Corporate Cultures: Learn Out Loud.com
Welcome to part 2 in the Corporate Cultures series. Today, I had the opportunity to speak with David Bischke, Director of Operations for LearnOutLoud.com.
Learn Out Loud is a small company located in Santa Monica, CA, which is focused on promoting the use of audio and video educational material for personal and professional development.
In 2005, David and his brother, Jon, often found themselves sitting in heavy traffic in Los Angeles, an area known for horrendous commute times. They had an epiphany when they realized they could use their “dead” time as learning time. They decided to build a company that would encourage people to grow and learn while commuting, exercising, doing chores, or other “dead time.”
The company is made up of about 5 full-time employees and some part-time employees, all friends of David and Jon. When asked whether the company does anything specific to keep its employees happy, he said that there was really no need for that at Learn Out Loud.
“When you employ a lot of friends,” David says, “that brings happiness with it.”
He said the company only hires people who are passionate about learning and growth. Because of this passion, employees are happy to be a part of the company, and everyone feels like an integral part of the company’s mission.
As an added perk, employees get total access to all of the audio and video products. This allows them to keep learning and growing while staying up-to-date on all of the latest learning programs.
When I asked David what he most enjoys about working at Learn Out Loud, he said it is the learning aspect. Not only has he gotten to learn how to run a successful online business, but he gets access to all of the best lectures, podcasts and audio learning programs available.
To find out more about Learn Out Loud, and to browse their archives of over 20,000 audios and videos (many of them free), visit http://www.learnoutloud.com
