Team Building in Tennessee
Tennessee has had several nicknames, but the most popular is “The Volunteer State.” The nickname originated during the War of 1812 when thousands of Tennesseans enlisted in response to Governor Willie Blount's call for volunteers. Other nicknames include the “Big Bend State,” which refers to the Indian name of the Tennessee River; “The River with the Big Bend”; and “Hog and Hominy State,” now obsolete but formerly applied because “the corn and pork products of Tennessee were in such great proportions between 1830 and 1840”; and “The Mother of Southwestern Statesmen,” because Tennessee furnished the United States three presidents and a number of other leaders who served with distinction in high government office. Tennesseans sometimes are referred to as “Volunteers,” “Big Benders” and “Butternuts.” The first two are derived from the nickname of the state, while the tag of “Butternuts” was first applied to Tennessee soldiers during the War Between the States because of the tan color of their uniforms. Later, it sometimes was applied to people across the entire state.

Professional Teambuilding provides your team the most powerful corporate team building events, team building seminars, team building activities and team building workshops available at your venue or ours in Tennessee, throughout the United States & around the world.

Choose from the following Tennessee locations and venues or let us know where you would like to have your event.

Bristol Corporate Team Building – Tennessee Chattanooga Corporate Team Building – Tennessee Clarksville Corporate Team Building – Tennessee Cleveland Corporate Team Building – Tennessee Franklin Corporate Team Building – Tennessee Jackson Corporate Team Building – Tennessee Johnson City Corporate Team Building – Tennessee Kingsport Corporate Team Building – Tennessee Knoxville Corporate Team Building – Tennessee Memphis Corporate Team Building – Tennessee Murfreesboro Corporate Team Building – Tennessee Nashville Corporate Team Building – Tennessee Oak Ridge Corporate Team Building – Tennessee

Whether your business is located in Tennessee or you are planning an offsite in The Volunteer State, Professional Teambuilding will help you make your event a success (click here to learn more about us).

Choose from our three most exciting team building activities or tell us what results you want to achieve and we will customize a program certain to accomplish your goals.

Unleashing the Fire Within™ - The Corporate Firewalk Experience™
     Imagine what your team will achieve once you've literally walked through fire together.
Team Break Through™- The Corporate Board Breaking Experience™
     Each team member will personally break a solid wooden board with your bare hand and learn that you can overcome any obstacle.
The Bicycle Factory™ - The Corporate Philanthropy Experience™
     You will build brand new bicycles with limited instructions and intense time pressure. Then you will present these bikes to your "customers" - local underprivileged kids who are thrilled to have a new bike.

The state of Tennessee was named after the Little Tennessee River. Originally "Tanasi" the river took its name from two Cherokee villages on its banks.

Other interesting facts about Tennessee:

On a clear day seven states are visible from Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga.

Andrew Johnson held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator from Greeneville. He served as governor and military governor of Tennessee and United States congressman, senator, and vice president, becoming President of the United States following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Tennessee won its nickname as The Volunteer State during the War of 1812 when volunteer soldiers from Tennessee displayed marked valor in the Battle of New Orleans.

The Copper Basin is so different from the surrounding area it has been seen and is recognizable by American astronauts. The stark landscape was caused by 19th-century mining practices.

Nashville's Grand Ole Opry is the longest continuously running live radio program in the world. It has broadcast every Friday and Saturday night since 1925.

Elvis Presley's home called Graceland is located in Memphis. Graceland is the second most visited house in the country.

The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis is at the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was slain in 1968. The museum preserves the motel and tells the history of the American Civil Rights Movement.

The world's largest artificial skiing surface is located at the Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort in Gatlinburg. There a 5-acre artificial ski surface permits skiing in any type of weather.

Famous People from Tennessee include:

     James Agee - Writer, poet; born in Knoxville.
     Hattie Caraway  - first elected woman senator, Bakerville
     Davy Crockett - Frontiersman; born in Limestone.
     David G. Farragut - first American admiral, Knoxville
     Lester Flatt -  Bluegrass musician; born in Overton County.
     Aretha Franklin - Gospel singer known as the "Queen of Soul;" born in Memphis.
     Morgan Freeman - Famous actor Born in Memphis.
     Al Gore, Jr. - 45th Vice president of the U.S.; raised in Carthage.
     Benjamin L. Hooks - Executive director of the NAACP, attorney, and clergyman; born in Memphis.
     Dolly Parton - Country singer and actress; born in Sevierville.
     Minnie Pearl -singer, comedienne, Centerville
     Elvis Presley - The King; moved to Memphis in 1948.
     Cybill Shepherd - Actress made famous from television’s Moonlighting and Cybill; born in Memphis.
     Dinah Shore - actress, singer, Winchester
     Tina Turner - Singer; born in Brownsville.
     Alvin York - World War I hero; born in Pall Mall.

Tennessee is a great location for team building, leadership, strategic planning & motivational events.

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