Why companies need to invest in employees training with Ted Blosser

The Jake Dunlap Show

In today’s episode of the Jake Dunlap Show, we are joined by Ted Blosser, the CEO and Co-Founder of WorkRamp, the leading end-to-end training platform that educates employees and customers to reach their full potential at work. We talk about the importance of companies investing in the development and training of their employees, especially after the rapid-paced evolution of remote work during the pandemic, the key moments that led him to start his own company and develop the product that gave WorkRamp its long-term success and exciting new chapters to come.

Time stamps:

01:37 Ted Blosser- early days and finding his career path

08:17 WorkRamp- key moments that led him to start his own company

16:16 Finding their niche and developing the product that gave them their long-term success

22:05 Remote work- adapting to this new trend in the work market and providing learning opportunities for employees by developing the necessary training and infrastructure

37:32 Investing in “front line leaders”- they set the tone in your company

40:36 Next exciting chapters- going from a single point product (LMS) to an entire learning platform

Get in contact with Ted: Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin

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Work Ramp Links:

Website | Facebook

Mentions:

Steve Nash: Foundation | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube

- Canadian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association.

- He played 18 seasons in the NBA, where he was an eight-time All-Star and a seven-time All-NBA selection.

Steve Nash- social media:

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

- American anthologydrama television series created by Brian Koppelman and David Levien, named for the 2019 nonfiction book of the same name by Mike Isaac.

- The first installment, subtitled The Battle For Uber, is based on Isaac's book and centers on the rise and fall of former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11173006/

Crossing the Chasm

- Marketing book by Geoffrey A. Moore that focuses on the specifics of marketing high-tech products during the early start-up period.

Brett Adcock

- Technology entrepreneur and founder of Archer, based in Palo Alto, CA.

- Archer is an aerospace company building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft focused on improving mobility in cities. The company's mission is to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility.

- Prior to this, Brett founded Vettery, an online talent marketplace that was acquired by The Adecco Group in February 2018 (the financial terms were not disclosed, but sources with knowledge of the deal claimed that the price was a little over $100 million).

Brett Adcock’s social media: Personal website | Twitter | Linkedin | Company website

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