3 tricks for getting employees excited about virtual events, according to the cofounder of a trivia company that’s hosted over 600 events since launching last summer

• Lilian Chen cofounded Bar None Trivia last year and has already hosted hundreds of virtual events for 300 corporate clients.
• She offered three tips, based on her experience, for keeping employees engaged in fun activities online.
• Create structure to avoid awkward small talk, consider smaller groups, and make sure all leadership attends.

Lilian Chen is COO and cofounder of Bar None Trivia, a business focused on creating fun ways for work-from-home employees to stay connected and engaged with one another. 

Chen, who’s worked remotely for years and now manages an entirely remote team, started her company just last summer after she and her cofounder and Harvard Business School classmate Spencer Fertig needed to organize a one-year reunion for their MBA program. 

“We turned to one of our favorite activities – bar-style trivia – and invented a virtual version to keep our 90 friends and classmates engaged on Zoom,” Chen said.