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The World Is Full of Awful Training Videos

We don't care to add to that pile.

So...HERE'S OUR SECRET:
We are very GOOD at what we do, because
we only do what we're very GOODat.

We're good at making programs that people want to watch.

We're good at applying universal human truths to the workplace.

We're good at giving people something they can use in the heat of the battle.

We're based in Seattle. Our videos are sold all over these United States and in 69 countries around the planet. Our programs on customer service, coaching and harassment are some of our industry's top sellers. Our other titles are near the top as well.

You'll find programs on this site from other producers who share our values. We've looked at hundreds, maybe even thousands of awful programs over the years. Most are sincere, but kind of boring, but every once in a while one slips through with a unique approach and we grab it.

So, you won't find everything here, just the ones we really like.

Sales Team

Donna

Training Consultant
Specializing in Leisure & Restaurants
800-817-3964
sales@media-partners.com
Favorite Movies: The Devil Wears Prada, Blood Diamond
Perfect Saturday: Planning for the upcoming week, shopping and then taking a long walk in the park, followed by a nice dinner out on Saturday night.
Life Motto: Have fun along life's journey, wherever it may bring you.

Sue

Training Consultant
Specializing in Government
800-705-2982
sales@media-partners.com
Favorite Movies: My Best Friend's Wedding, True Lies, The First Wives Club, Ocean's Eleven, Georgia Rule, The American President, Entrapment
Perfect Saturday: Morning coffee out on the deck, a mid-morning walk with my dog. A nice ride on our Harley motorcycle through the countryside and a nice dinner or movie out on a Saturday night.
Life Motto: Don't wait for everything in your life to be perfect and projects completed before you allow time for yourself. Time goes by fast, and you'll rarely find it...

Susan

Training Consultant
Specializing in Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
888-800-3132
sales@media-partners.com
Favorite Movies: Rear Window, When Harry Met Sally, The Way We Were, Barefoot in the Park, and Fiddler on the Roof
Perfect Saturday: It begins with donuts, ends with dessert, and has a lot of reading in between.
Life Motto: I am not afraid... I was born to do this. - Joan of Arc

Karen

Training Consultant
Specializing in Diversified Services
800-815-3498
sales@media-partners.com
Favorite Movies: Best in Show, Goodfellas, So I Married an Axe Murderer, Crash, Ice Castles, and A Chorus Line
Perfect Saturday: It's a powder day... I wake up early, pack the car with ski gear, drive to Mt. Baker where I find an empty parking lot, no lift lines and 15 inches of new snow. Then I enjoy a relaxing aprés ski with wine and a hot tub soak, and end the day with a relaxing massage.
Life Motto: You will never know unless you try!

Ghazal

Training Consultant
Specializing in Retail and Consumer Products
866-751-6729
sales@media-partners.com
Favorite Movies: The Last Samurai, Under the Tuscan Sun and Wedding Crashers
Perfect Saturday: Packing a picnic and canoeing on Lake Washington.
Life Motto: There's only one happiness in life, to love and be loved. - George Sand

April

Training Consultant
Specializing in Education & Insurance
888-381-9813
sales@media-partners.com
Favorite Movies: The Princess Bride, The Life of Brian, Casino, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, When Harry Met Sally
Perfect Saturday: Hiking to an obscure swimming hole with my dog and my closest friends
Life Motto: Open your heart to all. Offer your heart to few. May those few be well-chosen.

Paul

Training Consultant
Specializing in Finance & Real Estate
888-381-9814
sales@media-partners.com
Favorite Movies: The Big Lebowski, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Magnolia
Perfect Saturday: Any spent on a golf course
Life Motto: Believe in yourself.

Kristie

Training Consultant
Specializing in Industrial Manufacturing
888-381-9816
sales@media-partners.com
Favorite Movies: Who's That Girl?, Better Off Dead, DC Cab, Holiday, Willie Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, SuperBad
Perfect Saturday: Nothing to do and all day to do it - preferably in a hammock on Key West...
Life Motto: Dance, Laugh & Smile.

Kevin

Training Consultant
Specializing in Energy & Telecommunications
888-381-9817
sales@media-partners.com
Favorite Movies: Dr. Strangelove, Patton, Apocalypse Now, The Point, Waiting for Guffman
Perfect Saturday: To start, bacon and eggs follwed by a day-hike in the Olympics. The afternoon would consist of a movie and dinner. Finally, some good live music and another late dinner!
Life Motto: Live every week like it's SHARK WEEK! -Tracy Morgan

Operations

Gail

General Manager
Favorite Movies: The Sound of Music, Sweet Home Alabama
Perfect Saturday: Up at the crack of dawn to clean my house, playing with my grandson Braydon, then a little working in the yard, and finally going to dinner and a movie.
Life Motto: Everything happens for a reason.

Sion

Resident Genius - UNIX Friendly - Possibly the Last Person Around Who Actually Drives American-Made Cars...
Favorite Movies: A Matter of Life And Death, Amelie, Belles of St. Trinians, Kind Hearts and Coronets, Leon (The Professional), Man in The White Suit, Northfork, Ronin, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Time Bandits, Vanishing Point (UK Release)
Perfect Saturday: Driving around with no real destination in one of my land-based boats, ending up at my favorite watering hole wherein I quaff an Imperial pint or two of Lagunitas IPA and a damned fine veggie burger.
Life Motto: You can't rush perfection but you can poke it with a stick.

Sharon

Accounting
Favorite Movies: Somewhere in Time, Titanic
Perfect Saturday: Quiet time with coffee, reading, talking with friends, putzing to music, candlelight evening with my sweetie.
Life Motto: Be thankful for all life experiences; let God use them for good.

Amy

Fulfillment
Favorite Movies: Office Space, High Fidelity, Anchorman, Harry Potter and Garden State.
Perfect Saturday: Getting coffee and donuts with my girlfriends, doing some thrift store shopping, grabbing dinner and catching a movie.
Life Motto: The only ones who fail are those who do not try.

Phil

Fulfillment
Favorite Movies: Mountains of the Moon, Pascali's Island
Perfect Saturday: Hiking Mount Rainier's Wonderland trail.
Life Motto: History is the tutor of life.

Creative & Marketing

Bob

Partner
Favorite Movies: Field of Dreams, Family Man, Meet Joe Black
Perfect Saturday: Chillin' with my family in Hawaii.
Life Motto: Love God, respect and serve others, have fun.

Jim

Partner
Favorite Movies: The Wild Bunch, Glengarry Glen Ross, Family Man, French Kiss, Spanglish
Perfect Saturday: A family reunion barbeque at the beach.
Life Motto: Don't die wondering.

Michael

Director
Favorite Movies: Big Fish, Jerry McGuire, It's a Wonderful Life, North by Northwest
Perfect Saturday: Sleeping in, then a good cup of coffee, playing with my girls, a little yard work, a family walk and then preparing a huge, elaborate meal and a late-night movie.
Life Motto: Family first. Everything else will fall in place.

Rob

Designer and Illustrator
Favorite Movies: Star Wars, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, The 'Burbs, Hudson Hawk, Clash of the Titans, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Elf, The Princess Bride
Perfect Saturday: A morning of peace and quiet with my beautiful wife, preferably at the local Starbucks. Then a bike ride or geocaching with my kids.
Life Motto: "Who's the more foolish? The fool, or the fool who follows him?" - Obi-Wan Kenobi

Maureen

Marketing Specialist
Favorite Movies: State and Main, The Man with Two Brains, Grosse Point Blank, L.A. Story, Office Space, Say Anything, Shop Girl, The Jerk, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Perfect Saturday: Sleep in 'til nine, stop at the bucks of star, grab a spicy chai and go for a walk with my husband, pug (Paco) and boston terrier (Chloe).
Life Motto: I want it all, I want it all, and I want it now (give or take 15 or 20 minutes...)

Nathan

Writer
Favorite Movies: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Stranger Than Fiction, Spanglish, The Road to Perdition and Juno
Perfect Saturday: Waking up late, making pancakes, and spending the day hanging out with my family.
Life Motto: "The surest way of spoiling a pleasure [is] to start examining your satisfaction." CS Lewis