Aces High in the
PRESS
We want to shout from the roof tops about Aces High... but we're not the only ones!
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Check out these press features to bring your Aces High team-building event to life...
Richard Branson
"Negotiation and risk management are tough
skills to learn.
Using poker tactics is a clever way to grasp them.
This is what piqued my interest in Aces High...
Poker in the office? I'm all-in!"
CBS News
"London — The high-stakes game of poker is making its way into the workplace, thanks to one passionate card player determined to share her skills to help employees master strategic thinking on the job.
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When it comes to poker, Jo Living knows her way around the table. She grew up around cards, as both her parents were bridge teachers.
She told CBS News she could shuffle at age five. But she never picked up a hand to play poker until she was in her 30's, and she never really fell in love with the game until a trip to Morocco nearly 10 years ago."
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Simon Squibb
The ultimate self-made entrepreneur, Simon Squibb. From being homeless at 16 he's built up a portfolio of successful companies and spends his time supporting other founders.
When our founder, Jo Living, pitched Aces High to Simon he loved the idea... and wanted to host an Aces High experience for his team!
BBC News
Aces High runs simulated chip poker games as corporate team events across the capital.
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These are designed to test an individual and team's approach to decision-making, risk-taking and re-evaluating decisions as they go, she explained.
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"It's an artificially stressful environment to reflect on the fight-or-flight response," she said.
"It's a microcosm of how people show up in the boardroom. Poker is a contact sport. There's a conversation happening."
