Brian Washburn

Brian Washburn is the co-founder and CEO of Endurance Learning, a boutique instructional design firm specializing in generating creative and unique instructor-led or elearning programs for a client base that ranges from small nonprofit organizations to Fortune 500 companies. Brian has been dabbling in the world of instructional design and corporate training for more than 20 years. It all began as a Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay (1998-2000), where he discovered the joys of standing in front of a group of participants, finding ways to engage them and using flipchart to generate dynamic visual aids. Since then, Brian has worked mostly in the nonprofit sector, leading training teams that have been charged with world-changing missions ranging from ensuring every child in foster care has a safe and permanent home to eliminating corneal blindness around the globe. Brian has developed and facilitated training programs in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Years ago he was named a "Top Young Trainer" by Training magazine, and more recently served as the president of the ATD Puget Sound chapter. Brian can be found through his Train Like A Champion blog, on Twitter (@flipchartguy) and is always happy to connect with people on LinkedIn. He lives in Seattle, WA with his two children and dog named Picco.