Steven has been providing experiential learning programs since 1984, serving organizations, adults, colleges and high schools. He received his post graduate degree in Experiential Education. His creative workshop designs have taken him across the country to deliver dynamic programs and processes for many progressive organizations (See Clients). His primary focus has been on Experience-based Training and Development (EBTD). EBL, Inc. custom designs every program and fine tunes the results to meet the demanding needs of competitive corporations. While Experience Based Learning programs are fun in nature, Steven believes that unless you are able to make a direct transfer to the work environment, then the experience did not achieve its full impact.(Click here for a more detailed biography)

"I believe that everyone has hidden potential. If placed in a creative and engaging environment, individuals are more apt to recognize these hidden potentials and apply them to their everyday lives. The medium of activity-based learning in team building courses and other adventure exercises all utilize ‘learning by doing,’ which incorporates the three learning styles of audio, visual, and tactile. The direct transfer of these newly found potentials, to work and/or personal interactions, is critical and is what we are about. This separates EBL, Inc. processes from recreation."

Lisa’s background is in communication and psychology. She has been an Experiential Facilitator for over four years. Prior to that her background has included management jobs, youth service, office roles and outdoor leadership. She designs and facilitates programs for corporate organizations, as well as school and community groups. She has assisted with developing topical workshops on Leadership, Time Management, and Team Building. Her expertise and enthusiasm lies in creative approaches when dealing with challenging group dynamics.

A freelance business consultant with EBL, Richard customizes methodology for strategic planning, business process improvement, and team facilitation. The combination of these skills and the owner's 20 years of hands-on experience in the pharmaceutical business world provides a powerful resource to organizations wishing to pursue a course of pragmatic change.

Business process improvement (frequently labeled "re-engineering") requires a disciplined approach. Richard brings a large selection of tools and practical experience in industrial engineering, performance excellence facilitation, process improvement consulting, and financial analysis to the table to help simplify or redesign your business process to improve the quality, cost, and service of your product.

Richard also draws upon training and application experience in: Strategic Planning, Total Quality Management (TQM), Activity Based Management (ABM), and Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRPII). (Click here for a more detailed biography)

Mr. Keating graduated in the top one percent of his class from the University of Maryland, College Park. After graduating he joined NCR Corporation as the Mid-Atlantic Region’s most sought after candidate. Soon after becoming a member of the team at NCR, David was promoted to the role of analyzing the effectiveness of NCR’s proposed national sales force reorganization. From NCR, David went onto earn his M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School; after graduating from Harvard, he joined Twain Associates, Inc. With Twain, David analyzed dozens of companies in numerous industries and began to develop the fundamental principles of the Teamwork Resolves Conflict Process.

From Twain Associates, David joined Signet Banking Corporation to implement a prototype version of the TRC Process. While at Signet he rebuilt a team of highly skilled professionals and supported a $428 million securities offering. From Signet he went on to refine the TRC Process as the Director of Strategic Planning for Taneytown Bank & Trust, Inc. Excited by the opportunity to bring these principles to a broader audience, David joined EBL to offer clients the TRC Process through individualized executive coaching and team building consulting.

"It is clear that success requires the ideas of everyone on the team, and it is the responsibility of the Team Leader to draw out ideas of all team members, not just the ones that naturally get along well with others."