1. Face The Music Overview 2. Program Options 3. Letters of

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1. Face The Music Overview
2. Program Options
3. Letters of Recommendations
4. Client List
5. Your Work is Your Song Album cover
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FACETHEMUSIC
ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE THROUGH MUSIC
Face The Music is a collaboration between well-versed musicians, experienced
organizational consultants, and you. Working together we bring this uniquely
powerful mix to your programs and events. Our musicians are skilled in coaching
and teaching, and are one of the hottest bands you’ve ever heard. And while we are
definitely entertaining, we are not merely entertainment. Rather, we are a powerful
catalyst for change — using a variety of musical genres as our toolkit.
Each Face The Music event is customized for the specific needs of your
organization. The format and duration of each program ranges from a 2-hour
after-dinner edutainment to a multi-day training and consulting intervention.
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The Face The Music Experience helps organizations become higher performing,
more innovative, and just plain cooler places to work utilizing the following
programs:
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Clients include:
Bank of America
eBay
Ernst & Young
FedEx
GE
GlaxoSmithKline
JPMorganChase
Microsoft
Nestle
Northrop Grumman
Novartis
Panasonic
PayPal
Pfizer
Team Building Programs: Blues Interactive, Rock The House, Rock Star
Consulting Workshops: Beyond The
Blues, Innovation Now!, Team Jam
Performance: House Band, Custom
Performance, Party Band
Keynote Presentations
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“Face The Music provides a unique and fresh approach to an organization
looking to build their culture and community. They are pros! What a blend
of knowing how to work with organizations and their dynamics with the
richness of music. What they do is memorable—Face The Music is the one
activity that people remember year to year.”
— Ann Feyerherm, Chair, OD, Pepperdine University
WHAT OTHERS
ARE SAYING ...
“Face the Music is an innovative and
creative force. They unleash the
potential creative expression of a
group so that all involved laugh, share
and move forward to a higher place.”
Rick O’Leary,
Global Director HR, Corning
“Face The Music was a great hit. They
were terrific and the group loved
them—really capped off our event.”
Linda Sharkey,
Marshall Goldsmith Group
“What organizational development
needs is innovation. And Face the
Music is it!”
Warner Burke, Ph. D.
Professor of Psychology and
Education, Teachers College,
Columbia University
“Working with Face The Music at our
London Innovation Conference was
the best decision we could have
made to achieve real success with our
top managers.
Claire Paul,
Head Leadership Development,
City & Guilds
Energize your workforce.
Engage their creativity.
Our cutting edge musical team building programs engage your people as they
work together to write and perform original songs about their business issues,
then move into action to make an impact on those issues in innovative, creative
ways.
Time is Money, and We Save You Time.
In any organizational initiative,
you are looking to get the
most positive impact and ROI
for the time and money you
have invested.
You end up looking
like a genius by
bringing in Face The Music.
Our process saves you time by
helping you to quickly get the
issues on the table, identify
common ground, and facilitate
a reframing of those issues as
we work together to craft them into the lyrics of your songs.
Our process saves you money by returning passion and
creativity to your workplace.
The magic is in the way the music experience accelerates the human shift to
enthusiasm and possibility. And your people have a great time doing it. They have
the opportunity to take the time to explore their issues, brainstorm innovative actions
together, look at new processes, and find empowering ways to go beyond the
business blues to create their future.
“ In tune with the needs of corporate America”
is how CNN described us.
And as our many Fortune 500 clients tell us, we are perfect for leadership
development, change initiatives, new product launches, sales rallies, learning
retreats, company celebrations, and innovative business off sites.
CALL NOW TO GET STARTED:
Phone 845-687-2100
Email: [email protected]
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FTM Program Options
Interactive
Blues Interactive—Our world-renowned signature program. A mix of our
band’s performance and audience interactive songwriting (in which your people
write and sing their original blues songs about company-specific themes and
issues.) This service includes one custom song about your organization that we will
write and perform. Approximately 2 and 1/2 hours.
Rapper’s Delight—Face The Music brings an opportunity for authentic
expression, groove, and fun in the Hip Hop medium. Participants create their own
record company, and produce their cuts, market and package, and even do music
videos to promote their artists. No singing talent necessary, but high energy,
creativity, and telling it like it is.
Rock The House—We’ll help teams of your people write rock ‘n’ roll songs
about their work issues and they’ll have a chance to perform them with our band.
Using the global language of music, and the energy, creativity, and honesty of
rock, participants tap into heretofore unutilized resources to get fully engaged and
aligned —passionate about their work, living their values, and responsible for
results. One custom song included. Approximately 2 and 1/2 hours.
Rock Star—Call it American Idol or just a chance to glitter in the spot light. You
become the star! This service is built upon the talent that lies deep in your
organization. FTM takes individuals that choose to perform and we rehearse them,
then they perform onstage for their colleagues with the Face The Music band. This
can be done in a competition or in a concert type of format. The enthusiasm and
appreciation of the audience for their co-workers performing is amazing and
inspiring. Performers of all types participate, even drummers!
Performance
House Band— We can add depth, dimension and impact to the themes you want to
communicate with a smokin’ hot band. FTM will put together a customized band and
program that will connect with the audience to communicate in a way that will be powerful
and memorable. Playing live at your event, ala the Letterman band, the music creates a
powerful “soundtrack” that includes: covers, customized lyrics, customized songs, video
scoring, walk-in & walk-out music, play ons, and interaction with your top executives.
How? Three keys: (1) Talent, (2) Preparation; and (3) Professionalism.
FTM Performance— Your group sits back and appreciates Face The Music’s mix
of classic blues, rock, and/or pop songs, and our corporate custom songs. (The audience
does not need to write or sing anything). FTM’s play list for the event will be customized
to your themes and preferences. We can also write custom songs for the event, and include
some interaction with the participants.
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Dance/Reception Band— The FTM band has all of your Corporate
Entertainment covered. We can play a wide array of cocktail music or dinner
entertainment. When it’s time to switch to high gear, FTM turns an ordinary party into
an extraordinary party. We can play all styles of music including: Motown, Disco,
Rock, Swing, Top 40, Latin, Country and Reggae. For the best Corporate Band in the
country look no further than Face The Music.
Keynote—From LA to London, New York, Rome, Dubai, and Mumbai,
Paul Kwiecinski has spoken on topics of innovation, organizational excellence,
coaching, and the business blues, among others. Paul customizes each presentation to
the strategic goals of your organization. He is known for his lively, out-of-the-box, and
results-based keynotes, mixing music, organization theory, state of the art research, and
audience participation for an engaging and memorable experience.
Consulting
Beyond The Blues—A program that builds on the power of the
interactive sessions, that helps ensure your people won’t be singing the same blues next
year. Simply put, Beyond the Blues is a facilitated consulting intervention that uses the
blues as a starting point to taking action to change those blues. It enables conference
attendees to brainstorm ways of resolving their various business challenges and get into
action around making a difference. Can be done as a full group or in concurrent
sessions. From one hour to two days.
Team Jam— Teams are the essential building blocks of an organization.
Let FTM get your team on track, in the rhythm, and into a fresh start, working with our
skilled facilitators and the band to create a team development experience that will help
propel the team to the next level. Use the power of music to throw light on team
dynamics, raise and discuss critical issues, and align into an action plan that makes an
impact going forward. ½ day, 1-day, or 2-day programs that directly address your
operational results.
Other Services
Record It— We can provide your attendees with professionally recorded
CD’s and DVD’s of their performances, conference programming, custom songs, FTM
business blues songs, and whatever you choose to help make a memorable conference
last. A group from Lucent recently requested a re-issue of a 2001 CD they made. What
demand! We can also send an electronic MP3 almost immediately. This is a great way
to keep the FTM Experience alive and the memory real.
Custom Song services— A unique way to launch new products,
services, initiatives, or rally around a theme. Basically, after doing a thorough intake
with key players, we write a song about what's going on in your company, record it,
and deliver as many CDs as you want, or make it available electronically. The finished
product is a great way to communicate a powerful message to employees, customers,
clients, vendors, or the press. If a picture's worth a thousand words, then a good song is
worth a million.
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Letters of
Recommendation
September 28, 2011
Our organization has had a significant focus on Inclusion and Diversity and helping our
leadership team have a clear understanding of the behavioral changes needed in the organization
to make our initiatives successful. Paul Kwiecinski and the Face the Music team were engaged to
help bring creativity and lightness into what has traditionally been a sensitive topic to discuss
with our people and our leaders.
Face the Music exceeded all of our expectations. Their session received one of the highest rating
scores from our participants in a recent leadership workshop. The Face the Music professionals
created a safe and collaborative environment for both our session leaders and participants. I
would recommend Face the Music to any organization who is looking to do something different
and engaging and wants to push the envelope with their people.
The Face the Music format provided a wonderful forum to open up the dialog on sensitive
topics. The Face the Music team took the time to understand our culture and the objectives of our
session and worked with us to develop a customized approach. Engaging Paul and the Face the
Music team helped us meet our session objectives: providing a creative approach for discussing
our challenges and developing solutions to those challenges; creating a safe environment for
people to share; making a challenging discussion fun; and involving every single participant in
the process. We look forward to engaging with them on future projects and initiatives.
Lisa C. David
Global HR Director
Health & Public Service OG
Pedro Suriel
Inclusion Director
Health & Public Service OG
22/11/2011
Dear Paul,
Working with Face The Music at our Innovation Conference was the best decision we
could have made to achieve real success with our top managers across the City & Guilds
Group. Face the Music worked with us right from the beginning, helping us through the
planning stages to create a fresh, creative experience which involved groups
brainstorming and translating current business challenges and opportunities into blues
song lyrics which they performed with the Face the Music live band.
Face the Music helped us to deliver a high risk strategy and achieve our outcomes for the
day through their highly professional manner, and encouraging enthusiasm and
participation from all attendees.
Some quotes from our delegates:
I expected to be bored, I wasn't - hurrah! I came away inspired, motivated and with a far
better understanding of what was required of me and the organisation in order for us to
flourish.
This is the best conference I have attended so far so far in terms of a standard of
organisation and venue that matched the innovative label and with a clear business focus
- I for one was enthused by the experience....and not just because our team won the Face
the Music challenge!!!
Claire
Claire Paul
Leadership Development Manager
Learning & Development
City & Guilds
London, UK
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Kathleen Asta
Associate Director for
NOVARTI S
Administration
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
250 Massachusetts Aven ue
Cambridge MA 02139
Tel (6i7) 871-3399
Fax (617) 871-3402
E-Mail: [email protected]
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29,2008
Paul Kwiecinski
Face The Music
4085 Arwood Road
Stone Ridge, NY 12484
Dear Paul,
I'm writing to thank you for a wonderful experience when you and the Face The Music Blues
Band joined 200 of our senior scientific leaders on Cape Cod in earlyJune. Based on the survey
feedback we received, this segment of the 3-day retreat got the highest marks, not only for the
enjoyment factor, but also for relevance - and coming from a bunch of scientists, that's saying a
lot! The program was well-designed to (appropriately) take people out of their comforr zones,
allowing them to have fun while surfacing real issues. W'ho knew we had so many budding
blues musicians???
I very much appreciated your careful preparation of the event. You asked insightful questions
about our culture, showed sensitivity and respect for our unique situation, and were an engaging
partner in developing lyrics for our NIBR song. And you made the process fun! I look forward
to an opportunity to work with you in the future.
Best regards,
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KathleenYAsta
Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Solutions-Defense
P.O. Box 8048 Philadelphia, PA 19101
Telephone 610-531-5420 Facsimile 610-354-1119
E-mail: [email protected]
Gerard A. Fasano
President, IS&GS-Defense
July 20, 2011
Paul Kwiecinski
Face the Music
4085 Atwood Road
Stone Ridge, NY 12484
Dear Paul,
Thank you for an energizing team building event! Everyone had a blast and along the way we
built some valuable connections within our team. The feedback from our group was
overwhelmingly positive and the laughs continue. You guys nailed it.
The music and group songs were creative and fun, I truly have a great admiration for what you
do. You make it seem so easy. It is interesting how speechwriting and song writing is very
similar, making sure you have the right cadence, rhythm, refrain and harmony to make it rock.
We just need better singers.
It was terrific working with you and I hope your team enjoyed the experience as well.
Sincerely,
Gerard Fasano, President
Lockheed Martin IS&GS-Defense
Face The Music
Client List
Pharmaceutical/Medical
Novartis
Pfizer
Bristol-Myers Squibb
AstraZeneca
J&J
Roche Diagnostics
Sanofi-Aventis
GlaxoSmithKline
McNeil Consumer & Specialty
Pharmaceutical
Aptalis
Albany Health Associates
Alpharma
Endo Pharma
Altana
EMD Serono
Epstein, Becker & Green, PC
Memorial Hospital South Bend
Millennium Pharma
New York State Health Care
Providers
Novo Nordisk
Financial
JPMorganChase
AllState
Bank of America
BlackRock
GenRe
GMAC Mortgage
Lend Lease
Lincoln Financial
The McGraw Hill Companies
Wells Fargo
Poughkeepsie Day School
School Leadership Center of
Greater New Orleans
Woodstock Day School
Technology
Microsoft
PayPal
Hewlett-Packard
eBay
Bell Canada
EchoStar
Ericsson
ADP
Unisys
Liberty Global
Consulting
Accenture
Ernst & Young
The Conference Board
Fortune Innovation Forum
International Coach Federation
Organization Development
Network
World Summit on Innovation &
Entrepreneurship
India International Innovation
Summit
Linkage, Inc.
Best Practice Institute
Brodeur Worldwide
Executive Development
Associates
Innovation Thinking Network
Mercer Delta/Oliver Wymen
Non-for –Profit
Education
Columbia University
Pepperdine University
Duke University Corporate
Education
Georgetown University
Texas Christian University
AIS
Eastern Academy of
Management
Canadian Diabetes Assoc
The River Network
Little Kids Rock
National Autism Society
InRoads
Circle of Friends
The Osborn
Professional Paddlesports
Association
City & Guilds
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Publications
Fast Company Magazine
Inc. Magazine
Manufacturing/Retail
GE
Daimler
Lockheed Martin
Panasonic
Kodak
General Mills
Con Agra
Corning
Northrop Grumman
Gap
Nestle
Target
Cytec
Cargill
Bandag
E-ONE
Federal Signal
Moen
Lucent Technologies
Aramark
Banta Corporation
Givaudan
Eaton Industries
Fabcon
Federated Department Stores
Mister Safety Shoes
Nestle Waters
Other
British Airways
ConEd
FedEx
Club Med
Husky Energy
Orange & Rockland Utilities
Face The Music’s Latest CD
“Your Work is Your Song”
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