We had the pleasure of speaking with Mike Barger, the former Chief Operating Officer of CorpU, as he shares decades' worth of insight, from his stint as the Chief Instructor at TOPGUN to founding one of the most successful airlines in history to educating hundreds of students as a university professor at the University of Michigan. You can check out all the insights from our chat with Mike here!

Insights from our conversation...

🧠 Understand human interest and where you can add value to create a transformative learning experience

• "I think people generally learn best when they can see or feel or clearly understand the value of what they're learning."
• Mike finds that making courses interesting and engaging from the jump is critical to enrollment and completion and success rates.
• Create a situation where it's challenging enough that it elicits some emotion, but it's not so far-fetched that people can't relate to it.

👥 Create a space safe enough for everyone to contribute

• To create transformative learning experiences, you have to create the space to allow transformation to happen.
• Mike prioritizes an environment that fosters transformative conversation amongst peers and colleagues so every member or student can apply their learnings to their personal lives.

🎯 Be a leader that's prepared and empathetic during times of crisis

• Crises within your business and organization are going to happen, and it's important to acknowledge that inevitability.
• "Think about leadership from a stakeholder-centric perspective rather than from a company-only or a leader-only perspective."

Tuesday, August 9th
12:00 - 12:45 PM ET

On August 9th, we’re excited to host Brian Bar, founder and CEO of Victory Lap for an exciting session to delve into how they became one of Course Report’s Top Tech Sales Bootcamps of 2022. Victory Lap’s new approach to the sales training and hiring process is the key to their success. Their program is designed to give you the tools you need to gain long-term success in sales. 

Since launch they have…

* Helped 1000+ students build their careers in sales.

* Achieved an average satisfaction rate of 4.9.

* Secured 250+ hiring company partners, including Series A and Fortune 500 companies.
 

We’ll unpack how Brian did it all and offer you the chance to ask him your top questions. (P.S. if you already have one in mind, add it here!)

Spots are limited. Grab yours below!

Learning Corner

The best resources we've found this week to help you scale faster
 

🚀 Course Creator Lab’s Guide to Launching Your Business

✏️ Beth McIntyre’s Podcast for Community Builders

📖 The Community Roundtable’s Community Manager Handbook