Welcome to episode 347 of Live Happy Now. If you're looking to lead a healthier life this year,

it's important to make sure you're getting your recommended daily allowance of fun. And today,

we're going to tell you how to do that. I'm your host, Paula Phelps, and this week I'm joined by

Scott Novus, a former Disney executive and founder of Bravest, a company that helps businesses improve employee experiences through live and virtual games.

He's here today to talk about how he uses fun and games to create happier workplaces and how you can use those same ideas to deepen connections and create more

fun at home. Scott, welcome to Live Happy Now. Hey, thanks for having me. We are excited to have you.

This is going to be a really fun conversation, but also very meaningful because you are all about

those two things, really connection, which is meaningful, and having fun.

So as we get started, tell us a little bit about what it is that you do.

Well, it turns out those two things are related, very strongly related.

What we do is basically we help people play together.

Our experience is that I've done a lot of research into, particularly for adults,

is how do we form friendships?

And the way I like to think of it is that we want to host an event where you could make a friend.

How do you do that?

And so a lot of, particularly with the number of companies that have gone to remote work, we're

seeing people feeling more disconnected than ever.

And so what we do is we host fun workshops that improve your culture and help you create

healthier teams.

Oh, that's fantastic.

That's such a necessary component right now because it is getting more and more difficult to connect.

And it seems really odd that we live in a time where we can connect virtually with anyone,

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