TEAM FUN
From the CBS Reality Show:
The Amazing Race Season 29 and 31
WHO IS TEAM FUN?
BECCA DROZ
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA in a lively Jewish family, Becca earned her B.A. in Outdoor Leadership from Warren Wilson College near Asheville, NC. Now, Becca spends many of her days in the foothills of the rockies in Boulder, CO, as a rock climbing athlete and coach/guide/instructor. Becca's lifestyle revolves around being outside, creative endeavors and, connecting with people. She adventures with mind, spirit and Earth, living this life the very best that she can.
FLOYD PIERCE
Born and raised in Highlands Ranch, CO, Floyd graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a B.A. in Economics and a B.S. in Applied Mathematics. He currently works as a Trader and Analyst at Colorado Financial Management. Floyd balances his analytical mindset with his creativity, as one of Floyd's greatest passions is music. He plays the saxophone, piano, and was the drum major of CU's "Golden Buffalo" marching band for three years. He also enjoys giving back to his community, as he sits on the Board of Directors for the YMCA of Northern Colorado. Floyd currently resides in the Colorado Front Range.
TEAM FUN SPEAKING
"Bringing Becca and Floyd of Team Fun to our library was one of the best programs I’ve ever been a part of. Their message of living with an adventurous spirit and finding common ground in our differences really exemplifies what has makes them such a strong team and their infectious energy and great senses of humor had the whole room hanging on their every word. Even if you’ve never seen a second of The Amazing Race, you’ll be a Team Fun superfan by the end of their presentation."
"I have never wanted to follow the norms of the conveyor belt life, and it's fulfilling to prove that an alternative approach works."
- Becca Droz
"I went on the show knowing that it was designed to push you to your limits, it’s designed to trip you up. Staying positive was our way to “outsmart” the race. Plus, it was way more fun to race that way!"
- Floyd Pierce
About Team Fun!
Our story begins with two strangers in the sun,
at The Amazing Race starting line, emerged Team Fun!
Despite our differences we made our big debut,
raced around the world, black guy, lady Jew!
We maneuvered through the obstacles, discovered what is possible
experienced phenomenal, now we’re Funstoppable!
Be a Funstoppable Teammate!
Becca and Floyd are very different people with different backgrounds and different interests. By dissecting the success of their team dynamic they unveiled their FUNdamentals.
Their story is unique and so is yours!
How are you applying living F.U.N. to your life?
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Freedom to fail. Perfection isn't fun! The foundation of success, discovery and self-awareness is a process of feedback loops where experimentation and small failures lead progressively to better outcomes. Let yourself be free to fail!
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Unity among our differences. Rather than try and ignore our differences and only focus on commonalities, we can leverage our differences to become more empathetic, more understanding and a more effective team.
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Novelty is necessary. When we interrupt routines, habits and reactions with new experiences, we change our brains and our responses to experiences. Uncertainty is inevitable. What if we embrace funcertainty and lean into the funknown together? It's not easy, but it is necessary.
The Amazing (abridged) Story of the Funstoppable Team Fun (spoiler alert)
Becca and Floyd met for the very first time at the starting line of The Amazing Race season 29 (filmed in 2016 aired in 2017) when Becca picked Floyd to be her teammate.
It was in that moment that the legacy of Team Fun began.
The duo soon learned that they were practically neighbors in Colorado.
Becca & Floyd worked as a FUNomenal team as they lived their shared childhood dream of racing around the world. Team Fun earned two first place finishes and survived a U-Turn (disadvantage) in Greece, (where they became Team Funstoppable)!
Ultimately, Team Fun was eliminated from the game due to a medical emergency on leg 10 in the heat of the Nihn Bihn mountains of Vietnam, earning them a 5th place finish.
As fan favorites of Season 29, Team Fun was invited back for a second chance and competed in the "Reality Showdown" edition of the The Amazing Race season 31 (filmed 2018 aired 2019).
At a U-Turn in the cow pastures of the Netherlands, Team Fun made their final mistake in leg 10, landing them as the greatest 5th place team in the history of The Amazing Race.
Despite "losing" the game twice, Team Fun sees themselves as winners.
The Funstoppable legacy lives forever. #TeamFunForever
