I had the privilege of attending a 2-part conference session for early childhood trainers on training design and facilitation led by Brian Washburn. It was an eye-opening experience that has changed the way I approach training. Inspired by the techniques and principles Brian presented, I transformed my own conference session (which was the following morning!) from a lecture-heavy, PowerPoint-focused training to a discussion-based, chart paper-using, idea-flying learning experience. I can honestly say the work done with Brian that day had more of an impact on my training style than any other single training I’ve attended, and many of my colleagues would say the same.

As a global health organization, we invest heavily in both the development of high-quality curricula based on adult learning principles to provide direct training to healthcare providers across the world, and to build the capacity development of our staff to be skilled and confident facilitators for in-person and virtual training experiences. Brian has been an incredible mentor to our facilitation staff, creating a safe environment where critical thinking and facilitation skill building has been a cornerstone. Staff have reported improved confidence and understanding of learning and development principles, facilitation techniques, and best practices in adult learning environments.

Brian and Tim, without question, completely changed our paradigm with their How Adults Learn training. These are the most critically important principles that I've learned in my 25 years of teaching, training, and developing leaders. Additionally, their instructions on how to facilitate training as opposed to delivering information was one of the greatest "Aha!" moments of my professional life. It would be impossible to overstate the value of Endurance Learning's contribution to Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers, because their influence extends far beyond the CMTS program they created. The ideas and principles we learned from Brian and Tim are reshaping our existing training curriculum and they are guiding how we will develop new content. Simply put, Endurance Learning is the best in the business, and you will not find any company with more personable professionals than Brian Washburn and Tim Waxenfelter.