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In 1990 the doors opened to a new training company in Texas – ExecuTrain of Houston. ExecuTrain quickly established itself as a premier training facility, achieving recognition by Inc 500 magazine as one of the nation’s fastest growing small businesses.
With sincere appreciation of our customers, ExecuTrain of Houston would like to share its good fortune by returning, briefly, to the 1990’s! For the entire month of February, the cost of a seat in any publicly offered class (Download Our Catalog) will be available at the 1990 rate of $195 per person. Additionally As a special anniversary promotion, pre-purchase all your 2010 training during the month of February at 1990’s pricing, while having the rest of the year to enjoy the discounted rates. Thank you again for being a part of our success!
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In providing top-quality customer service and developing its business beyond that of a typical training company, ExecuTrain of Houston continues to build value for their clients and according to one customer, is “light years ahead of their competition”.
Houston, TX, January 21, 2010 /Press Release/
In 1990 the doors opened to a new training company in Texas – ExecuTrain of Houston. ExecuTrain quickly established itself as a premier training facility, achieving recognition by Inc 500 magazine as one of the nation’s fastest growing small businesses.
Twenty years later ExecuTrain continues to set the standard of exceeding client expectations. By expanding itself beyond the traditional “training company” to a Learning Solutions Provider, ExecuTrain of Houston has developed a business model that provides solutions to many Fortune 500 companies here and abroad.
Long Term Vision
CEO and President Tim Shell began ExecuTrain of Houston with the intent of serving the Houston community. “Along the way it became apparent that the talents of our ExecuTrain staff could be taken to new heights resulting in greater value to our clients.” With this in mind, Mr. Shell expanded the success of ExecuTrain by starting Solo Learning – an interactive media company. “By blending the services of our two companies, we bring robust end to end solutions to our clients that are developed by our local Houston team. “ Whether it is high level strategic planning, custom eLearning development, blending learning, or standard desktop application training – clients can find what they need in one provider.
Serving Houston and the United States
With twenty years of success behind them, ExecuTrain of Houston has proven that it has the experience needed to provide clients with knowledgeable solutions. And, by adding the strategy and interactive-media capabilities of Solo Learning into their product offerings – ExecuTrain of Houston is leading the way and is optimistic about the next twenty years and beyond.
On the Horizon
Never content with the status quo - ExecuTrain and Solo Learning are continually adding products and services. Microsoft® Windows 7 is here and Office 2010, with its much touted Ribbon Hero, is nearing its rollout date. Similarly, Adobe is preparing to deliver its CS5 suite and Google is filling out its application suite. On the hardware front, mobile technology energized by Apple’s iPhone, RIM’s many BlackBerry® devices, and the Android based smart-phones present entirely new platforms with ever expanding uses. ExecuTrain of Houston is focused on accelerating end user adoption to these new technologies and is excited about being a leader in driving opportunity and performance.
With sincere appreciation of our customers, ExecuTrain of Houston would like to share its good fortune by returning, briefly, to the 1990’s! For the entire month of February the cost of a seat in any publicly offered class (Download Our Catalog) will be available at the 1990 rate of $195 per person. Thank you for being a part of our success!
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Recently we asked certain team members to participate in a poll and answer the question “What is your favorite ice cream?” This was the first time we have asked for contributions from some of the team members to participate with an article. Thanks to everyone in the office for your participation with this.
Sometimes when we take something that we enjoy and apply that same theory to something that might be actually more important but less thought about, we begin to open up and accept the varying methods of that more important opportunity. Although I am sure some will argue that eating ice cream is just about the best opportunity on earth. Feel free to share your own story in a comment.
I will start with the response from our very own IT Administrator, Taff Morse. Taff is responsible for making sure our student and private networks are running smoothly and for making sure all of our classrooms are setup and ready for our clients come class day. Be it a proprietary software that needs to be installed or a server being set up in the room Taff is the one responsible for all these duties and more.
I would have to say that my favorite kind of ice cream is actually an ice cream cookie. The kind with two large chocolate chips cookies and a thick layer of vanilla ice cream in the middle. Now that may sound pretty normal. Many people do like them during the warm months of summer in my home town in Wisconsin. However, I myself like them the most on a nice cold winter day. The local convenience store manager would always comment on me buying them while on break from work. I think she kept them in stock just for me during the winter.
- Taff Morse, IT Administrator
Our second response is from Sarah Michael. Sarah has been with ExecuTrain Houston for over 6 years and is the “go to” gal for anything and everything within our team. Confirming dates for classroom rentals, creating public class schedules, making sure the clients stay is as pleasant and professional as possible, Sarah has it under control.
My favorite ice cream is chocolate chip cookie dough 
I like it because it has a variety of flavors and reminds me of spending time with my family back home. Each Sunday after church we would go out to eat and stop at Dairy Queen on our way home to get ice cream.
- Sarah Michael, Operations Manager
Our next response is from Kaylin Caulkins. Kaylin is the first voice you will hear when you call ExecuTrain Houston. When you book your classroom rental or attend a public Microsoft class at our facility Kaylin will be your liaison and help and assist you in anyway possible.
My favorite ice cream is a sundae loaded with sprinkles and chocolate syrup because in elementary school we had sundae parties for perfect attendance. I used to remember going home from school after each party that I went to cover in stains from the ice cream and toppings. The best memories that I have from that is my mother’s reactions to the relatively new clothing that would come home in ruins.
- Kaylin Caulkins, Operations Assistant
Our final response will be from Brandon Cook. Brandon is one of our Learning Advisors and is the newest team member. Brandon has been tasked with identifying new business opportunities for ExecuTrain Houston for Microsoft Office public classes as well as classroom rentals. If you haven’t already, you may be getting a call from this first-class salesmen. We have a lot of new opportunities we want to share with you while being your resource.
Favorite Ice Cream: Cheesecake
Why I Like It: Reminds of the real thing
I don’t eat ice cream very often, maybe four times a year. Those are the times that I go with my nieces. They usually get bubble gum or cotton candy. My best story about ice cream was when my niece who is 2 decided that she did not want her ice cream and wanted mine. She was just getting over a cold when she decided that she wanted me to share with her. As I began using her spoon for her, I was distracted by a conversation when my niece decided to use her hand to share by placing the ice cream on my face and then eventually over my clothes. Safe to say now I don’t let her sit in my lap anymore when we eat ice cream.
- Brandon Cook, Learning Advisor
The point to asking the team this fun question was to use it as a comparison as to how people like to learn. “What is your favorite way to learn?” could easily replace “what is your favorite ice cream?” as could any number of things.
I think just as diverse as these answers are above, how each of us learn can be just as spotted. Certain people insist that they learn best in a classroom environment by instructor-led training, while others insist that computer-based training is the best. Still others say that they have to have a big thick book to absorb the learning.
In days of yore, ice cream only came in a handful of flavors, just as learning did. Today I like to think of ExecuTrain Houston as the Marble Slab of learning. Tell us what you want to learn and how you want to learn it and we will mash it up and make it the yummiest tasting learning you have ever had! We still serve vanilla too.
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