Our Story

About Cinderella Events

We believe team building should reveal something true about how people work together.

Why We Built This

We've sat through enough team building days to know what doesn't work. The trust falls nobody wanted. The icebreakers that made introverts cringe. The away days that were fun in the moment but changed nothing.

The problem isn't that team building is a bad idea. It's that most of it is designed for entertainment, not insight. You come back with photos and a hangover. You don't come back knowing why your projects stall or why certain meetings go nowhere.

We built Cinderella Events because we believe you can have both. Entertainment that people genuinely enjoy. And genuine insight into how your team actually works.

The format is murder mystery. The method is structured observation. The result is something your team will talk about for months, and something you'll actually learn from.

Our Leadership Team

Adam Jones

Adam handles tech, game development, legal, and project management. He's been working in sales and marketing since 2009 and leading team building initiatives since 2018. His core insight: 8 well-chosen people consistently outperform 20 poorly-matched ones. He builds the games, the platform, and the observation frameworks that make Cinderella Events different.

Gillian Schofield

Gillian leads business development and marketing. She develops the buyer personas, messaging strategy, and client relationships that drive growth. Her background in understanding what corporate buyers actually need shapes how Cinderella Events communicates its value. She ensures that every touchpoint, from first contact to final debrief, delivers on the promise.

What We Believe

  • Assessment profiles rarely match reality. People behave differently when facing real problems versus controlled assessments.
  • The best team development happens when people forget they're being developed. Engagement drives authentic behaviour.
  • Entertainment and insight aren't opposites. Done right, they reinforce each other.
  • Team building fails when it treats adults like children. Respect intelligence. Create genuine challenge.
  • Observation beats self-reporting. Watch what people do under pressure, not what they say they'd do.

Want to work with us?

We're always interested in talking to people who share our view that team building should actually build teams.

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