Team Concepts LLC

What Team Concepts LLC does

Team Concepts LLC is a privately held professional development and consulting firm founded in 2006 by Joshua E. Erickson and headquartered in Kearney, Nebraska. The firm delivers high-energy, experiential learning services — including keynotes, trainings, workshops, team-building experiences, retreats, and consulting — across seven client verticals: corporations, universities, schools, small businesses, sports teams, nonprofits, and Greek Life organizations. Service delivery is practitioner-led, with engagements beginning with a diagnostic conversation followed by a customized proposal, and pricing is quote-based rather than publicly disclosed.

The firm's core technology consists of proprietary methodologies and six registered trademarks: the Team Concepts brand, the Be Kind 4 Life inclusion curriculum, the Generational Vantage multi-generational workforce framework, and three experiential learning tools (Tarp Maze, Marble Tower, GTKY Poker). It also deploys the Inspired Culture Framework and an Inspire Series of repeatable leadership rhythms. Distribution is multi-channel, combining a direct consultation sales motion, an in-house podcast (Team Concepts Podcast), downloadable resource guides, and active organic presence across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, TikTok, and YouTube.

The business operates as a founder-led LLC with a small core team of approximately five to eight members. Joshua E. Erickson serves as Founder, President, and Head Coach; Nikki Erickson is co-owner and Office Manager since 2010; Derek Rusher joined as CEO in 2024 from the Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce. The team also includes a Higher Education Specialist, a Marketing Manager, a Client Engagement Specialist, and an AI Operations Specialist. No external funding, parent company, or M&A activity is disclosed, and revenue figures are not publicly available.

Name

Team Concepts LLC

Legal name

Team Concepts LLC

Website

https://teamconcepts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Team Concepts LLC is a Kearney, Nebraska-based professional development firm founded in 2006 that delivers experiential learning, leadership training, and consulting across seven client segments including corporations, universities, schools, nonprofits, sports teams, small businesses, and Greek Life.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Development & Leadership Training Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDABAAAH

Team Leadership & High-Performance Teams

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/Leadership & Management Development

SECONDARYHSACADAF

Corporate Team-Building & Offsite Services

Home & Personal Services/Event & Personal Concierge Services/Corporate Event & Meeting Services

SECONDARYEDABANAH

Strategy, Decision-Making & Business Acumen Coaching

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/Executive Coaching Services

SECONDARYEDABAMAC

Collaboration & Teamwork

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/Soft Skills Development

Keywords

• Leadership development services
• Experiential learning workshops
• Corporate team building
• Organizational culture consulting
• Professional training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Kearney

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Strategic consulting engagements for businesses, nonprofits, schools, and organizations including organizational health, culture alignment, leadership transitions, financial guidance, and conflict resolution. engagements begin with diagnostic conversation followed by customized implementation.
2. Keynote Speaking: High-energy keynote presentations for conferences, events, and organizational kickoffs focusing on inspirational leadership behaviors, culture, communication, and change management.
3. Leadership Retreats: Structured retreat experiences for leadership teams including strategic planning, vision alignment, leadership cohesion, culture reset, and trust building components.
4. Training Programs: Content-led, framework-driven leadership training sessions covering behavior standards, communication systems, accountability, change management, and culture-performance alignment.
5. Workshops: Interactive experiential learning workshops blending activities with targeted instruction on team communication, role clarity, conflict navigation, decision-making, and trust building.
6. Team Building Experiences: Engaging, practical, outcome-driven team building activities with facilitated reflection connecting experiences to workplace leadership and culture.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Team Concepts LLC is a professional development and consulting firm that delivers experiential learning services including keynotes, trainings, workshops, team building experiences, leadership retreats, and strategic consulting. The firm partners with corporations, schools, universities, nonprofits, sports teams, and small businesses to restore culture, strengthen leadership, and improve team performance through hands-on, high-energy engagements grounded in proprietary frameworks and trademarked experiential learning tools.

Product overview

Team Concepts LLC is a professional development and consulting firm offering a unified portfolio of experiential learning and leadership development services. The core offerings include Keynotes, Trainings, Workshops, Team Building experiences, Retreats, and Consulting engagements. The company operates proprietary frameworks including the Inspired Culture Framework, Be Kind 4 Life curriculum, and Generational Vantage system, along with trademarked experiential learning tools such as Tarp Maze, Marble Tower, and GTKY Poker. Services are delivered across seven distinct client segments: Corporations, Nonprofits, Schools, Small Businesses, Sports Teams, Universities, and Greek Life. The company also produces the Team Concepts Podcast as a content extension. The architecture is a single-service firm model with specialized programs tailored to each vertical market, unified by the company's mission to help individuals LIVE (engaged, valued, and fulfilled).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Keynotes High-energy keynote presentations designed for conferences, events, and organizational kickoffs focusing on inspirational leadership behaviors, culture, communication that builds trust, and leading through change.
• Trainings Structured, content-led learning programs focused on leadership behavior standards, communication systems, accountability and ownership, managing change, and culture-performance alignment.
• Workshops Interactive experiential learning sessions blending hands-on activities with targeted instruction on team communication, role clarity, conflict navigation, decision-making, and trust and collaboration.
• Team Building Engaging, purpose-driven team building experiences with facilitated activities and reflection connecting experiences to workplace leadership, culture, trust, communication, and accountability.
• Retreats Leadership retreats providing space for strategic planning, vision alignment, leadership cohesion, culture reset, and trust and communication strengthening, including on-site hosting at the Kearney, Nebraska facility.
• Consulting Strategic consulting engagements for organizational health, business structure, leadership transitions, financial guidance, and conflict and culture resolution; engagements begin with diagnostic conversation followed by customized implementation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Stronger communication, better teamwork, and real takeaways for participants
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Gallup: Research-based consulting and training firm known for CliftonStrengths and employee engagement programs. Relevant peer because Team Concepts' founder is Gallup Strengths Certified and the firm leverages strengths-based frameworks, although Gallup operates at vastly larger scale.
• FranklinCovey: Global leadership and execution consulting firm best known for 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People' curriculum. Directly comparable to Team Concepts as a leadership development and corporate training provider, but with vastly broader content library, global delivery, and enterprise sales footprint.
• Center for Creative Leadership: Nonprofit research and education institution offering leadership programs, assessments, and coaching for executives and teams. Comparable in leadership development focus, especially in higher education and executive contexts where Team Concepts also operates, but at institutional scale.
• Dale Carnegie Training: Long-established provider of leadership, communication, and team training courses for corporations and individuals. Overlaps directly with Team Concepts' training, workshops, and keynotes, but operates a global licensed-facilitator network rather than founder-led delivery.
• Development Dimensions International (DDI): Global leadership development consultancy offering assessments, training, and executive coaching for large enterprises. Comparable in consulting-led delivery of culture and leadership programs, but at much larger scale and deeper assessment IP.

Direct peers

• Wilson Learning: Global provider of sales, leadership, and employee development solutions with customized workshops and consulting engagements. Comparable to Team Concepts in mid-market corporate training and culture work, with similar customization-led go-to-market.
• The Table Group (Patrick Lencioni): Consulting firm built around organizational health and executive team development, including 'The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.' Directly comparable to Team Concepts' team trust, cohesion, and leadership offerings, with a similar founder-led thought-leadership brand.
• Ken Blanchard Companies: Leadership development and management training firm built around Situational Leadership and related frameworks. Closely comparable to Team Concepts in productizing proprietary leadership models for corporate and education buyers.
• Crucial Learning (formerly VitalSmarts / Crucial Conversations): Training company focused on communication, behavior change, and team effectiveness courses. Highly comparable to Team Concepts' workshops around conflict navigation, decision-making, and accountability, with a similar bookable workshop and trainer-certification model.
• GiANT Worldwide: Leadership development firm specializing in equipping leaders through coaching, consulting, and experiential programs — including '5 Voices' and '7 Mentor Types.' Similar to Team Concepts in founder-driven leadership framework and experiential workshop delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/teamconceptsllc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Teamconcepts
• Facebookfacebook.com/teamconceptsllc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/team-concepts-llc
• Instagraminstagram.com/teamconceptsllc
• TikToktiktok.com/@team.concepts

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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