Bloomfire

Though you may know him best from his spellbinding junior-high performance in “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown,” Josh Little has done some other things too. After receiving an education degree he cut his teeth in corporate America at SBC, Pfizer, and Stryker in sales, marketing, and training roles. In an effort to make a larger impact, Josh has since founded three unique companies Maestro eLearning, Wellness Works, and Bloomfire. Each of these companies solve real problems and turbo charge organizational learning. Daily, thousands of people all over the world are able to interact with a revolutionary learning experience from one of these companies.

A little known secret is that David Cook is part cyborg. He rounded out his human half at BYU gaining a Masters in Information Systems Management. He took those technical chops to Exxon upon graduation and started his love affair with web development. Prior to joining Bloomfire he led teams that have developed over 50 web applications for the Oil & Gas industry that keep us safe every day.

Often called “The Asian Kid with Dreadlocks,” Nehemiah “Nemo” Chu changed his hairstyle so he could put personal hygiene time into business development. After co-founding a non-profit in Hong Kong and a couple of startups in the United States before and during his college career, he joined Bloomfire after working as an Associate with S. L. Robbins & Associates, the creativity & innovation consultancy training multinational organizations such as NASA, Boeing, and Bayer.

Jen Randall is known for her ability to “make it happen” through sheer determination and perseverance. Her “jenuine” nature and ability to make people happy has created a long list of Jen fans. Jen started her career as a middle school teacher. Before long, she realized that the skills which make a great teacher also make a great salesperson and corporate trainer. She climbed the corporate ladder at Johnson & Johnson in sales, sales training and sales management roles. After nearly 10 years, she left J&J to join a startup called Maestro eLearning. Now partner and President, she works with a team of learning strategists and creative geniuses to revolutionize eLearning, one relationship at a time.

Harvard Business School professor Dr. Clayton M. Christensen is the architect of and the world’s foremost authority on disruptive innovation. His research has been applied to national economies, startup and Fortune 50 companies, as well as to early and late stage investing. His seminal book The Innovator’s Dilemma (1997), which first outlined his disruptive innovation frameworks, received the Global Business Book Award for the Best Business Book of the Year in 1997, and was a New York Times bestseller. Recently, he has focused his innovation lens on education. His new book, Disrupting Class (2008), looks at the root causes of why schools struggle and offers solutions. The book was named one of the “10 Best Innovation and Design Books in 2008” by BusinessWeek and the best Human Capital book of the year in the Strategy + Business Best Books of 2008.

Recognized thought leader, keynote speaker, Emeritus Professor at Western Michigan University, and author of 14 books including The Success Case Method and Courageous Training, Dr. Robert Brinkerhoff consults companies worldwide on increasing and measuring impact & ROI of training investments. Dr. Brinkerhoff, a former naval officer, is well-known for his innovative ideas on training evaluation, including high-impact learning and the Success Case Method, which measures the effectiveness of training by focusing on the least and most successful learners. Companies such as Bank of America, Cisco Systems, Dow Chemical, and State Farm Insurance have adopted the Success Case Method.