Jeff lives in the Chicago area with his wife and together they have three sons. He considers himself fortunate to have collaborated with some of the finest human resource organizations and training companies in North America to create resilient and reliable employee development programs that people still talk about. His goal has always been to enable higher levels of understanding and faster ways to transfer knowledge. Jeff is highly approachable, knowledgeable and fun to work with. While he does enjoy helping others to learn how to sell effectively, he's also a published author, and during 2017 became CEO of his own model train company—Jeff Lemke Trains, Inc.If you're looking for a sounding board to compare and contrast ways to create higher value from training please consider Jeff's expertise here:• Rapid Knowledge Transfer• Pulling pieces of best-in-class programs into customized initiatives• Distilling large amounts of new and changing information • Deep qualification of internal customers to find the right programs to market • Finding early sponsorship to enable funding within the organization• Quantifying business impact of learning events• Having metrics known to be true and accurate before training begins• Tightly managing vendor contracts, program licensing and IP agreements• Interviewing and assessing training vendor capabilities / Getting their best ICs• Negotiating better pricing, customization and guarantees• Working with HR and functional leaders to map training to key and core job competencies• Creating on-boarding programs to bring new hires up to speed fast• Team building through shared understanding of key roles and responsibilities• Understanding the needs of the sales department—and the entire customer-facing organization• Prospecting, account management, deal tracking, sales funnel management• Facilitation of corporate events into diverse audiences• Creating World-Class partnerships with everyone