign FC Pride Photoshoot 2026
Amazon Hybrid Team Building
2-Hour Creative Workshop Experience
Starting at $100 per person
This option allows for deeper engagement, increased reflection, and more meaningful interaction between participants. Teams have more time to explore creativity, collaborate, communicate, and connect while working through a guided experience designed around your specific goals.
✅ Stronger team engagement
✅ More opportunity for collaboration
✅ Greater focus on communication and connection
✅ Ideal for departments, leadership groups, and retreats
Available at our Seattle studio or at your location.
Microsoft Mobil Event
Jubilee Women's Center Hybrid Team Building
3-Hour Signature Hybrid Experience
Starting at $150 per person
Our most requested experience.
This format combines movement, energy, and creative focus into one immersive experience. Teams often begin with a guided splatter session followed by a facilitated art experience designed to encourage reflection, communication, collaboration, and trust-building.
This balance of high-energy engagement and focused creative work creates some of the strongest outcomes for teams.
✅ Team building and connection
✅ Increased communication and collaboration
✅ Shared challenges and shared wins
✅ Memorable experiences that continue beyond the event itself
✅ Ideal for leadership retreats, employee wellbeing initiatives, strategic planning sessions, and culture-building efforts
Available at our Seattle studio or at your location.
Seattle Indian Health Board Annual Partnership
Juanita Girls Basketball Team - Senior Gift & Team Bonding
What Impacts Pricing?
Just like building a home, remodeling a kitchen, or planning a conference, the final investment depends on the scope of the experience.
Factors that may influence pricing include:
✅ Group size
✅ Location and travel requirements
✅ Custom artwork or fabrication
✅ Specialty materials
✅ Venue considerations
✅ Multiple facilitators
✅ Multi-session programs
✅ Leadership-focused experiences
✅ Ongoing culture and wellbeing initiatives
The more customized the experience, the more planning, preparation, materials, and facilitation are involved.
Why Leaders Choose Annual Partnerships with Wicked Rae's
What Makes Wicked Rae's Different?
We don't believe people need fixing. We believe they need places where they can put the armor down. Places where they can laugh. Create. Connect. Reflect. Experiment.
Places where people can remember they are more than their rank, title, role, or responsibility.
Our work combines:
✅ Organizational psychology
✅ Experiential learning
✅ Whole Health principles
✅ Community-building practices
✅ Creative collaboration
✅ Movement and embodied experiences
✅ Art-based engagement
✅ Whole body movement
✅ Laughter
The artwork isn't the outcome.
The outcome is what happens when people who have spent years carrying the weight of everyone else finally have a place to put it down. Connect. Breathe. And Laugh.
Why Repetition Matters: The Science of Trust
Researchers studying psychological safety, trust formation, and group development consistently find that meaningful relationships are built through repeated positive interactions, not isolated events.
Trust develops when people experience reliability, shared success, vulnerability, and connection over time.
That's why a team retreat can be inspiring.
But a year of intentional experiences can be transformational.
When people repeatedly experience:
✔️ Being heard
✔️ Being included
✔️ Being challenged
✔️ Being supported
✔️ Being successful together
...their brains begin creating stronger associations between teammates, communication, and belonging.
The goal isn't simply to create a great day. The goal is to create lasting change in how people experience one another and show up in real time, excited about the work, the mission, the people - no matter the current cycle of change..
The Arts Were Never "Extra."
They Were Training Grounds For Being Human.
For generations, art and music were considered essential parts of education. Not because every child was expected to become an artist.
Because creativity teaches skills that spreadsheets can't.
✨ Self-expression
✨ Self-awareness
✨ Resilience
✨ Empathy
✨ Risk-taking
✨ Problem-solving
✨ Collaboration
Researchers continue to explore the connection between arts education and social-emotional development, finding links between artistic experiences and relationship skills, self-expression, emotional growth, empathy, resilience, and interpersonal development.
Art was never just about creating something.
It was about becoming someone.
✅ Learning how to express emotion.
✅ Learning how to navigate uncertainty.
✅ Learning how to collaborate.
✅ Learning how to sit with imperfections.
✅ Learning how to keep going when something doesn't work the first time.
Those are life skills.
Leadership skills.
Team skills.
Human skills.
And many organizations are discovering their employees never learned them or haven't practiced them in years.
What An Annual Partnership Can Include
Every partnership is customized, but many organizations combine experiences such as:
🎨 Creative connection workshops
💥 Guided splatter experiences
🌿 Employee wellbeing days
🤝 Leadership retreats
🧠 Change management support
📈 Culture-building initiatives
🏢 Workplace transformation projects
🏠 Employee-focused take-home creative experiences
💬 Small-group support experiences
🌟 Pilot programs designed for specific teams or departments
Over time, these touchpoints begin reinforcing something that's difficult to create through policies alone: connection, trust, and belonging.
Your Team Doesn't Need Another App
It Needs Something Apps Can't Deliver.
No technology can replace an in-person shared experience.
Yes, here are meditation apps, fitness reimbursements, wellness portals, online learning libraries, personality assessments, communication tools, and employee resource groups. Many of them are valuable. Many of them work.
But most of them have one thing in common:
They are experienced alone.
The challenge most organizations face isn't a lack of resources. It's the lack of meaningful human connection. Because at the end of the day, your people don't succeed as individuals. They succeed as a team.
In-person creative experiences and challenges create genuine belonging and build trust.
Employee engagement.
Employee engagement. Communication. Psychological safety...
these are created through relationships built through shared, in-person, experiences.
Employee engagement, trust, communication, and connection influence retention, performance, and wellbeing.
Employees thrive when they feel connected to purpose, coworkers, and meaningful relationships at work.
That's something no app can do for them.
Teams in Action
Wellness Programs, Organizational Change Initiatives, and Employee Engagement Workshops
Organizations contact Wicked Rae's for:
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First Responder Wellness Events
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Corporate Team Building
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Leadership Retreats
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Employee Wellbeing Programs
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Workplace Culture Initiatives
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Burnout Prevention Programs
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Athlete Wellness Programs
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Conference Experiences
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Organizational Development Workshops
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Creative Leadership Development
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Nonprofit Team Building
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Transitioning Athletes into Retirement
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Public Agency Wellness Programs
Tell Us About Your People
A great experience starts with understanding your people.
Every team has a unique story, culture, and set of challenges. This form gives us the foundation we need to customize your experience, align with your goals, and ensure every detail supports the outcomes you're hoping to create.
There are no perfect answers here. Just share what feels important. We'll take it from there.
✨ Estimated completion time: 5-10 minutes
“We LOVED our experience at Wicked Rae's! Can't think of a better environment to get creative and bond. Jules and Oakley were such thoughtful and gracious hosts. I can't recommend Wicked Rae's enough!”
Liz J., Hybrid Team Art Experience
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