Hitting It Out of the Park
September 30, 2026
Join us for our September Education Event at Hartford Yard Goats Stadium (Dunkin' Park) on September 30!
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Hitting It Out of the Park: Building Stronger Connections & Seamless Event Operations

September 30, 2026
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Hartford Yard Goats Stadium (Dunkin' Park)
1214 Main St.
Hartford, CT
Organizer
MPI CT

Join us for an interactive program at Dunkin’ Park, led by Dan Jaskot of Empower Leadership, Social Connections and the Importance of Team Building in Meeting Planning Operations.

1:00 - 1:30 PM | Registration
1:30 - 3:00 PM | Education Program
3:00 - 4:00 PM | Lite Bites & Networking

Registration opening soon!


 

Social Connections and the Importance of Team Building in Meeting Planning Operations

This interactive workshop will include a series of hands-on activities, initiatives, and discussions focused on the impact of team building on personal wellness, social connections, and project management.

This event will be led by Dan Jaskot, the Owner of Empower Leadership

 

Learning Objectives:

  1.  Attendees will be able to identify how experiential team-building activities contribute to personal wellness and social cohesion among event participants and teams.
    (Skill 13.3 — well-being as an event design component)

  2. Attendees will be able to apply hands-on leadership and community-building strategies to design more inclusive and engaging attendee interaction opportunities.
    (Skill 14.4 — attendee interaction/peer-to-peer connections)

  3. Attendees will be able to evaluate the impact of shared experiential programming on group dynamics, project outcomes, and team performance.
    (Skill 13.1 — organising principles based on behavioural sciences)

This session has been submitted for 1.5 clock hours for Domain H: Event Design


 

 

Dan Jaskot, Empower Leadership

Empower Leadership is a small business located in Middletown, CT featuring experiential programming and services designed to inspire personal development and strengthen team cohesion through shared participation in community building, leadership development, and team building activities and initiatives.

Since opening in the Spring of 2009, Empower Leadership has led over 4,000 team building and leadership development events for over 200,000 participants from public, private, and higher education institutions, municipalities, office teams and corporations, and athletic teams.

Each Empower Leadership experience seeks to provide groups with fun and engaging opportunities to strengthen bonds, challenge the status quo, inspire creativity, and produce better than ever results - with hopes of inspiring 1 Million Individuals to become Positive Leaders in their Communities.

 


Pricing:
Member: $50
Non-Member: $75
Past President: $35
Student: $35

 

Registration includes education session, lite bites and networking. 

Venue Details

yard goats

1214 Main St.
Hartford, CT 06103

Dunkin’ Park is the award-winning home of the Hartford Yard Goats and one of the premier minor league ballparks in the country. Since opening in 2017, it has earned national acclaim, including being named Best Ballpark in America by Ballpark Digest and Newsweek. Beyond baseball, Dunkin’ Park offers a versatile setting for unforgettable events. The venue features a 7,000-square-foot, climate-controlled indoor club space with stunning field views and flexible layouts. Its on-site culinary team delivers menu options ranging from casual fare to elevated selections, ideal for gatherings of 25 to 400 guests. A dedicated Event Services team ensures seamless planning and exceptional service for corporate meetings, networking events, private celebrations, conferences, receptions, and more.

 


Thank You to Our Event Sponsors:

 

                    yard goats

 

Thank You to our Annual Partners:

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