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Timo Anderson

Trainer & Keynote Speaker
Bio

Expertise

Timo’s specialties include Group Dynamics, Employee Training, Visioning, and Managing Ourselves. He comes from a background in kinesthetic learning and his love of incorporating physical activities into training sessions has resulted in the the development and addition of them into nearly all of ZingTrain’s content areas. These activities allow people to discover how groups function and discuss how they apply to real-world situations – as well as bringing up the energy in the training room! 

Strengths & Style 

Perhaps not surprisingly, Timo often likes to be in motion when he’s learning or teaching. He feels most productive when he can move and process ideas, thoughts, and problems in a variety of ways. He appreciates the encouragement to learn all the time, regularly seeking out feedback from those around him and connecting with other professionals in the field to make collegial learning spaces. 

Timo is knowledgeable, intentional, and authentic. He’s upbeat, positive, and always focused on keeping everyone’s energy up throughout a workshop. Timo’s style is interactive; he engages groups in a variety of ways, like using stories to connect concepts to real-world situations, allowing participants to access the knowledge in a way that clicks for them. As one client said of his approach, “Timo’s ability to reach his audience was phenomenal! I’ve been involved in many training sessions in my career, and I can say that Timo was amazing with his ability to get ALL to think outside the box!”

Experience

Timo joined ZingTrain with a robust background in the nonprofit sector. At the Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency (RESA), Timo worked with the school districts at every level—students, staff, and administrators—with a particular focus on engaging people in the learning process as a team. Timo’s team-building work explored ideas of cohesiveness, leadership, and communication through dialog and kinesthetic activities. At The Guidance Center in Southgate, Timo worked with youth and unemployed adults in a variety of programs to develop their interpersonal and employability skills. This extensive experience working with youth makes him uniquely qualified to work on Zingerman’s 2032 Vision goal of working with young people, and he’s excited about adapting our training materials to teach leadership to youth of various ages.

Q&A


How many Zingerman's businesses have you worked for?

1


What is your favorite business book?

Currently I am reading The Ultimate Question 2.0 to gain more understanding of the theory behind the NPS numbers.


What is your dream vacation?

A summer trip to Spain with my wife- Pamplona, Seville, and as many little towns as we would have time for.


What is your favorite way to learn?

I love to be able to think out loud through a process with open discussion, dissent, and ultimately new understanding for everyone.


What do you like best about working at Zingerman's?

The encouragement to learn all the time and the opportunity to move in directions that truly excite and engage you.


What is your presentation style?

I look to engage a group in a variety of ways in order to allow them to find their way to the knowledge that clicks and makes the information theirs.


What is your "secret" skill - that skill you have that you don't have the ability to show off at work?

I have played ultimate frisbee since 1989.


Best menu item at any of the Zingerman's businesses?

Deep-fried ribs at Zingerman's Roadhouse


Best (non-Zingerman's) restaurant in Ann Arbor?

Cardamom


Best piece of advice I've ever received?

"Just email her and ask. What do you have to lose." - my wife (re: emailing Maggie about becoming a ZingTrain Trainer!)


If I could invent a holiday, it would definitely involve…

the beginning of Winter snow!


If I could have dinner with anyone from history, it would be...

Ernest Hemingway


My most used emoji is...

I use them too infrequently for there to be any favorites chosen...


The song that always puts me in a good mood is...

“Welcome to the Rock" from Come From Away


My favorite word in the English language is...

Why


When I was 5, I was pretty sure I'd be a ______ when I grew up

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