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.