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The company’s second appearance at DemoFest will focus on an exceptional example of game-based learning for sales associates.

San Francisco, California, November 7, 2016— SweetRush is proud to announce its participation in DemoFest, part of the prestigious DevLearn 2016 conference for learning and development professionals. Two of the best and brightest at SweetRush, Erin Krebs, Director of Client Solutions, and Dr. Steve Yacovelli, Director of Inclusion and Change, will present a Brandon Hall Excellence Award-winning game developed for tire sales associates. DemoFest will take place at MGM Grand.

The game will showcase best practices in game-based learning and serious games for a Millennial audience, including challenging scenarios, engaging interactivity, feedback incorporating humor, working against the clock, and “special powers.” It serves as the culmination of an online learning program for extended enterprise sales associates, testing the skills they’ve gained throughout the program in over 100 eLearning courses. In addition to receiving two gold Brandon Hall Excellence Awards, the game has also garnered an International Serious Play Award.

“DevLearn attendees will not want to miss this opportunity to see this serious game in action,” said Arturo Schwartzberg, Chairman and Cofounder of SweetRush. “Learning and development professionals looking for a truly interactive and engaging game-based learning solution will surely be inspired by our demonstration.”

The DevLearn 2016 Conference & Expo, produced by The eLearning Guild, is one of the most attended and anticipated events for the learning and development industry. It will take place November 16 to 18 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Steve and Erin will also present a session on hidden or unconscious bias for instructional designers and facilitators.

To register for the conference and learn more about DemoFest, visit the DevLearn 2016 website.

About SweetRush

Dream for a moment that you have the expertise and tools to positively impact the lives of others. You can affect mindsets and behavior. You can help a business grow, change, prosper, and thrive. The passionate pursuit of this expertise and development of these tools has been at the heart of the success SweetRush has experienced collaborating with clients who share the same dream.

SweetRush’s focus on team culture and mastery of performance improvement is reflected in a near-zero turnover of teammates, loyal clients, a 14-year track record of success, and a remarkable portfolio. Our work with clients has earned us gold awards from our peers and high ranking on the top training industry lists.

Every solution we deliver is infused with creativity. Instructional creativity allows us to discover effective and unique solutions to our clients’ challenges. Artistic creativity spurs us to create visually exciting, engaging user experiences. Technical creativity allows us to embrace new capabilities and platforms as they emerge, such as gamification and mobile delivery. In our Talent Solutions service, we harness creativity and our unique knowledge of talent, team-building, and learning and development to find you the best temporary staff to augment your team. We apply the creative lens to all things, from project management to how we treat our teammates, clients, and the planet.

We are over 100 people strong and have been in business since 2001. Our deliverables span from analysis and curriculum mapping to the creation of blended training products, including live and virtual classroom and the full gamut of custom-developed e-learning modalities.

Dream with us, and together let’s make a positive impact!

Session attendees will learn how the hot topic of unconscious bias applies to instructional design and facilitation—and how to be more inclusive in learning materials and delivery.

San Francisco, California, November 7, 2016—SweetRush is proud to announce the session “Mitigating Hidden Bias in Instructional Design,” on the important topic of unconscious bias, at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, November 16, at the DevLearn 2016 Conference & Expo in Las Vegas. Dr. Steve Yacovelli, SweetRush’s Director of Inclusion and Change and an expert in diversity and inclusion, will present the session along with Erin Krebs, SweetRush’s Director of Client Solutions.

“Steve and Erin’s session will illuminate the topic of hidden or unconscious bias for learning and development professionals—it’s not to be missed,” said Arturo Schwartzberg, Chairman and Cofounder of SweetRush. “Unconscious bias has come to the forefront of talent management and human resources discussions as organizations seek to be more inclusive in hiring and management practices, yet there is very little in terms of discussion and practical tips available for instructional designers and facilitators. This is an opportunity to see two fantastic presenters in an interactive session to learn more about this important topic.”

Steve and Erin will also participate in DemoFest, part of the DevLearn conference, sharing an award-winning serious game developed for a Millennial audience. Learn more about both speakers below.

The DevLearn 2016 Conference & Expo, produced by The eLearning Guild, is one of the most attended and anticipated events for the learning and development industry. It will take place November 16 to 18 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

To register for the conference and learn more about DemoFest, visit the DevLearn 2016 website.

About the Speakers

Dr. Steve Yacovelli, Director of Inclusion and Change
Steve’s many areas of expertise include change management, diversity and inclusion consulting, instructional design, leadership and cultural development, learning strategies, and training evaluation. A published author, Steve’s writings focus on organizational and individual adoption of change, how adults learn using technology, and organizational readiness for technology-enabled learning.

Erin Krebs, Director of Client Solutions
Erin heads up our talented Solution Architect Group. Whip-smart, with an ability to capture the big picture and the details, she crafts solutions that go beyond her clients’ expectations. Erin holds a master’s degree in learning systems design and development and is a certified professional in learning and performance. She’s a speaker and author on numerous topics, specializing in learning techniques for Millennials.

About SweetRush

Dream for a moment that you have the expertise and tools to positively impact the lives of others. You can affect mindsets and behavior. You can help a business grow, change, prosper, and thrive. The passionate pursuit of this expertise and development of these tools has been at the heart of the success SweetRush has experienced collaborating with clients who share the same dream.

SweetRush’s focus on team culture and mastery of performance improvement is reflected in a near-zero turnover of teammates, loyal clients, a 14-year track record of success, and a remarkable portfolio. Our work with clients has earned us gold awards from our peers and high ranking on the top training industry lists.

Every solution we deliver is infused with creativity. Instructional creativity allows us to discover effective and unique solutions to our clients’ challenges. Artistic creativity spurs us to create visually exciting, engaging user experiences. Technical creativity allows us to embrace new capabilities and platforms as they emerge, such as gamification and mobile delivery. In our Talent Solutions service, we harness creativity and our unique knowledge of talent, team-building, and learning and development to find you the best temporary staff to augment your team. We apply the creative lens to all things, from project management to how we treat our teammates, clients, and the planet.

We are over 100 people strong and have been in business since 2001. Our deliverables span from analysis and curriculum mapping to the creation of blended training products, including live and virtual classroom and the full gamut of custom-developed e-learning modalities.

Dream with us, and together let’s make a positive impact!

One of only 6% of 1,100 submissions to be awarded a top prize, SweetRush’s winning campaign demonstrates results-oriented, education-based marketing communication.

San Francisco, Calif., October 17, 2016 – SweetRush is a Platinum award winner in the “Education Marketing” category in the Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award competition. The award recognizes SweetRush’s work with Bridgestone Americas in developing a holistic, education-based marketing program for extended-enterprise sales associates.

“Education marketing is still a relatively new field that has largely been the purview of agencies. What’s different about SweetRush is our ability to combine agency-level creative with the art and science of instructional design. The result is education-based marketing that’s both engaging—including branding, 3-D, and gamification—and truly effective,” said Arturo Schwartzberg, Co-founder and Chairman of SweetRush, Inc.

The Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award (Summit MEA) responds to a common need in the marketing and advertising sector: to acknowledge the contribution of results and messaging, and the achievement of the marketer’s business goals. The Summit MEA is unique to other award programs because it reinforces that the goal of marketing communications is to change, influence, or reinforce an audience’s knowledge, attitudes, or beliefs. Using this premise as a basis for its judging criteria, the competition is becoming a true arbiter of marketing communication effectiveness.

During the 2016 event, judges analyzed submissions and selected only 6 percent to receive the top spots. A truly international competition, the Summit MEA received submissions from the following twelve countries: Australia, Canada, England, Hungary, India, Nigeria, Philippines, Singapore, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, and Wales.

“Distinguishing between creativity and effectiveness is a difficult task, so winning a Summit MEA is a significant achievement,” said Jocelyn Luciano, Executive Director for the Summit International Awards. “The combination of experienced judges and our tough criteria ensures that only deserving submissions receive Summit MEA recognition.”

About SweetRush

Dream for a moment that you have the expertise and tools to positively impact the lives of others. You can affect mindsets and behavior. You can help a business grow, change, prosper, and thrive. The passionate pursuit of this expertise and development of these tools has been at the heart of the success SweetRush has experienced collaborating with clients who share the same dream.

SweetRush’s focus on team culture and mastery of performance improvement is reflected in a near-zero turnover of teammates, loyal clients, a 14-year track record of success, and a remarkable portfolio. Our work with clients has earned us gold awards from our peers and high ranking on the top training industry lists.

Every solution we deliver is infused with creativity. Instructional creativity allows us to discover effective and unique solutions to our clients’ challenges. Artistic creativity spurs us to create visually exciting, engaging user experiences. Technical creativity allows us to embrace new capabilities and platforms as they emerge, such as gamification and mobile delivery. In our Talent Solutions service, we harness creativity and our unique knowledge of talent, team-building, and learning and development to find you the best temporary staff to augment your team. We apply the creative lens to all things, from project management to how we treat our teammates, clients, and the planet.

We are over 100 people strong and have been in business since 2001. Our deliverables span from analysis and curriculum mapping to the creation of blended training products, including live and virtual classroom and the full gamut of custom-developed e-learning modalities.

Dream with us, and together let’s make a positive impact!

About Summit International Award & the Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award

The SIA organization was founded in 1994. Annually it conducts the Summit Creative Award, the Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award, and the Summit Emerging Media Award.

The Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award recognizes and rewards companies for innovative and leading-edge creative work that uses strategy and results-based effectiveness to create solutions in today’s marketplace.

Additional information about the Summit International Awards organization, its competitions and winning firms can be found on the SIA web site.

The recognition is part of the 2016 Stevie Awards for Great Employers.

San Francisco, Calif., October 3, 2016 – SweetRush has earned a Gold recognition in the category of “Leadership or Skills Development Solution Provider of the Year” as part of the 2016 Stevie® Awards for Great Employers.

SweetRush was recognized for its “world-class client list and growing reputation for exceeding client requirements,” as one of the judges stated in the evaluation comments.

“If I could give you a higher score it would be 10 and beyond infinity,” stated a second judge. He went on to praise SweetRush’s “excellent use of technology, visuals, audio, color, and sound to connect with the generation that relates to it the most.” Another judge pointed to SweetRush’s “excellent portfolio of leading-edge learning solutions, using gamification and interactive delivery.”

The Stevie Awards for Great Employers recognize the world’s best employers and the human resources professionals, teams, achievements, and HR-related products and suppliers who help to create and drive great places to work. More than 250 nominations from organizations around the world were submitted this year for consideration.

“When leadership and skills development learning solutions are successfully executed, we can dramatically impact individuals’ performance, careers, and even their lives. Great employers, including the clients we work with, know this, and that’s why we’re so proud to be in the company of the organizations, professionals, and solution providers recognized by the Stevie Awards,” said Arturo Schwartzberg, Co-Founder and Chairman of SweetRush, Inc.

“The judges were extremely impressed with the quality of entries we received in the first Stevie Award for Great Employers. The dedication these Stevie-winning organizations have to make great workplaces for employees was evident in every nomination,” said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards.

Find details here about the Stevie Awards for Great Employers and the list of 2016 Stevie Award winners.

About SweetRush

Dream for a moment that you have the expertise and tools to positively impact the lives of others. You can affect mindsets and behavior. You can help a business grow, change, prosper, and thrive. The passionate pursuit of this expertise and development of these tools has been at the heart of the success SweetRush has experienced collaborating with clients who share the same dream.

SweetRush’s focus on team culture and mastery of performance improvement is reflected in a near-zero turnover of teammates, loyal clients, a 14-year track record of success, and a remarkable portfolio. Our work with clients has earned us gold awards from our peers and high ranking on the top training industry lists.

Every solution we deliver is infused with creativity. Instructional creativity allows us to discover effective and unique solutions to our clients’ challenges. Artistic creativity spurs us to create visually exciting, engaging user experiences. Technical creativity allows us to embrace new capabilities and platforms as they emerge, such as gamification and mobile delivery. In our Talent Solutions service, we harness creativity and our unique knowledge of talent, team-building, and learning and development to find you the best temporary staff to augment your team. We apply the creative lens to all things, from project management to how we treat our teammates, clients, and the planet.

We are over 100 people strong and have been in business since 2001. Our deliverables span from analysis and curriculum mapping to the creation of blended training products, including live and virtual classroom and the full gamut of custom-developed e-learning modalities.

Dream with us, and together let’s make a positive impact!

About the Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in seven programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 10,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 60 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards.

The list, published by eLearning Industry, recognizes the providers that have a “genuine passion for learner-centric, interactive solutions customized to the particular needs of their clients.”

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., September 28, 2016.—SweetRush is proud to top the list of learning and development solution providers on eLearning Industry’s Top 10 eLearning Content Development Companies for the third consecutive year.

“SweetRush has a 15-year track record of success analyzing business challenges and delivering effective custom learning solutions, including eLearning, gamification, mobile, and instructor-led training (ILT),” writes Christopher Pappas, founder of eLearning Industry. “They are trusted by the world’s most successful companies.”

“Earning the No. 1 spot on the Top 10 eLearning Content Development Companies list for the third year in a row caps off a fantastic year for SweetRush, taking on our clients’ complex challenges and helping them set a new standard for learning within their organizations,” says Arturo Schwartzberg, SweetRush Co-Founder and Chairman. “The drive for quality and innovation within our team and in the industry at large has pushed us to leverage new technologies and methods of instruction—and deliver programs that move the needle on performance and behavior change. This is an exciting time to be in learning and development!”

The companies listed were evaluated based on eight criteria:

• eLearning content development quality
• eLearning expertise
• eLearning industry innovation
• eLearning company’s economic growth potential
• Customer retention
• Employee turnover
• Company’s social responsibility
• Customer reviews

The Top 10 is an impressive list of the best eLearning companies “that employ pioneer eLearning strategies in specialized areas,” Pappas says.

Visit elearningindustry.com to find the complete list of the Top 10 eLearning Content Development Companies.

About SweetRush

Dream for a moment that you have the expertise and tools to positively impact the lives of others. You can affect mindsets and behavior. You can help a business grow, change, prosper, and thrive. The passionate pursuit of this expertise and development of these tools has been at the heart of the success SweetRush has experienced collaborating with clients who share the same dream.

SweetRush’s focus on team culture and mastery of performance improvement is reflected in a near-zero turnover of teammates, loyal clients, a 14-year track record of success, and a remarkable portfolio. Our work with clients has earned us gold awards from our peers and high ranking on the top training industry lists.

Every solution we deliver is infused with creativity. Instructional creativity allows us to discover effective and unique solutions to our clients’ challenges. Artistic creativity spurs us to create visually exciting, engaging user experiences. Technical creativity allows us to embrace new capabilities and platforms as they emerge, such as gamification and mobile delivery. In our Talent Solutions service, we harness creativity and our unique knowledge of talent, team-building, and learning and development to find you the best temporary staff to augment your team. We apply the creative lens to all things, from project management to how we treat our teammates, clients, and the planet.

We are over 100 people strong and have been in business since 2001. Our deliverables span from analysis and curriculum mapping to the creation of blended training products, including live and virtual classroom and the full gamut of custom-developed e-learning modalities.

Dream with us, and together let’s make a positive impact!

Training Industry creates the list of the best providers of gamification services and technologies every year in support of corporate learning and development. SweetRush has been on the list since its 2014 creation.

San Francisco, California, September 22, 2016 – SweetRush, Inc., has been recognized by Training Industry as one of the top 20 companies providing gamification services in corporate learning and development. This is the third consecutive year that Training Industry has included SweetRush in its Top 20 Gamification Companies list.

This year, the selection of the 20 companies was based on the following criteria:

• Features and capabilities of the gamification products/services
• Company size and growth potential
• Quality and number of clients/users
• Geographic reach
• Awards, recognition, and competitive differentiation

“It’s no secret that games have proven to be incredibly effective in increasing engagement and motivation in adult learning,” said Arturo Schwartzberg, Co-founder and Chairman of SweetRush. “We started creating games over 10 years ago, and today we’re incorporating gaming elements in most of the learning solutions we produce: game activities in eLearning and ILT courses, serious games, mobile games, ‘gamified’ learning portals, and more. Excelling at gamification requires the right combination of creativity, technology, an integrated instructional-design and game-design process, and the trust and collaboration of clients willing to raise the bar. Making the Top 20 Gamification Companies list is a great honor and we are just excited to see what tomorrow brings.”

Earlier this year, SweetRush was recognized by Training Industry as a Top 20 Content Development Company.

“Our third annual Top Gamification Companies List showcases the tremendous impact gaming is having on the corporate learning space,” said Ken Taylor, President, Training Industry, Inc. “These companies are able to incorporate gamification strategies like adaptive learning, coaching and simulations to increase employee engagement and material retention.”

“Gaming, and the use of games in corporate training, is serious business,” said Doug Harward, Chief Executive Officer, Training Industry, Inc. “These training companies bring gaming and training together in a way that can help businesses achieve learning and development goals by improving the efficiency and effectiveness of training initiatives.”

View the 2016 Top 20 Gamification Companies

About SweetRush

Dream for a moment that you have the expertise and tools to positively impact the lives of others. You can affect mindsets and behavior. You can help a business grow, change, prosper, and thrive. The passionate pursuit of this expertise and development of these tools has been at the heart of the success SweetRush has experienced collaborating with clients who share the same dream.

SweetRush’s focus on team culture and mastery of performance improvement is reflected in a near-zero turnover of teammates, loyal clients, a 14-year track record of success, and a remarkable portfolio. Our work with clients has earned us gold awards from our peers and high ranking on the top training industry lists.

Every solution we deliver is infused with creativity. Instructional creativity allows us to discover effective and unique solutions to our clients’ challenges. Artistic creativity spurs us to create visually exciting, engaging user experiences. Technical creativity allows us to embrace new capabilities and platforms as they emerge, such as gamification and mobile delivery. In our Talent Solutions service, we harness creativity and our unique knowledge of talent, team-building, and learning and development to find you the best temporary staff to augment your team. We apply the creative lens to all things, from project management to how we treat our teammates, clients, and the planet.

We are over 100 people strong and have been in business since 2001. Our deliverables span from analysis and curriculum mapping to the creation of blended training products, including live and virtual classroom and the full gamut of custom-developed e-learning modalities.

Dream with us, and together let’s make a positive impact!

About Training Industry, Inc.

TrainingIndustry.com spotlights the latest news, articles, case studies and best practices within the training industry. The company publishes the annual Training Industry Top 20 and Training Industry Watch List reports covering many sectors of interest to the corporate training function. Our focus is on helping dedicated businesses and training professionals get the information, insight and tools needed to more effectively manage the business of learning.

The awards recognize the breadth and depth of SweetRush’s content development services, including mobile learning, games, video, performance support, social learning, blended programs, and sales training.

San Francisco, California., September 7, 2016 — Brandon Hall has announced the winners of the coveted HCM Learning and Development Excellence Awards 2016, and SweetRush Inc. won nine awards, including seven gold, placing the company among the top overall award winners. The winning award categories include mobile learning, games, social learning, video, performance support, and sales training.

SweetRush shares its awards with its clients: global, world-class companies Cisco Systems, Inc.; Hilton Worldwide; and Bridgestone Americas, Inc. The winning projects include an engaging large-scale sales training program, an innovative soft skills learning program for engineers, a sophisticated mobile learning game, and compelling training videos.

“The bar for Brandon Hall Group Excellence awards is high, and to bring home the gold in such a large number of categories highlights our strengths as a partner in learning and development. Each and every one of these projects—be they mobile, gaming, social, video, or a blend—was built on excellent client collaboration and trust, creativity, innovation, and a strategic approach from analysis to evaluation,” said Arturo Schwartzberg, Co-founder and Chairman of SweetRush Inc.

SweetRush’s nine awards include:

GOLD: Best Sales Training Program for Extended Enterprise

GOLD: Best Advance in Creating an Extended Enterprise Learning Program

GOLD: Best Use of Games or Simulations for Learning

GOLD: Best Use of Mobile Learning

GOLD: Best Use of Performance Support

GOLD: Best Use of Social Collaborative Learning

GOLD: Best Use of Video

SILVER: Best Use of Blended Learning Program

BRONZE: Best Use of Video

“Winning a Brandon Hall Group Excellence Award means an organization is an elite innovator within Human Capital Management. The award signifies that the organization’s work represents a leading practice in that HCM function,” said Rachel Cooke, Chief Operating Officer of Brandon Hall Group and head of the awards program. “Their achievement is also notable because of the positive impact their work in HCM has on business results. All award winners have to demonstrate a measurable benefit to the business, not just the HCM operation. That’s an important distinction. Our HCM award winners are helping to transform the business.”
A panel of veteran, independent senior industry experts and Brandon Hall Group senior analysts and executives evaluated the entries based upon the following criteria: fit the need, design of the program, functionality, innovation, and overall measurable benefits.

A full list of winners can be found on the Brandon Hall Group website.

About SweetRush

Dream for a moment that you have the expertise and tools to positively impact the lives of others. You can affect mindsets and behavior. You can help a business grow, change, prosper, and thrive. The passionate pursuit of this expertise and development of these tools has been at the heart of the success SweetRush has experienced collaborating with clients who share the same dream.

SweetRush’s focus on team culture and mastery of performance improvement is reflected in a near-zero turnover of teammates, loyal clients, a 14-year track record of success, and a remarkable portfolio. Our work with clients has earned us gold awards from our peers and high ranking on the top training industry lists.

Every solution we deliver is infused with creativity. Instructional creativity allows us to discover effective and unique solutions to our clients’ challenges. Artistic creativity spurs us to create visually exciting, engaging user experiences. Technical creativity allows us to embrace new capabilities and platforms as they emerge, such as gamification and mobile delivery. In our Talent Solutions service, we harness creativity and our unique knowledge of talent, team-building, and learning and development to find you the best temporary staff to augment your team. We apply the creative lens to all things, from project management to how we treat our teammates, clients, and the planet.

We are over 100 people strong and have been in business since 2001. Our deliverables span from analysis and curriculum mapping to the creation of blended training products, including live and virtual classroom and the full gamut of custom-developed e-learning modalities.

Dream with us, and together let’s make a positive impact!

About Brandon Hall Group

Brandon Hall Group is a HCM research and advisory services firm that provides insights around key performance areas, including learning and development, talent management, leadership development, talent acquisition, and workforce management.

With more than 10,000 clients globally and 20 years of delivering world-class research and advisory services, Brandon Hall Group is focused on developing research that drives performance in emerging and large organizations and provides strategic insights for executives and practitioners responsible for growth and business results. Visit their Brandon Hall website for more information.

The prestigious Leadership or Skills Development Solution Provider of the Year award is part of the 2016 Stevie® Awards for Great Employers.

San Francisco, CA., August 20, 2016 – SweetRush, Inc., was named a Finalist in the Leadership or Skills Development Solution Provider of the Year category in the 2016 Stevie® Awards for Great Employers. SweetRush will ultimately win a gold, silver, or bronze award on September 30, 2016, at a gala ceremony.

In evaluation comments, one judge stated, “If I could give you a higher score it would be 10 and beyond infinity,” and praised SweetRush’s “excellent use of technology, visual, audio, color, and sound to connect with the generation that relates to it the most.” Others pointed to the company’s “excellent portfolio of leading-edge learning solutions; using gamification and interactive delivery,” and “world-class client list and growing reputation for exceeding client requirements.”

“All of us at SweetRush are thrilled to be recognized as a Finalist for Solution Provider of the Year,” said Arturo Schwartzberg, Co-Founder and Chairman. “It represents 15 years of strong collaborations with our clients, who have brought us their increasingly complex challenges, and the phenomenal talent of our team to create engaging and effective learning solutions. I couldn’t be more proud.”

More than 250 nominations from organizations around the world were evaluated in this year’s competition. Winners were determined by the average scores of more than 50 professionals worldwide, acting as judges. The Stevie Awards for Great Employers recognize achievement in many facets of the workplace. The categories are:

• Employer of the Year
• HR Achievements
• HR Individual Awards
• HR Team Categories
• Solution Provider Awards
• New Product & Service Awards

“The Stevie Awards for Great Employers is our newest Stevie Awards program, and we’re very pleased with the results of the first edition,” said Michael Gallagher, President and Founder of the Stevie Awards. “We congratulate all of this year’s Finalists and look forward to honoring them at our gala ceremony in New York on September 30.”

Details about the Stevie Awards for Great Employers and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.StevieAwards.com/HR.

About SweetRush

Dream for a moment that you have the expertise and tools to positively impact the lives of others. You can affect mindsets and behavior. You can help a business grow, change, prosper, and thrive. The passionate pursuit of this expertise and development of these tools has been at the heart of the success SweetRush has experienced collaborating with clients who share the same dream.

SweetRush’s focus on team culture and mastery of performance improvement is reflected in a near-zero turnover of teammates, loyal clients, a 14-year track record of success, and a remarkable portfolio. Our work with clients has earned us gold awards from our peers and high ranking on the top training industry lists.

Every solution we deliver is infused with creativity. Instructional creativity allows us to discover effective and unique solutions to our clients’ challenges. Artistic creativity spurs us to create visually exciting, engaging user experiences. Technical creativity allows us to embrace new capabilities and platforms as they emerge, such as gamification and mobile delivery. In our Talent Solutions service, we harness creativity and our unique knowledge of talent, team-building, and learning and development to find you the best temporary staff to augment your team. We apply the creative lens to all things, from project management to how we treat our teammates, clients, and the planet.

We are over 100 people strong and have been in business since 2001. Our deliverables span from analysis and curriculum mapping to the creation of blended training products, including live and virtual classroom and the full gamut of custom-developed e-learning modalities.

Dream with us, and together let’s make a positive impact!

About The Stevie Awards

The Stevie Awards are conferred in seven programs: The American Business Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, and the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com, and follow the Stevie Awards on Twitter @TheStevieAwards.

SweetRush and Cisco win the only Gold award in the Training Video category for inspiring and impactful video communication.

San Francisco, California., August 11, 2016 — SweetRush, Inc., in partnership and collaboration with Cisco Systems, Inc., was named the winner of the only Gold Stevie® Award in the Training Video category at the 13th Annual International Business Awards.

The winning video was described by one judge as “a beautifully produced video, which will capture the interest of technical experts and motivate them to develop communication and interpersonal skills.” Others found the video to be “highly creative and emotive,” and “clearly delivered its message in an engaging and visually dynamic way,” representing a “very thought-provoking and reflective lesson weaved in an engaging style.”

“This award recognizes a motivational, impactful video that achieved all of its goals: reaching the audience, generating excitement for an upcoming learning program, and laying the foundation for a high-quality, engaging learning experience,” said Arturo Schwartzberg, SweetRush Chairman and CFO. “This type of up-front video communication is increasingly an essential part of successfully launching programmatic learning, and significantly increases learner anticipation and engagement.”

More than 3,800 nominations from more than 60+ nations were reviewed in the International Business Awards. Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 200 executives worldwide who participated in the judging process.

About SweetRush

Dream for a moment that you have the expertise and tools to positively impact the lives of others. You can affect mindsets and behavior. You can help a business grow, change, prosper, and thrive. The passionate pursuit of this expertise and development of these tools has been at the heart of the success SweetRush has experienced collaborating with clients who share the same dream.

SweetRush’s focus on team culture and mastery of performance improvement is reflected in a near-zero turnover of teammates, loyal clients, a 14-year track record of success, and a remarkable portfolio. Our work with clients has earned us gold awards from our peers and high ranking on the top training industry lists.

Every solution we deliver is infused with creativity. Instructional creativity allows us to discover effective and unique solutions to our clients’ challenges. Artistic creativity spurs us to create visually exciting, engaging user experiences. Technical creativity allows us to embrace new capabilities and platforms as they emerge, such as gamification and mobile delivery. In our Talent Solutions service, we harness creativity and our unique knowledge of talent, team-building, and learning and development to find you the best temporary staff to augment your team. We apply the creative lens to all things, from project management to how we treat our teammates, clients, and the planet.

We are over 100 people strong and have been in business since 2001. Our deliverables span from analysis and curriculum mapping to the creation of blended training products, including live and virtual classroom and the full gamut of custom-developed e-learning modalities.

Dream with us, and together let’s make a positive impact!

About the Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in seven programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 10,000 nominations each year from organizations in more than 60 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.

Serious game developed by SweetRush for Bridgestone tire sales associates chosen for its high quality and engagement

San Francisco, Calif., June 20, 2016 – The International Serious Play Competition announced its 2016 winners and honored SweetRush Inc. and its client Bridgestone Americas, Inc., with a silver award in the Corporate category.

The winning entry was Counter Intelligence, a sophisticated, scenario-based, serious game available for desktop and mobile that SweetRush developed in collaboration with Bridgestone. The game serves as the culmination of a sales and product knowledge learning program and challenges sales associates to use all the skills they’ve acquired in the program.

“More and more companies are looking to game-based learning because of its proven high-engagement levels,” said Arturo Schwartzberg, Chairman and CFO of SweetRush. “Yet we know it can be a challenge to produce learning games internally. Working with a vendor-partner that offers a blend of instructional and gaming capabilities, you can work collaboratively to develop and deliver serious games that are both fun and effective.”

The International Serious Play Competition recognizes outstanding examples of titles that deliver a high quality of engagement and learning opportunities for students, employees, or other education or training situations.

About SweetRush

Dream for a moment that you have the expertise and tools to positively impact the lives of others. You can affect mindsets and behavior. You can help a business grow, change, prosper, and thrive. The passionate pursuit of this expertise and development of these tools has been at the heart of the success SweetRush has experienced collaborating with clients who share the same dream.

SweetRush’s focus on team culture and mastery of performance improvement is reflected in a near-zero turnover of teammates, loyal clients, a 14-year track record of success, and a remarkable portfolio. Our work with clients has earned us gold awards from our peers and high ranking on the top training industry lists.

Every solution we deliver is infused with creativity. Instructional creativity allows us to discover effective and unique solutions to our clients’ challenges. Artistic creativity spurs us to create visually exciting, engaging user experiences. Technical creativity allows us to embrace new capabilities and platforms as they emerge, such as gamification and mobile delivery. In our Talent Solutions service, we harness creativity and our unique knowledge of talent, team-building, and learning and development to find you the best temporary staff to augment your team. We apply the creative lens to all things, from project management to how we treat our teammates, clients, and the planet.

We are over 100 people strong and have been in business since 2001. Our deliverables span from analysis and curriculum mapping to the creation of blended training products, including live and virtual classroom and the full gamut of custom-developed e-learning modalities.

Dream with us, and together let’s make a positive impact!

About the International Serious Play Competition

For more information, go to http://seriousplayconf.com/2016-serious-play-awards/.

Contact:
Carolina Montero
Marketing & Communications Specialist
SweetRush Inc.
[email protected]

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