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These were an instant hit and proved so popular at their first trade show that an extra 2,000 copies were printed as giveaways. Another video from this campaign! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1331d88da3b96283c960be/1614465169531-D36EKEJMWWEDFI32NU78/Screen+Shot+2021-02-27+at+2.32.35+PM.png Branded Content - kraft training: internal video for conflict management We create entertaining, high-quality internal video content for training, motivation, and more. This is one of our favorite of many training videos that we produced for Kraft. This video addresses conflict management on the production line, highlighting the right and wrong ways to address conflict. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1331d88da3b96283c960be/1614465449490-9WHS5UYYAUO86J84YN01/Screen+Shot+2021-02-27+at+2.37.18+PM.png Branded Content - DAN ARIELY: PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL Here is another internal corporate video we created. 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Teambuilding. Branded Content. Award-winning. Very. Short. Sentences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1331d88da3b96283c960be/1614638399721-PRE4GD69TZ2F3R0XHJJ2/2.png Award Winning Training, Events, and Content https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1331d88da3b96283c960be/1615406902211-J8XXXRQ7HQETAEWRVIOU/Dekontee%252Bpicture.jpg Award Winning Training, Events, and Content - CUSTOM ONLINE PERFORMANCES Choose from our portfolio of award winning shows or opt for a completely original production. The Spark team will deliver an unforgettable and incredibly fun experience by creatively engaging your team and bringing your program to life. We write and perform original sketches and songs that are uniquely based on your specific industry, company, and team in a fine-tuned and relatable way. 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Our training workshops can be conducted over Zoom or your preferred platform, and will feature interactive breakout sessions and customizable, original content. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1331d88da3b96283c960be/1596948336371-930G39VNBTUOX08DYGWZ/united-thumbnail.jpg Award Winning Training, Events, and Content - Short-Form Videos and Branded Content Our team of award-winning professional writers, actors, musicians, and producers will package and deliver your message in an entertaining and eye-catching way. Videos and branded content are perfect media for digital marketing, social media platforms, major client events, product launches, or corporate communication. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1331d88da3b96283c960be/1616705953808-W0TP9O98T6X11AN51GE9/Tomorrow%2BFISC%2BFed%2BFreeze%2BFrame.jpg Award Winning Training, Events, and Content - Virtual Events Has COVID ruined your 2021 event plans? Are you tired of boring webinars? Dry your tears! We got you! Spark creates incredibly fun and original sketch comedy for virtual events and awards programs, that’s written & performed by our world-class comedic actors and producers. We can also write an instant musical classic all about your company, and gets everyone out of their seats, sofas… yoga mats? To really make sprits soar, why not let Spark create a full musical finale and extravaganza on your team, to give an uplifting, entertaining and inspirational sendoff? 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Our creative team incorporates your company’s quirks and peculiarities, so each and every song is completely unique. Based on a questionnaire we send out to your team, we will put together an engaging, entertaining, and exciting sketch that will get everyone out of their chairs (or sofas… or beds.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1331d88da3b96283c960be/1616705872644-7U77RNTUQH80BPDPLMRN/Shamilton%2Bvirtual%2Bimage.jpg Virtual Events - CUSTOM VARIETY SHOW Imagine Saturday Night Live meets the virtual corporate world… Spice up your dreary Friday afternoon with a mix of fast-paced comedy sketches, musical acts, and games to liven up the workday and connect colleagues! Spark’s variety show is a smorgasbord of lots of exciting things: silly employee interviews, real or ridiculous award segments, hilarious musical sketches, and the list goes on. Everything is written and performed by our world-class group of comedic actors and musicians, and we will work with you to craft a perfect show that meets your needs. Our variety show is produced on digital platforms, and are a mix of live and pre-recorded segments! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1331d88da3b96283c960be/1615406902211-J8XXXRQ7HQETAEWRVIOU/Dekontee%252Bpicture.jpg Virtual Events - inTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES Engage everyone on your team with our interactive experiences, including skill-building workshops, game shows, musical flash mobs, fast-paced trivia, or large-group competitions. We’re talking competitions in the style of The Academy Awards, America’s Got Talent, Escape Room, Murder Mystery, Shark Tank… the options are endless! Our interactive experiences are produced on digital platforms, and are a mix of live and pre-recorded segments! https://www.sparkcreative.com/about daily 0.75 2021-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1331d88da3b96283c960be/1614462153142-ID9N1ZL59QIPTL65REF7/12.png About Spark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1331d88da3b96283c960be/1617911637941-TJNAP19DVFTNNXJ8YJQA/image-asset.jpeg About Spark MBA at Stanford, BA at Dartmouth Visiting professor at Princeton University and Notre Dame's Mendoza School of Business Member of Second City Mainstage Co-creator and co-star of NBC's Sports Action Team Co-wrote and directed 50 Shades! The Musical, Thrones! The Musical Co-founded Baby Wants Candy, the award-winning musical improv team that has performed around the world for 20+ years https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1331d88da3b96283c960be/1595432601112-HOJ8CP89YXAZ8CDPTN3H/Lisa-Barker About Spark PhD at Stanford, MA at NYU Education Director at University of Wisconsin Madison School of Education Taught at Stanford, SUNY, and Towson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1331d88da3b96283c960be/1597950529722-SLS1LIL2K4S3SWLUPYAD/Shukri+Abdi.png About Spark Currently a writer on DANGER FORCE (Nickelodeon). Other writing credits include “Kevin Can F**K Himself” (AMC), “Black Card Revoked” (BET), narrative podcasts for Broadway Video & Audible, and the CBS Showcase. Named a New Face of Comedy by the Just For Laughs Festival in 2019 Acting credits include “United We Fall” (ABC), “Adam Ruins Everything” (TruTV), and several absurd interactive videos for Buzzfeed/EKO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1331d88da3b96283c960be/1617914910244-GDV9EV5IB7UAWVF6VWYT/Amanda%252BDavis%252Bheadshot.jpg About Spark Lead facilitator at Spark Creative for twelve years in the United States, Europe, and China Member of Second City's National Touring Company and resident on the Etc stage in Chicago Writer on Showtime’s “Work in Progress” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1331d88da3b96283c960be/1595434199148-B54XU1AJAYUI9ZIPNIPF/Chris%2BGrace%2B-%2BHeadshot_large.jpg About Spark Writer and performer with Spark Creative for eight years Lead role in nationally touring productions of 50 Shades! The Musical Parody Directed Spark’s production of Thrones! The Musical Parody at the Sydney Opera House Plays Jerry on NBC's “Superstore” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1331d88da3b96283c960be/1631218391265-23Y5HIBNMATUDRKHS1HV/Q38A1170+E+Cropped.jpeg About Spark BA in Architecture at Princeton Video editor and graphic designer for Spark Creative Pursuing acting and writing in LA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1331d88da3b96283c960be/1597894528827-F0O4G5U36RBBTKTOGU44/Zeke+Nicholson.jpg About Spark Writer for “A.P. Bio” (Peacock) Acting credits include “Take My Wife” and “The Good Place” Performs at UCB with his house improv team "Cardinal Redbird" as well as his all-black, all-male comedy group "White Women” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1331d88da3b96283c960be/1595433012668-4OGH19O0Z5AJS29T71VC/image-asset.jpeg About Spark PhD in Learning Sciences at Northwestern University MBA at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business Evaluation and research professional with 25+ years of experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1331d88da3b96283c960be/1595281903160-5VPTVCKM6IFPZUEDJKQU/Dan-Klein.jpg About Spark Lecturer of Management at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford Lecturer in the Department of Theater and Performance Studies at Stanford Named '“Stanford Teacher of the Year” by the Student's Association https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1331d88da3b96283c960be/1617916660305-QXBTVSSBWUT4S7V4L6LJ/Dekontee%2BTuckrile.jpg About Spark BA in Musical Theatre at Vanguard University of Southern California Performed with the improv / a cappella team "Live! On Fire" and had a residency at ComedySportz Los Angeles Trained at Second City in Hollywood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1331d88da3b96283c960be/1617911575311-N7U7640H23XNRWV5X3SS/Michael.jpg About Spark Global consultant for leading brands, agencies, and media Commercial leadership roles in WPP, Kantar, and BusinessWeek Served as President of the International Advertising Association (IAA) in the UK and Hong Kong Served as consultant to other major industry associations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1331d88da3b96283c960be/1595434026385-IUU9M3V37WHBPWLG5QFA/TSniffenSmall.jpg About Spark Performed with Spark for over ten years Contributing comedy writer on “Live From Here With Chris Thiele” on NPR Published several pieces in The New Yorker Currently writing for Showtime’s “Work in Progress”