We’ve been told our programs last a lifetime.

What We Do

Our Programs

Our job is to help you build a better team.

Life Cycles™

The Odyssey bike building program was the first to ever combine bike and team building into one.“This is the most powerful customer service program I have ever attended.” James Terry-Sr. Leadership Team, Honeywell

Helping Hands™

Imagine life without a hand. During this award-winning corporate team building program, your team will build prosthetic hands needed by amputees around the world. Life-changing moments can be created while learning valuable lessons in perspective, purpose-driven work and customer-centric thinking. (Seen in/on: Fox Business, Huffington Post and Successful Meetings)

The Board Meeting

Not just building skateboards for underprivileged kids, but building them alongside the children. If you are trying to teach creativity, innovation, customer-centricity and collaboration, this is it. “At the end of the day I think the best in people comes out when they get to do for others.” Tom Bickes CEO Employ Bridge.

Playhouse Challenge

Your teams will assemble and customize dream playhouses for kids in need. Hammers, nails and paint will turn imagination into reality. The steps are simple, but the impact of presenting your playhouses to the actual children is impossible to describe. “The creativity of my leaders was awesome!” Gina Valenti, Vice President, Brand Hospitality, Hilton.
OUR PARTNERS

Who we’ve built with along the way.

We set high expectations and work our tails off to deliver the best of our best, to the best of your organization. Let our client history tell the story. Ongoing Clients: UCLA-MBA Foundations of Leadership Program (24 years), Microsoft-Microsoft Academy of College Hires (7 years), Oracle-Women’s Presidents Organization (5 Years), Wells Fargo, All Levels of Leadership (16 years). After more than 25 years these and many other repeat clients, trust Odyssey to change lives . We take great pride in delivering on our promises and yours.

Success Stories
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Bill John

There ain’t nothin’ Bill John can’t do. Seriously. If you asked him to make a rocket out of a palm tree, it might take him a while, but he’d find a way. Bill’s one of those guys who’s just naturally good at things. Athletics. Business. Inventing. He has seen the world and it has seen him. After almost 30 years of standing in front of groups… expect his best and you won’t be disappointed. Bill cooked up this Odyssey many moons ago and has found a way to keep improving with every client and group he stares down. Challenge him, trust him and then get out of the way and let him do his thing. You won’t be disappointed.   

 

Lain Hensley

He calls himself the Head Dream Chaser and the fact is, everyone wants to be Lain Hensley’s friend and chase their own dreams alongside him. Lain is one of those rare people who sees what people often don’t see in themselves. The beautiful beginner. The sacred wonder. He’ll reveal your magic and he’ll get you to believe. He is generous, smart, and oriented to making things better. Lain has been seen on Fox Business and has written for Huffington Post, The Guardian, Successful Meetings and Entrepreneur Magazine. He tells his truth and people soak it up. After he kicked cancer’s ass a few years ago, he decided to step it up a notch. Hold onto your heart and your hat as Lain brings his best to each moment as he transforms your group and life.   

 

Todd Demorest

Todd Demorest has had a life-long affair with the mischievous ingenuity of his own intention. He wakes up with it every morning. Takes it dancing through his work in life. And wraps his arms around it at home. For the past 30 years, he has affirmed, “I feel good today!”. He has shared his wisdom with the top brass of almost every company you can think of and has shown them that even if life is challenging, it has a brilliance that must be celebrated. With over 2 million miles with just one airline, he has seen it all and passes along straight talk about life, work, and business. His name has become a verb around the Odyssey HQ. It means to work with integrity and great detail. Todd does not miss anything and expects the very best of himself in everything he does.

 

Kim Clary

Kim Clary’s smile and infectious laugh will be the first things to make you gravitate towards her, but it’s her ability to bring out the best in you that makes you want more. You will likely not even realize it’s happening. She is flat-out fun from start to finish. Kim is no beginner at giving back and making things better. She started a non-profit in her hometown of Santa Cruz-“THE CORE”-which focused on giving youth of the area a place to be safe and learn about life away from drugs and risky behaviors. There is actually an award named in her honor. Yup, she’s a pretty big deal. As Director of Client Success with Odyssey Teams, she fights for you and makes visions a reality because it’s just who she is and how she rolls.

         

Bill John

President/CEO/Co-Founder

Lain Hensley

COO/Co-Founder and Head Dream Chaser

Todd Demorest

Chief Facilitation Officer

Kim Clary

Director of Client Success

       

Lights, Camera… ACTION!

Fox Business sees the power in the Helping Hands program

As Co-Owner of Odyssey Teams and creator of the Helping Hands Program, Lain gets his chance to tell the story of why the Helping Hands Team Building program is changing lives around the world.  

Bill Gives an Amputee a Prosthetic Hand

A very personal view of how our very own Bill John, President of Odyssey Teams, feels after his trip to Vietnam to give hands to people in need.

Odyssey’s Ball Mania Program Hits Chicago

Odyssey gets into the ring against childhood obesity. The Ball Mania Program seeks to get kids off video games and put sports equipment in their hands. Check it out and see what life changing looks like.  

Surgical Care Affiliates hit Vegas to Save Lives and Build Hands

Surgical Care Affiliates help save lives every day in the medical world, but at their leadership meeting they come together to change lives with the Helping Hands program. Powerful stuff!

Water Works Team Building Overview

Water Works is Odyssey Teams’ newest give back activity that is providing water filtration systems in Uganda and other parts of the world.

Along the way, we also build a better world.

The Prosthetic Hand Foundation
(501-C3)

Odyssey for Youth

Healing Odyssey
(501-C3)
Women with Cancer Retreat

Chico Matrix Volleyball Club
(501-C3)
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