New Year & Sales Kickoff Entertainment in NJ, NYC & CT
Start the year with the whole room playing, not scrolling. A professionally hosted game show for your January kickoff, all-hands or sales kickoff, for groups of 20 to 300+.
Events hosted
3,000+
Audience size
20 to 300+
Areas we serve
NJ · NYC · CT
Established
2012
Start the year with the whole room playing, not scrolling. It’s PlayTyme brings a professionally hosted game show to your January kickoff, all-hands or sales kickoff: host, sound engineer, podiums, buzzers and keypads for 20 to 300+ people, at your office, hotel or venue.
Quick answer: It’s PlayTyme hosts a live game show for January team kickoffs and sales kickoffs (SKOs) in New Jersey, New York City, and Connecticut. Shows run 60 or 90 minutes for 20 to 300+ people, fit an afternoon agenda or an evening dinner, and start from $2,995.
Trusted by teams at 13 named brands · 3,000+ events
A Kickoff Needs More Than a Keynote
Kickoffs pack a year of goals into one day. By mid-afternoon the room has sat through a stack of slides and the energy is gone. A hosted game show resets the room: departments and regions compete, new hires meet the people they will work with, and this year’s priorities become questions that everyone answers out loud. It is the part of the day people are still talking about in February.
January Team Kickoffs and All-Hands Meetings
Most companies restart the year in the first three weeks of January with an all-hands meeting, a department kickoff, or a full team day. The agenda is usually goals, numbers, and a keynote, and by the afternoon the room has stopped listening. A hosted game show gives the kickoff a second half that people stay awake for. We turn your year-ahead goals, launches, and department rivalries into live rounds, so the priorities from the morning slides come back as something the whole team plays together. The format works for a single office, a multi-department gathering, or every location flown in for the week, with groups of 20 to 300+ people.
What We Build Into Your Kickoff
Year-ahead rounds written from your goals
Send us your launches, targets, values and milestones. We turn them into custom questions, so the content of the game is the message of the day.
Region against region, team against team
Sales teams and departments compete head to head in Face-2-Face Feud or The Challenge, with podiums, buzzers and a live scoreboard.
Everyone plays at once
With PlayPad Mania, every table answers every question on wireless keypads and scores update live on screen. Nobody waits for a turn.
A welcome for new hires
Rounds that introduce leaders, teams and company history turn a room of strangers into colleagues who already share a laugh.
Room for awards and recognition
We run the show around your awards and leadership remarks, or close the day with a winners’ circle.
A clean fit in the agenda
After lunch, before the evening reception or as the closing session. The show runs 60 or 90 minutes.
Sales Kickoff (SKO): the Evening Slot or Closing Dinner
A sales kickoff usually runs the numbers, the new quota, and the product roadmap during the day, then moves to a dinner or reception in the evening. That evening slot, or the closing dinner on the last day, is where a hosted game show fits best. Reps who sat through sessions all day get to compete instead of listen, regions and territories play head to head, and the energy carries into the next quarter instead of ending with another slide deck. We can build rounds from your actual sales categories, such as top accounts, new logos, and renewal targets, so the game reinforces what the SKO was trying to teach. The show runs 60 or 90 minutes and fits before or after dinner service.
Pairing Awards With a Hosted Game Show
Most kickoffs and SKOs include an awards segment, such as rookie of the year, top performer, or a department award. We build the game show around that moment instead of competing with it. The show can run first to warm up the room, pause for the awards presentation, and close with a winners’ round, or it can run after the awards as the celebration that follows. Either way, the host keeps the transitions clean so leadership’s remarks and the awards get the room’s full attention.
Post-Holiday Party
Hold the Company Holiday Party in January
Not every team can make December work. It’s Playtyme Game Shows brings the same hosted game show to your office, hotel or venue in New Jersey, New York City and Connecticut, timed for the first weeks of the new year instead.
Why teams move it to January
December fills up with family plans, travel and end-of-quarter deadlines. Moving the holiday party to January is common, and it opens a full run of dates once the rush is over. The night can also double as the kickoff for the new year.
What the show looks like
A professional host and a sound engineer run a 60 or 90 minute game show with buzzer podiums, wireless PlayPad keypads, screens and a live scoreboard. Teams and departments compete in formats such as Face-2-Face Feud, The Challenge and PlayPad Mania, with custom rounds built from your goals, departments and new hires.
Simple to plan
Send your date, guest count and venue. An approximate headcount is enough to hold a date, and there is no deposit. Shows start around $2,995 for 60 minutes and $3,595 for 90 minutes, for groups of 20 to 300+ people.
Still choosing between December and January? Compare it with our corporate holiday party entertainment, see what each show costs on the pricing page, or request a free quote below.
What’s Included in a Kickoff Show
Every kickoff booking includes:
- A professional host and a sound engineer who run the show from start to finish
- Buzzer podiums, wireless PlayPad keypads, screens, and a live scoreboard
- Custom rounds built from your goals, launches, departments, and new hires
- Full setup, facilitation, and breakdown, so your team never touches a cable
- A certificate of insurance within 1 to 2 business days of receiving your venue’s required wording
What Sales and Kickoff Teams Say
Kickoffs and sales meetings need energy in the room. Here is what teams said after their game show.
Amazing experience! I highly recommend booking this company for corporate events. It was great for team building and it was the highlight of the Sales Meeting! Lisa and the Quiet Storm were fantastic!
Timothy McLaughlin
Sales meeting · Google review
We hired It’s Playtyme for an in-office “Fun day” event and honestly could not have asked for a better experience! Lisa was super communicative throughout the entire process. The event itself was a blast, the questions were hilarious …
Julissa Puello
In-office fun day · Google review
Rated 5.0 across 95 Google reviews. Read our reviews on Google →
Group Size and Pricing
Kickoff shows work for groups of 20 to 300+ people. Larger groups play on wireless PlayPads so every seat answers every question at once. Pricing starts around $2,995 for a 60-minute show, and a 90-minute show starts around $3,595. Final pricing depends on group size, program length, and location, and every proposal is based on your anticipated attendance range. Half-day and full-day team building programs are custom-priced through a rep.
When to Book Your Kickoff
Most kickoffs land in the first three weeks of January, and many companies plan them while they are still wrapping up the holiday party. Planning in November or early December gives you time to build custom rounds from your goals. An approximate headcount is enough to hold a date, and there is no deposit.
October
Start the conversation. Share your date, likely headcount, and venue so we can hold time on our calendar.
November
Confirm the date and send your goals, launches, and department names so we can start writing custom rounds.
December
While your holiday party is being planned, we finalize the run of show, content, and any awards segment for January.
January
We arrive, set up, and run the show, so your team walks in and plays.
Planning the holiday party too? See our office holiday party entertainment, or browse new year kickoff meeting activities you can run in-house.
FAQS – New Year Kickoff Entertainment
How much does kickoff entertainment cost?
Price depends on group size and program length. See our pricing page or send your date and headcount and we will set up a quick discovery call.
How many people can play?
Our shows are built for groups of 20 to 300+. Smaller groups compete at buzzer podiums, and larger groups play on wireless PlayPads so every team answers every question at the same time.
How long is the show?
The show runs 60 or 90 minutes. Choose 90 minutes if you want a longer session or a finale for the whole day.
Can you customize the questions for our goals and products?
Yes. Send us your priorities, launches and milestones and we write custom rounds around them, alongside general trivia and survey questions.
Can you run our sales kickoff as an evening event or closing dinner?
Yes. We regularly run SKO entertainment as the evening program or the closing dinner on the last day, built around your awards segment if you have one. The show runs 60 or 90 minutes and fits before or after dinner service.
When should we book a January kickoff?
Most companies confirm their date in October or November, which leaves time to build custom content. Booking early gives us time to build rounds from your real goals and launches before the room is in front of you.
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Start the Year With Everyone Playing
Tell us about your kickoff and we will build the show around it.
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