A self development, employee growth blog for people (at every level) who are seeking ways to make their work life easier, more productive, less stressful and more rewarding at work. Learning such skills as how to handle the tough stuff, - Negative Co-workers, Appraisal Reviews, Conflict Resolution, How to ask for a Raise, Getting Buy-In for their Ideas, Creating a growth plan for themselves, Productive Skills, Communication Skills, Collaboration Skills and even Mental Health Awareness Skills. "The BreakRoom" is a community of people sharing ideas on how to make their work life more rewarding. Join us in The BreakRoom at www.GarysBreakRoom.com (site is currently being rebuilt, so bare with us). Join our mailing list to get FREE content every week on work related Tips and Lessons you can share with your whole company!

Responsible for all eLearning internal and external audiences.• Instructional Design Expert• Video Content Developer / Admin • LMS Administrator• Course and Curriculum Developer• LIVE Product / Service Webinar Trainer• Content Creator - Facilitator and User Guides / Quick Reference Guides • Tracking / Reporting System - Needs analysis and impact

Responsible for all Learning and Development initiatives across all divisions.• Instructional Designer / Course and Curriculum Development• Developed and implemented their first Learning Management System• Implemented Compliance Training and tracking/reporting system• Created and Conducted Financial Programs for several business units• Established Project Management and Financial Training

Responsible for all Learning and Development initiatives across all companies. This includes store operation teams, 1000 plus sales employees, sales management and business transformation units. • Developed and conducted Executive and Leadership Development Workshops• Sales Management Training- Regional, District and Store Managers• Implemented the Learning Management System (LMS)• eLearning - Instructional designer (Captivate, CAMTASIA, Articulate)• Advised and assisted with branding, marketing, and website initiatives• Strategic Interventions certified coach, conducted one-on-one and department coaching sessions to help create high performance teamsAmerica’s Largest Fragrance Retailer Perfumania specializes in the sale of genuine designer fragrances, bath and body, cosmetics, skin care products and related gifts and accessories for men, women and children. Perfumania operates over 370 discount retail stores throughout the United States and Puerto Rico to meet the needs of today’s fashion-conscious, value-oriented consumers.

Learn The Art of "Thinking Differently" & Master the 3 Elements of Success (People - Time & Actions)My "Master Your Thought Skills" program (mastering thinking differently) is designed to develop one's Self-Awareness in how we make decisions, identify habits and change our behaviors that lead to successful actions which ultimately produce our desired outcomes!

The Largest Mattress Retailer in the World With over 900 beautiful showrooms from Maine to South Carolina, there's sure to be a Sleepy's in your neighborhood. We deliver over 3,000 mattresses every day.• Leadership Development• High Potential Leadership Workshops• Communication Structure, alignment, and results workshops• Sales Development (Sleep University)• LMS developed courses and tracking• Customer Service Development - Sales - Inbound customer relationship handling

Responsible for all aspects of Training and Development: Sales and Service, M.S. Office, Front End User systems. Mobile banking, Home banking, developed and implemented the company's training intranet, orientation and new hire training, call center sales and service training, management and coaching training.• Responsible for all aspects of Training and Development• Delivered Certified Sales and Service Workshops• Software Training - M.S. Office, Front End User systems. Mobile banking, Homebanking, developed and implemented the company's first training intranet.• Developed orientation and new hire training, call center sales and service training and management development programs.

Responsible for all aspects of software and application training and instructional design development and implementation.• Responsible for all aspects of software training and instructional design development• Conducted Sales and Service training• Customer service development