Training Impact Podcast
Podcast Description
The Training Impact Podcast focuses on Partner Training Programs and how to maximize their impact on organizations. I’m Jeff Walter, host of the Training Impact Podcast, and Founder and CEO of LatitudeLearning. I’ve been a member of the Learning and Development industry for over twenty years. During that time, we’ve accomplished much as an industry yet we’ve ignored two important dimensions of our industry: Partners and Programs.
Partner Training (i.e. training resellers, franchises, authorized service providers, customers, suppliers, etc.) is the fastest growing segment of our industry and yet there’s little thought leadership on the unique challenges L&D professionals face training partners. Instead the industry focuses almost exclusively on challenges of employee training.
Managing Training Programs is what we do for a living and yet there’s little thought leadership on how to do this for maximum strategic effect. Instead the industry focuses almost exclusively on tactical course level techniques of instruction.
The Training Impact Podcast is my humble attempt to explore these two neglected dimensions of the Learning and Development industry: Partners and Programs. I will be interviewing partner training program managers and discuss the challenges they face training partners and techniques they use to manage those programs for maximum impact. Along the way I’ll also share insights we’ve developed exploring partner training programs. It should be an exciting journey! Thank you for joining me, and thank you for listening.
Follow me on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreywalter
The learn more about LatitudeLearning visit www.LatitudeLearning.com
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
This podcast explores themes surrounding partner training programs and strategic training management, with episodes like 'The 7 Artificial Intelligence Use Cases for Learning and Development' and 'Transform Your Training Program into a Strategic Asset,' highlighting the need for innovative strategies in maximizing training impact and the unique challenges faced by L&D professionals.
Training Impact Podcast
Scaling Channel Performance Through Learning and Discipline
Growth does not create strength. It exposes weakness.
The Training Impact Podcast explores what it truly takes to scale performance across franchise systems, dealer networks, resellers, service providers, and distributed partner ecosystems.
Hosted by Jeff Walter, Founder and CEO of LatitudeLearning, this show goes beyond instructional design and course development. It examines the architecture required to build disciplined, high-performing channel networks.
Most business leaders invest heavily in sales, marketing, and product innovation. Far fewer treat training as performance infrastructure. This podcast bridges that gap.
Through executive conversations, strategic frameworks, and real-world case studies, we explore:
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How learning systems evolve from content libraries to measurable performance engines
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The disciplines required to scale partner networks without increasing variance
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Certification architecture and role clarity
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Skill development at scale
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KPI integration and performance alignment
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Structural stress tests that reveal weaknesses during growth
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The emerging role of AI in distributed performance systems
Each episode fits within one of three tracks: Learning as Infrastructure, Channel Performance Disciplines, and Structural Stress Tests.
If you lead franchise development, partner enablement, channel sales, field operations, or learning strategy in a distributed enterprise, this podcast is designed for you.
Because scaling a channel is not multiplication.
It is load amplification.
And architecture determines the outcome.
🎧 New episodes every week featuring channel experts from across industries including retail, finance, automotive, healthcare, and tech.
👉 Follow Jeff Walter on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreywalter
🌐 Learn more about LatitudeLearning: www.LatitudeLearning.com
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America’s workforce shortage is often viewed as a recruiting problem, but what if the real challenge begins years before an employer posts a job opening?
In this episode of the Training Impact Podcast, Jeff Walter sits down with Corey Koopmans, co-founder of InternCrew, to explore how work-based learning, internships, career exploration, and mentorship can help bridge the gap between education and employment. Rather than focusing solely on hiring, the conversation examines how giving students meaningful exposure to careers before graduation can lead to better career decisions, stronger talent pipelines, and a more prepared workforce.
Corey shares insights from his entrepreneurial journey through payroll, workforce analytics, HR technology, and education technology, explaining how those experiences led to the creation of InternCrew. The discussion explores why skilled trades continue to face significant labor shortages despite offering rewarding, high-paying careers, and why many students never consider these opportunities simply because they lack real-world exposure to them.
Jeff and Corey also discuss the barriers that often prevent employers from participating in internship and work-based learning programs, how InternCrew removes much of that administrative complexity by serving as the employer of record, and why mentorship benefits both students and experienced professionals alike. The episode concludes with an insightful conversation about artificial intelligence and how today’s students may use AI as a powerful tool to reshape the future of work and career development.
Whether you’re a learning and development leader, educator, HR professional, franchise executive, employer, or business leader focused on workforce development, this episode offers practical insights into building stronger talent pipelines by connecting students with meaningful career experiences before they enter the workforce.
Learn more about InternCrew: https://interncrew.com/
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