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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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SweetRush creative work scores among the best in interactive training, educational video, and employee communication categories

San Francisco, Calif., June, 13, 2016 – The Summit International Awards recently announced the winners of the Summit Creative Awards (SCA) and SweetRush, Inc., stood out in three categories for collaborations with our client partners Bridgestone Americas, Inc., and Red Robin International, Inc.

The international panel of judges recognized SweetRush with three awards, as follows:

Silver Award: Employee Communication Video
For Bridgestone’s Consumer Tire Education promotional video

Silver Award: Training – Interactive Media
For Red Robin’s Triple R Guest Central game

Bronze Award: Education/Teaching Video
For Bridgestone’s RENOA Silencer Grooves video

“We strongly encourage and help our client partners to bring the level of creativity to internal training and communications that they bring to external marketing and advertising,” said Arturo Schwartzberg, Chairman and CFO of SweetRush. “When employees see that what you’ve created for them is high quality and engaging, and speaks to them in an authentic voice, they recognize it as an investment in them and helping them achieve their personal and professional goals. That resonates with all employees, and in particular with Millennials and Generation Z.”

“Winning a Summit Creative Award is a significant accomplishment in one’s career. With vetted judges, tough judging criteria, two-phase blind judging processes, and strict bylaws limiting winners, only deserving entries receive recognition,” said Jocelyn Luciano, Executive Director for the Summit International Awards (SIA). “The creative work this year was outstanding. Watching the judges debate the details of individual entries in the run-off for the tops spots was inspiring.”

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 Creative Award

The Summit International Awards 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 Creative Award recognizes and celebrates the creative achievements of small- and medium-sized advertising agencies worldwide with annual billings under $30 million. Celebrating its 22nd year, the SCA has firmly established itself as the premier arbiter of creative excellence for firms of this size and has become a coveted honor.

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

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

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SweetRush-Cisco collaboration yields training video that impresses American Business Award judges with its visual quality and minimalist approach.

San Francisco, Calif., June 13, 2016 – SweetRush Inc. and Cisco Systems, Inc. were recently named the winner of a Gold Stevie^® Award in the Video Training category at the 14^th Annual American Business Awards. The judges’ comments emphasized the video’s creativity and high quality.

“We are extremely proud of our collaboration with Cisco and its results,” said Arturo Schwartzberg, Chairman and CFO of SweetRush. “The high ranking we earned together for this award demonstrates the power of video to rally, motivate, excite, and inspire your audience. You can visually bring to life a message that resonates with their mindset and personal and professional goals.”

The popularity of the original, award-winning video led to a request to create a modified version for recruiting, which is available on Cisco’s YouTube channel: Cisco: Now Hiring the Engineers of Tomorrow.

“The judges were extremely impressed with the quality of entries we received this year. The competition was intense and every organization that has won should be proud,” said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards.

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 Cisco

Cisco is a worldwide company with 380 global sites doing business in more than 165 countries. Customers include Enterprise, Service Providers, Commercial and Public Sector.

Cisco offers products and technologies including Switching, Next Generation Network (NGN) Routing, Collaboration (voice, video, data and mobile applications), Service Provider Video, Data Center, Wireless, Security and other products. Service offerings include technical support and advanced services. For more information visit: www.cisco.com

About the American Business & Stevie Awards

The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations—public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.

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 at http://www.StevieAwards.com.

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

 

SweetRush joins list of top companies creating content for the Learning & Development industry for second straight year

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 10, 2016 – Training Industry recently announced its list of Top 20 Content Development companies, and SweetRush was recognized as a leader in developing learning content for the second year.

The annual list recognizes companies that demonstrate excellence in several areas, including industry visibility, innovation, content delivery capabilities, company size, depth and breadth of subject matter expertise, quality of clients, and geographic reach.

“Each day our team has a chance to practice our craft on behalf of world-class client–partners is a blessing we do not take for granted,” said Andrei Hedstrom, SweetRush CEO. “We appreciate that Training Industry creates a place for firms like ours to be acknowledged and celebrated. This furthers our collective ability to refine and deliver services such as content development for e-learning, mobile learning, instructor-led training, video, and learning games that ultimately serve to solve complex business challenges.”

“We are excited to announce our 2016 Content Development Companies List as it is an important resource, helping training buyers find the best match for their learning program development needs,” said Ken Taylor, president, Training Industry, Inc. “These companies are able to bring together innovative technologies and best-in-class instructional design to generate some of the most exciting examples of corporate learning in the marketplace.”

“The content development segment of the training industry is quickly becoming one of our most inquired about Top 20 lists,” said Doug Harward, CEO, Training Industry, Inc. “The companies selected for this year’s list continue to lead in setting many of the key trends in corporate training.”

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.

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

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

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