Paradigm Learning

Media Relations

Corporate Overview

Paradigm Learning (www.ParadigmLearning.com) is a privately held company based in St. Petersburg, Florida. Since 1994, Paradigm Learning professionals have worked with more than half of the companies on the Fortune 500 list, creating award-winning business games, simulations and communications tools, as well as developing custom-made programs to address specific business needs.

Paradigm's flagship program, “Zodiak®: The Game of Business Finance and Strategy,” has been played by more than 1 million people worldwide. Other products address such issues as leadership, teamwork, project management and organizational change.

Company founded: 1994

Ownership: Private

Locations: Headquarters: St. Petersburg, Florida

Sales Offices:

Ann Arbor, Michigan
Atlanta, Georgia
Chicago, Illinois
Dallas, Texas
Denver, Colorado
Hartford, Massachusetts
New Milford, New Jersey
Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida
Walnut Creek, California

International Coverage:

Australia
Canada
Dubai
Europe
Mainland China
Republic of Korea (South Korea)

Media Contact:

Diana Blackburn, Media Relations Manager
Phone: (727) 471-3170
Paradigm Learning, Inc.
City Center
100 2nd Avenue South, 12th Floor
St. Petersburg, FL 33701 USA
Diana.Blackburn@ParadigmLearning.com

Management Team and Speakers:

Catherine J. Rezak, Chairman of the Board
Raymond D.Green, Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer
James M. McFarlin, Chief Financial Officer and VP, Administration
Robb J. Gomez, President
Kurt E. Hine, Senior VP, Sales

Subject Matter Expertise:

Business Literacy for Employees
Business Acumen for Managers and Supervisors
Business Games and Simulations: Design and Use
New Approaches to the Training of Employees and Managers
Communication of Organizational Change
Leading Change: Manager’s Role
Using Discovery Learning Approaches to Engage Learners
Leadership Accountability: The Big Picture
Leading Change: The Manager’s Role
Talent Recruitment and Retention
Aligning Employees Around Organizational Strategies, Vision and Values
Educating and Energizing Project Teams

Key Products:

Mosiac: The Art of Talent Leadership™
Managers and leaders explore their accountability for attracting, retaining and transistioning excellent employees
Right Turns: Change In Action®
Helping employees and managers understand organizational change
Countdown®: A Strategy Game for Project Teams
Project management concepts and behaviors
Zodiak®: The Game of Business Finance and Strategy
Business literacy; players run a multimillion-dollar company
Neon Buzz®: Lighting Up Organizational Performance
Tapping into the power of teamwork, process redesign and empowering leadership
Impact5: The Business of Leadership Game®
Building accountable leaders
Discovery Maps®
Custom-drawn tabletop illustration designed to communicate key messages and initiatives
FastMaps™
Accelerated Discovery Maps process

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Awards and Recognition:

2003 Impact5: The Business of Leadership earns Addy Silver Medal
2001 Florida’s 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies
2001 Business of the Year by the ISA The Association of Learning Providers
2000 Florida’s 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies
1999 Florida’s 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies
1999 Countdown named one of the “1999 Top 10 Training Products”
by Human Resource Executive

Corporate Memberships:

American Society for Training & Development (ASTD)
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
ISA - The Association of Learning Providers

Paradigm Learning was recognized as the 2001 Business of the Year by ISA - The Association of Learning Providers. ISA is the executive connection for training and performance industry leaders. We are proud to be part of this organization that represents more than 10,000 employees.