#1: If you’re looking to be “in tune” with the instruments that give Music City it’s iconic sound, then surrounding yourself with some Nashville-based Gibson Guitars is a great way to start. Gibson builds one of the world's best-known guitars, the Les Paul. Their founder, Orville Gibson, was at the forefront of innovation in acoustic guitars, especially in the big band era of the 1930s. Get your team to The Gibson Garage (209 10th Ave S Suite 209) and as a team work together to count how many total acoustic guitars there are on display throughout the entire shop. Present your answer to the B-Nash Exec Team members on site and if you are correct you will take a fun team picture in front of the lit-up Gibson sign while you’re all rocking out on some air guitars, and then submit it to HQ via the app.

#2: In a city that has become somewhat synonymous with hot chicken, Prince’s is hailed for starting the movement. Actually, as the story goes, it was a girlfriend of Thornton Prince’s who discovered he was cheating so she flavored his chicken with super hot spices in a final act of revenge. Unfortunately for her, he loved it, and it inspired Thornton to create a fiery chicken revolution. To get a better understanding of the people that crave this delicious yet painful Nashville food, get your team to the Prince’s location inside of Assembly Food Hall. Once there, find the B-Nash Exec Team members on site who will have a sampling of Prince’s “XXXHot” flavored chicken (the hottest flavor available). Take a video of your team members, at the same time, all consuming a separate bite-sized piece of this extremely spicy food and film for at least 30 seconds after the bite to document your reactions. Disclaimer, this will likely not be pleasant, which is exactly the point. Because a team that suffers together, grows together.

#3: A huge part of being successful in the hospitality industry is listening to, or being “in tune” with, the people you provide services for and understanding the stories that make them who they are. Since National Get To Know Your Customers Day was about two weeks ago (it’s true, look it up), take a video of your team and any stranger that has a tattoo while they explain what that tattoo means to them or why they got it. The tattoo must be visible at some point during the video. Although not required, after they tell you about their tattoo you could also ask them “what’s the best experience they’ve ever had here in Nashville” just to learn more about the people you serve.

#4: In the hospitality industry there are always problems that arise. Working together as a team to solve these problems quickly is often the difference between a happy guest and a bad review. To test your problem solving skills, get your team to Escape Experience (501 Union Street). Once there, head into the lobby and find the puzzle designated for this event that is on display. Work together as a team to solve the puzzle and reveal the 3-word secret phrase. Once you think you’ve solved it, take a celebratory team picture with the puzzle or the Escape Experience logo and submit the secret phrase to HQ for verification.

#5: At last count, roughly 37,000 Veterans live in Davidson County, the second largest amount in Tennessee. Anywhere around the area find an active military person or a veteran. They could be wearing some form of military or veteran attire, have a military ID, or they could simply describe their military background while you’re completing your challenge. Once you’ve found someone, take a video of them watching your entire team doing 10 push-ups or sit-ups at their feet to honor their strength and courage. After you’ve finished recording, spend a few minutes learning more about their time in the service before you depart, as a small gesture of appreciation.

#6: This downtown record label and store, whose logo can be seen HERE, is often referred to as the Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory of music stores because of it’s whacky décor and their focus on the fan experience. Not only is their Founder a modern day Rock And Roll legend and movie star (didn’t you see Cold Mountain?) but he is also very hands on at this shop and can often be seen working there (maybe you’ll bump into him). Once you figure out where this magical place is, get your team to the Novelties Lounge section of the store and find the “Monkey Band”. Do whatever is required to get the monkey band to rock out and then take either a fun video of your team dancing to their music, or a fun team picture pretending you’re at their concert and can’t believe you’re getting to watch your favorite furry idols on stage.

#7: Get your team to the Music City Walk of Fame, which is a landmark tribute to those from all genres of music who have contributed to the world through song or other industry collaboration and made a significant contribution to the music industry with connection to Music City. Once there take a memorable team picture with any star whose name contains the letters N, A, S, and H in any configuration.

#8: Nashville has a rich history with aviation, including in 2009, when the first all-female African-American flight crew landed here. To honor this city’s role in advancing human flight, explore the public spaces here inside Music City Center to find the Exec Team members that will guide you through completing the "Paper Airplane Challenge". Basically you’ll have at least one of your team members on a 2nd floor balcony and they will toss paper airplanes out into the air in front of them (not just dropping it straight downward). The rest of your team should be on the ground level below. Any of your team members at ground level need to catch just one plane before it hits the ground. All team members at ground level can be attempting to catch planes, but only one plane needs to be caught. Have an Exec Team member or someone from your team record a video of the challenge and then submit the successful attempt to HQ via the app.

#9: Although this city is best known for it’s music, it is also filled with an array of beautiful murals, that are sometimes tucked away in hard to find places. But when an artist combines their love of music with their skill for painting murals we think it creates the perfect Nashville backdrop. Located somewhere in the downtown area, there is a mural that features lyrics from the Johnny Cash song heard HERE. Once you find that mural, take a memorable team picture with the mural behind you while everyone is attempting to jump in the air at the same time (kind of like a group of butterflies). Then on your way to your next challenge have each person at some point talk about what “lifts them up” either in their personal life or as a member of the B-Nash team.

#10: Find a postcard that features this area in some way, or a fun greeting card, and purchase it. Then click HERE to go to the Love For Our Elders website and their letter writing project, which is focused on fighting loneliness with love, one letter at a time. As a team, choose someone from their list whose story or background resonates with you. Then on your card include a fun or uplifting message and sign it with your names or your group name. Stamp your card and take a picture with it to show you've completed your Act Of Kindness and then drop it in the mail along the way or after your event ends.

#11: After roughly 35 years of operation in Nashville, for you all to come together and make 2022 a record breaking year for B-Nash is something to be very proud of! These types of milestones in the hospitality industry aren’t possible without everyone having an incredible attention to detail and a fine tuned awareness of time. To test your skills have any TWO team members successfully complete the “5 Second Challenge”. On their mobile devices successfully use the stopwatch function to get the timer to stop at exactly 5 seconds. Once they’ve got it, have someone take a picture of both teammates together as they proudly display their devices with 5.00 seconds clearly visible on each. This should be done using the stopwatch function and not the countdown/timer clock. Everyone can be attempting the challenge but only TWO team members need to complete it successfully.

#12: When working for a hotel it’s incredibly important to be proficient in all of the necessary fire safety protocols. Proper training and frequent practice can save lives. So to put you to the test, take a video of your team completing "Stop, Drop, and Roll" while any regulation/operable fire extinguisher is visible in the background. Be sure to yell each step of the fire safety technique as you all do it together and make sure the fire extinguisher is clearly visible at some point in your video.

#13: Just recently, Nashville has been added to Travel + Leisure's “50 Best Places to Travel in 2023” list, and named #4 for “Best Cities in the U.S: Best Big Cities" by Condé Nast in their 2022 Readers' Choice Awards. Fueling the city’s vibrancy is not only the music scene, but it’s delicious food, friendly people and a variety of independently owned shops. Get to any clothing or apparel store and find two different items with enough in stock that every team member can be wearing the same two items in their own sizes. Then take a fun team picture with everyone wearing those items. For example it may be a wacky shirt, and a pair of shorts. Or maybe some cozy slippers and a large sun hat. As long as everyone is wearing the same exact two items but in their own sizes.

#14: Anywhere around the area, find an establishment that has an animal in it's name and take a fun team picture with everyone posing or acting like that specific animal while the establishment’s signage is clearly visible in the background. Please note you’re looking for a place with the animal in it’s actual name such as "The Friendly Giraffe" and not a place that lists an animal as something that is served there such as "Hattie B's Hot Chicken".

#15: Over the years, we’ve found that the teams that bond the most are the ones that do something meaningful or impactful together. So here is your chance. Tomorrow is World Cancer Day. To honor those, and their families, who are impacted by Childhood Cancer, take a proud team picture showing off your hands once every member of your team has gotten their fingernails painted bright gold (the international color for childhood cancer awareness) using real nail polish. For every team that completes this challenge successfully our company (Team Building Anywhere) will be donating $25 to a local childhood cancer charity called Cooper Trooper Foundation, which is based here in Tennessee. Read more about this great cause by clicking HERE.