It’s an exciting week for us at Bateman Group. We are celebrating our 10-year anniversary. More on that later. And while we have most of our Brooklyn team in da house, we are keeping them busy both day and night. We had a two-fer on Wednesday night — rock climbing and roller disco party. Read on for details and pics.
Resident rock climber Liam Hausmann organized an outing to Mission Cliffs (just a 10 minute walk from the office) for some afterwork sweating. There were no serious injuries, we’re happy to report, and it’s sure to be the first of many such outings. The team laughed, they fell, they pushed themselves to new heights, and became contortionists in the process. Surely a night to be remembered (sore muscles and all).
NY account coordinator Leah Conklin reaching new heights.
Seasoned pro, outing organizer and SF account coordinator Liam Hausmann literally gets horizontal, upside down.
SF senior associate Katie Garagozzo showing bystanders how it’s done.
SF account manager Grace Nasri, SF account manager Kerry Tescher and SF associate (and yours truly) Katrina Dene helping eachother to the top.
SF account manager Kerry Tescher and SF account coordinator Ivy Choi learning what awkward feels like.
Meanwhile, downtown a group of Bateman-ites were representing the firm on the dance floor — the roller disco dance floor at a party sponsored by Bateman Group client AdRoll. The Mezzanine nightclub’s main floor was transformed into a sizable roller rink, complete with disco balls and video projections of vintage roller disco footage. The crew, sporting sweat bands and sunglasses given out as swag at the door, were the first skaters on the rink and the only people in costume when they arrived. Standing out and setting a trend is never a problem for us Bateman-ites, so they were more than happy to get their groove on to Donna Summer nonetheless.
Soon the rink was full of people wearing fake afros and sequins roller skating backwards and in conga lines. It was a barrel of fun until the synchronized dance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” got people led to a wipe out mid-dance. The Bateman Group gang busted their best roller disco moves, but failed to master the “Thread the Needle” trick they were attempting at the behest of Tyler Perry, partner and general manager. The night was — as Briana Marshall, senior associate at Bateman Group, put it — “both harrowing and fun.” Here are the pics to prove it.
SF account manager Sara Fastenberg, NY associate Billy Kelly and SF senior associate Briana Marshall rocking short shorts
SF senior associate Briana Marshall, SF account manager Sara Fastenberg and SF vice president Paula Cavagnero getting into character
