About Us

​​Since 2012, Portsmouth Team Building has been providing fun collaborative team building events for company meetings, conferences and outings.

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OUR GREAT STAFF

Larry Vannata

co-owner, operations, creative engine and facilitator. Loves bring co-workers together for new and unique experiences. Shared experience provide long lasting bonds among co-workers. Loves the outdoors with his family and working in the family business.

Renee Vannata

co-owner, manager & supergeek, she geeks #socialmedia. She totally geeks out on technology, hashtags, #NHBeer, entrepreneurship, board games and dozens of other geeky things. She’s such a lucky dog, because she lives in #DurhamNH but gets to spend the summer on Lake Sunapee. She can’t imagine living anywhere besides the amazing state of New Hampshire.

Aaron

a graduate from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in accounting.  He also has an avid interest in theater and the outdoors.  He spends a lot of his free time hiking and listening to NPR.

Rachel

hails from Yorkshire,  England and has been living stateside with her husband and two daughters for 16 years.  She enjoys camping, excels at knitting and is an avid fan of the Tour de France.  She is a world traveller and has dreams of retiring to follow cycling around the globe. ​

Barbara

spends most her time in Waterville Valley NH, with her kids and the love of the outdoors. Hiking, biking and skiing keep her busy.

Tess

lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children. Her passions include paddle board yoga, the ocean and skiing. In addition to facilitating with PTB, Tess also teaches fitness class at her local gym. In the winter she is on the slopes and on the beach in the summer - a true NH all-season lover!

Bridget

recently graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in international business and economics.  Currently she is focusing on the international side of things rather than the business aspect, and spends her free time traveling the world.

Kate

called New Hampshire home for 5 years.  She lives in a purple house with her husband, two kids and one dog.  Her dream is to one day dance with Ellen and Jimmy Fallon on Broadway, however she currently spends her time working and enjoying time at the NH Seacoast.

Portsmouth Team Building
​As seen on WMUR TV

TOGETHER
We can make a Difference

PTB Giving Back To Communities

We have various different charity events for teams to participate in, including Bicycle Building, Stuffed Animal Building, Mini Golf and many more! At the end of each of these events we have a collection of items that are then donated to local charities. Through these events we were able to donate to children in times of need.

In the last year we donated:

• 47 bicycles to local fire departments and Big Brothers Big Sisters
• 33 stuffed animals to local fire departments and hospitals
• 200 bags of school supplies
• over 500 lb of canned foods
• 1,000's of Random Acts of Kindness
• $10,000+ spend on local business'

PTB Charitable Contributions to:

Locally owned and operated in New England

We are a group of fun-loving outdoors people. Having fun and personal growth has always been an important element of life.

Our humble beginnings started with spending family time outdoors and geocaching on weekends. Using a handheld GPS to find a hidden treasure was a fun and exhilarating activity. 

After New Hampshire Chronicles aired a story on our family geocaching adventures, the concept of Portsmouth Team Building events was born. It only made sense to incorporate technology with outdoor team building. Adults need to have some fun especially getting to know each other outside the office. Incorporating our events into company meetings has been an amazing combination.

After starting Portsmouth Team Building into 2012, we created New England Team Building and expanded out to several other locations. Even though we conduct the outdoor team building all year round, we also have unique indoor team building events. In 2017, we've expand into Portland and Boston. In 2018, we open our corporate location in downtown Portsmouth NH.

We want every experience to be memorable, unique, and relatable back to the business world. Allowing employees to participate in these events in an informal environment allows them to get to know each other on a much deeper level. 

We do hope you join our adventure too! :-)
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​The Best Team Ever!

Our other companies include:
​New England Team Building
Portsmouth Scavenger Hunts
​Corporate Scavenger Hunts
Monkey Mind Escape Room
Teambuilding.Boston