When Blue Streak Learning President Jennifer DeVries talks about extended-enterprise education, she isn’t talking theory—she’s talking measurable ROI. In this episode of the Training Impact Podcast, host Jeff Walter explores how DeVries built a company that treats learning as a business strategy, not an operational cost. Her philosophy is clear: training should perform like any other investment—delivering results, growth, and long-term value.

Redefining ROI in Extended Enterprise Education For more than two decades, Blue Streak Learning has helped organizations design partner training and certification programs that generate measurable business outcomes. DeVries insists that every learning investment must connect directly to performance metrics such as sales growth, operational efficiency, and customer retention. If training doesn’t change behavior or results, she says, “it isn’t strategic—it’s just activity.”

Turning Partner Training into Strategic Advantage Most companies treat education as an internal function. Blue Streak Learning extends that mindset to the broader ecosystem—franchisees, dealers, resellers, and customers—through a complete extended-enterprise strategy. By equipping external partners with the same knowledge as employees, brands improve consistency, customer experience, and profitability. Every stakeholder who represents the brand gains the tools to perform, creating measurable ROI from every learner touchpoint.

Building Certification Programs That Prove Value Certification is the hallmark of Blue Streak’s approach. Each credential validates capability, accountability, and performance impact. Whether focused on compliance, technical mastery, or sales excellence, certification pathways are designed around business goals—giving learners a credential that means something and giving organizations proof that training drives results.

Data-Driven Partner Training and Continuous Measurement Every program includes a data analytics framework that tracks completion rates, assessment scores, and post-training performance. Dashboards and reporting tie learning data directly to business outcomes, turning education into a measurable growth engine rather than a cost center.

Learning Science Meets Extended Enterprise Strategy Behind every Blue Streak Learning program lies proven learning science—spaced repetition, retrieval practice, and scenario-based learning—to help learners move from awareness to application. These methods boost retention, confidence, and consistency across partner networks, ensuring that education produces performance.

Certification as a Cycle of Continuous Improvement Blue Streak Learning treats certification as an ongoing process, not a one-time event. Regular feedback loops and content updates keep learning relevant as products, policies, and markets evolve. Through role-based learning paths and certification renewals, organizations maintain skill alignment and performance momentum over time.

Proving ROI Through Extended Enterprise Education DeVries challenges organizations to measure training the same way they measure marketing or operations—by outcomes. When training supports sales enablement, customer satisfaction, and partner performance, it delivers exponential ROI. Effective partner education becomes a strategic asset that compounds over time.

From Learning to Leadership: The Blue Streak Learning Model By combining data-driven design, performance alignment, and continuous improvement, Blue Streak Learning helps its clients evolve from ad-hoc courses to scalable training ecosystems. Its focus on partner enablement and measurable ROI ensures that learning drives profitability, customer loyalty, and long-term organizational growth.

Training isn’t just education—it’s strategy. Learn more about Jennifer DeVries and Blue Streak Learning at ⁠www.BlueStreakLearning.com⁠