Sometimes you don't need an instructional designer — you need the actual expert. The cardiologist who can validate clinical accuracy. The chemical engineer who can speak to plant safety. The compliance officer who knows the regulation inside and out. The cybersecurity practitioner who's lived the incident response.
Sourcing the right SME is one of the things our team genuinely loves doing — and it's one of the places SweetRush quietly excels. Because we live inside the L&D community across so many sectors, we know how to find credentialed experts who can also teach: people who don't just know their field, but can communicate it clearly to learners at any level.
Every SME we place is screened, not just for credentials and years of experience, but for teaching fluency—the ability to explain complex material clearly, c ollaborate well with instructional designers, and connect with learners. Expertise alone doesn't make someone a great learning partner.
We look for the rare specialists who bring both.We regularly source SMEs across industries, including:
If you have a need we haven't listed, ask us. Tracking down the right specialist for a hard-to-fill SME role is exactly the kind of challenge our team gets excited about.
A global insurance provider needed a leadership program for high-level claims executives that resonated with their specific professional culture. They required an expert who could speak the nuanced language of risk and policy mandates rather than a generalist theorist. We sourced a veteran L&D strategist with two decades of experience in the financial sector. By partnering this specialist with our designers, the client delivered a program that gained immediate credibility with leadership, significantly improving manager confidence and alignment with strategic business priorities.
SweetRush delivers innovative learning and development solutions, including custom eLearning, immersive training, and talent development strategies.
