KAS Concepts

KAS Concepts supports leaders to strategically align learning to drive organizational growth.

Whether building a learning strategy, lining out training processes or standing up training teams, KAS can guide you through the process. 

KAS also exists to support the trainer's themselves to design, develop and deliver training that doesn't suck through it's line of No Boring Training products & services.

Founder

igus Inc.

Created and built out first ever learning & development department and processes for North American operations supporting 500+ colleagues across all disciplines in the organization 

Key Accomplishments
* Aligned learning to business strategy to implement customized learning approaches tied to business outcomes
* Led team organizing end user training of new enterprise software roll out to 300 plus users to increase adoption rates and reduce learning curve of new system 
* Created and implemented job skills training program for sales teams that lead to reduce ramp time for new sales team members 
* Created and delivered leadership development training series with customized in-person workshops, micro-video channel and self-study content to increase retention across the org   
* Created and delivered professional development training series to support continued growth of team members in areas such as interviewing skills and bias 
* Pioneered introduction of micro-learning video content of high cadence targeted trainings that have been adopted by the worldwide organization to fuel self and classroom study options 
* Led introduction of customer service new hire training program to standardize processes & training across teams, reduce order entry errors and increase customer satisfaction 
* Led creation and launch of new onboarding program for office and production team members  

Responsibilities Leading L&D Team 
•	Design, development and deliver of new hire job skills training programs across all divisions 
•	Design & implement comprehensive ongoing training programs to support talent retention 
•	Design, implement, deliver topic specific training workshops to address emergent needs
•	Create, manage and deploy self-study options via e-learning and micro-video platforms 
•	Coordinate with overseas headquarters to synchronize training, share ideas and expand training capabilities

Learning and Development Manager

Rebuilt training program to produce comprehensive onboarding and ongoing training programs for outside & inside sales roles. 

Key Accomplishments: 
•	Designed division wide new hire job skills training program that reduced ramp time from 36 months to 12  
•	Implemented structured instructional design process to create learning material tied to business outcomes
•       Trained SME instructors on Adult Learning Styles which lead to increased training material retention rates based on in-program testing scores and manager post-training review 
•	Designed & delivered various targeted sales process training workshops which directly addressed skills gaps and produced sales growth increases 
•	Created video sales training programs that have been adopted by global organization 


DryTech Division Trainer: 
•	Instructional design of sales team training programs: new hire process, follow on training & targeted workshops
•	Delivering instructor lead training content & coordinating other instructors as required by curriculum during trainings
•	Coordination & organization of ILT training groups  
•	Designing, monitoring and tracking training effectiveness evaluations during & after training cycles
•	Coordinating with and advising executive and field management leaders to identify training gaps and implement strategic vision via training
•	Coordinating with product support staff to develop sale training materials for new product releases
•	Developing & delivering sales training audio programs  
•	Creating & delivering sales training video programs

DryTech Division Trainer 

10 years successfully producing sales growth and building sales teams.  

From Jan17 to Dec20 I held the dual role of Regional Sales Manager and Drytech Divisional Trainer. 


South Region (2011-2016)
* Sales in the region have grown from $3m to $9.6m over 5 years. 
* Onboarded 6 new sales people growing team from 3 to 9  
* 12 states 

South Central (2017-2020) 
*  Built new sales team in under-served and under-performing territories to produce growth of $1,151,787 
* Onboarded 5 new team members 
* 6 states 

Gulf States (2020) 
* Realign sales team with corporate divisional structure changes including evaluation & creation of new sales territories to drive sales growth 
* Guide sales team through organizational change process
* 5 states 
* Guide sales team through challenges of pandemic

Regional Sales Manager

Local sales representative tasked with growing sales of DryTech products (including plastic bushings, linear slides and spherical bearing products) in the Southern Ohio, Southern Indiana and Kentucky area. 

Daily responsibilities included regular sales visits with customers, exploring opportunities for sales growth and identifying key strategic accounts, regular sales presentations to new potential customers, prospecting, and making proposals. As needed would present technical training presentations to customers to strengthen their product knowledge and uncover new sales opportunities. 

I was also tasked to support the Regional Sales Manager, as needed, for special projects. 

Sales for this previously underdeveloped area were increased from less than $200,000 to $800,000 annually. 

Special projects included overhauling existing sales presentation package (PowerPoint). Awarded Employee of the year 2006 and Outstanding Achievement 2007.

Territory Sales Manager

Witt Galvanizing

Sales representative for 3 hot dip galvanizing plants, covering a 6 state area. 

Responsibilities included relationship building with steel fabricators and steel specifying groups to drive sales. For larger projects, quoting prices based off estimated processing rates was required. 

Large profile projects included Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio and the CTA-Blue Line overhaul project in Chicago.

Sr. Technical Sales Representative

Asked to give a training but don't know where to start? ⚙️ Want your training to work? ⚙️ New to training or want to break in? ⚙️ Leaders, do you want happier, more innovative, more aligned people in your orgs? ?

Leaders lay awake at night worrying about revenue, profit, productivity, net promoter score, developing leaders and talent retention. 

How they can carve out a competitive advantage and drive top line performance. 

Aligning learning strategies with big picture vision builds the foundations so the organization can thrive. 

But especially in small to medium sized firms, late stage startups or larger autonomous teams training is a hassle due to workload. So it gets pushed off. 

Sometimes leaders just don't know where to start. 

Or worse yet, the training you do offer is dull, boring and people just don't want it.  

Powerful in-house training, supporting the overarching company goals, is not out of your reach. 

I support leaders to

✅ Align learning strategies with overall vision
✅ Build their own internal training capabilities 

I also support trainers themselves, especially those newer to corporate training or experienced trainers that need a second opinion or outside perspective. 

Built on experience and how people actually learn. I combine training experience with 25 years of sales, sales management and HR success to see the whole picture. 

You want more results and less yawns? 

Let's chat.

Adam Spacht

Soft Skill & Corporate Trainer | 41K | I Help Individuals Master Public Speaking with Confidence | Professor-PW | Speaker - G Summit 2023 | 30+ Webinars | Resume Review & Interview Prep Coach | Trained 1000+ | 30+ Brands

Is communicating with confidence holding you back?

I’m Vrinda Gupta, a Leadership Communication Trainer and 2× TEDx Speaker.

I work with corporate professionals, founders, and high-potential students who know their work but struggle to articulate it with confidence, clarity, and authority.

My work sits at the intersection of confidence, communication, and performance.

Over the years, I’ve trained 4,500+ professionals and students, helping them:

- Speak clearly in high-stakes meetings and interviews
- Build executive presence without changing who they are
- Communicate ideas confidently with clients, leadership, and stakeholders
- Overcome the silent fear of speaking that limits growth

Where my work shows up

- Fortune 500 companies & corporate teams, training professionals across roles and seniority
- Top institutions, including IIT Ranchi, Amity University, FORE School of Management, PayPal learning cohorts, and other leading campuses
- Founders and senior professionals navigating leadership communication, presentations, and influence

My work has been featured across platforms focused on leadership, culture, and professional growth, including:
- TEDx & Josh Talks
- Humans of Bombay
- LinkedIn News & ET (Economic Times) features
- Favikon - Top Creators
- LinkedIn Top Voice (2025)

What I train people on

- Executive & workplace communication
- Interview and placement communication
- Leadership presence & stakeholder conversations
- Client communication & professional confidence
- Public speaking and high-pressure communication scenarios

Whether you’re an early-career professional, a people leader, a founder, or an academic institution preparing students for industry, communication is the skill that decides how far capability actually travels.

If you’re exploring structured communication training for yourself, your team, students, or leadership cohort, you can reach out here.

📩 vrindagupta02@gmail.com

Vrinda Gupta

I almost cancelled that evening.

It wasn’t even something important. Just one of those “haan haan I’ll come” plans that you low-key hope get cancelled on their own.

I was tired. Didn’t feel like talking. Didn’t feel like explaining myself to anyone.

I even typed the message.

“Hey, something’s come up…”

And then just stared at it.

For some reason, I didn’t send it.

I went.

The event itself was very normal. Average. Loud. Slightly awkward.

But I had one random conversation in a corner with someone I barely knew.

They said something so casually about how they handle self-doubt and it hit me harder than it should have.

Not because it was profound. Because it was honest.

I came back home thinking about that one line.

It’s strange how perspective sometimes comes from places you almost skipped.

Now I think about all the times I’ve cancelled things because I didn’t “feel like it.”

Maybe half the growth in life is just showing up on low-energy days.

2× TEDx Speaker | Corporate Communication Trainer | I Help Teams & Leaders Communicate with Authority | Better Client Conversations, Stronger Leadership Presence, Higher Conversions | Top Voice 2025

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This Valentine’s Day, I said yes!

It’s not what you thinking lol..

Valentine’s has become this very couple-heavy thing. Which is fine. But it also feels very limited.

So I spent it with my girls.

We got dressed, took 200 photos. Later my sister and I did a small surprise for our parents, watching them get awkwardly happy over something so simple made me realise how quietly they’ve loved us our whole lives. And then on 15th it was Shivratri.

I went to the very famous Balbulnath temple in South Mumbai. The line was mad. Three hours.

Usually I would’ve complained but this time I didn’t feel that irritation.

People around me were super annoyed but idk what changed exactly. Maybe I’ve become calmer. 

And when I finally stepped out after darshan. Peaceful. That’s the only word I can think of.

Nothing very dramatic happened like I didn’t have some spiritual breakthrough. I just noticed that I wasn’t reacting the way I used to.

And that felt like growth.

You know I can take a training session for upto 5 hours straight or I can sit in an intense 1:1 conversations for hours.

Those don't drain me at all.

What drains me is 

--> Repeating the same feedback to someone who's not actually listening. 
--> Sitting in meetings where everyone talks but no one takes ownership. 
--> Doing work that looks important but creates zero real impact.

What energizes me is the opposite. 

--> Watching someone's posture change mid-session when they finally understand why their communication wasn't landing. 
--> A 1:1 where someone walks away with actual clarity, not just polite agreement. 
--> Creating something that helps people think and speak more clearly.

Same effort. Completely different effect.

The work that exhausts you isn't always about the hours. Sometimes it's about whether anything real is actually happening on the other side.

Look at your last week. What drained you wasn't the hard work. It was the work that led nowhere. Start saying no to that.

An HR head from an IT company reached out to me with a simple problem.

“Our team is technically strong. But our emails are costing us deals.”

Follow-ups sounded unsure. Proposals felt unclear. Client responses were slow or cold.

The issue wasn’t capability.

It was communication.

So we ran a focused session on business email writing:

– Structuring intent clearly
– Removing passive, apologetic tone
– Writing with outcome in mind
– Stronger subject lines
– Clear call-to-actions
– Client-centric language

No theory. Just real emails. Real rewrites. Real practice.

A few weeks later, I got a call.

“Something’s changed. The emails are sharper. Clients are responding faster. And Conversations are moving forward.”

Sometimes the gap between effort and results isn’t strategy.

It’s how you articulate value.

If your team is technically strong but struggling with conversions, the issue might not be competence.

It might be clarity.

My DMs are open if this sounds familiar.

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