Tara Furiani

Director of Sales Training & Development Tara Furiani Training

  • Lake Forest CA

Learning & Development Extraordinaire!

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Biography

Internationally experienced human resources, training and talent management executive with 13 years spent developing expertise in high impact facilitation, optimizing hr support, developing performance & talent management programs, enterprise level training, learning strategy, e-learning implementation, performance leadership, blended learning, department management, and organizational development.

Energetic champion of employee development, company relations and corporate communications; exceptionally savvy with LMS systems, e-learning, all aspects of human resources management, sales, leadership, customer service, closing and telephone training.

Hands-on experience designing and developing diverse training programs from the ground up by: Analyzing current training business practices and products; Creating a strategy for both short term and long term growth; Identifying and branding a department personality; Focusing on reducing change management pain; conceptualizing and implementing corporate University programs with high success rates.

Routinely learn and utilize ever-changing technologies to improve operations; frequently serve as liaison or SME for variety of issues and topics.

Easy-going yet decisive management style, technical knowledge, public speaking and sales training based on strong communication skills.

Skilled in performing accurate needs assessment to create globally-focused, multi-location, engaging, training programs.

Tara is a featured blogger for the National Apartment Association: http://www.naahq.org/bloginfo/FeaturedBloggers/Pages/default.aspx

As well as an active blogger for Multifamily Insiders: http://www.multifamilyinsiders.com/home/my-mfi/tarafuriani

Check out an interview, veteran trainer & e-learning expert, Tara, gave to Maestro e-Learning: http://www.maestroelearning.com/blog/entry/veteran-trainer-explores-the-list-of-pros-and-cons-of-e-learning-interview

Industry Expertise

Health and Wellness
Hospitality
Real Estate Dev/Ops

Areas of Expertise

Sales Training
Technology in Learning
Leadership

Education

Loyola Marymount University

BBA

Management/Marketing

2002

Graduated Summa Cum Laude.

Loyola Marymount University

MBA

Organizational Development

Graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Affiliations

  • Direct Marketing Association
  • National Apartment Association
  • espeakers.com
  • Voice123.com
  • Toastmasters
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Testimonials

Training Manager

http://www.coramhc.com

Coram Specialty Infusion

“I had the honor to have Tara as a mentor! As a mentor, Tara is motivating, inspiring, and has this aura about her that is infectious. As a colleague, Tara's enthusiasm and dedication to the training world make you want to be a better trainer! It would be an honor to work for Tara in the near future!”

Regional Director

http://www.thesterlinggrp.com

The Sterling Group

“Tara is unique, creative, dedicated and eternally upbeat. Her ability to succesfully train, and capture the attention of the attendee is unparalleled. It's because of these qualities, that I have enlisted the help of Tara in developing my team members within my Region. I have also enjoyed her coaching as I sought to further my own professional development.

Of particular value to me as a colleauge of Tara's, is her enthusiastic approach to training and marketing, her persuit of exceeding customer expectations, externally and internally and her encouragement as a friend. I regularly wittnessed unsolicited praise from her supervisors as well as other Sterling colleagues.

Tara is a hardworking, top-performing Training and Marketing Directo

Area Marketing Manager

http://thesterlinggrp.com

The Sterling Group

“Tara is responsible for our Marketing and Training at The Sterling Group. Tara is dedicated, hardworking and makes each and every one of our webinars fun and interesting. Tara goes above and beyond to make sure we are doing everything we can to meeting our goals and succeeding. Tara is extremely organized, reliable and has excellent communication skills.”

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Style

Availability

  • Keynote
  • Moderator
  • Panelist
  • Workshop Leader
  • Host/MC
  • Corporate Training

Fees

$0 to $50001*Will consider certain engagements for no fee