You are the expert in your industry, we are experts in training.

We Are Innovators

Together, We Make It Happen

We believe learning and development teams are the heart and soul of organizations. Our mission is to help businesses improve their employee performance through effective training and development solutions, strategies, and custom learning programs.

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We are a close-knit, collective, virtual environment that strives for innovation, quality, integrity, and responsiveness in all that we do.

The business of training is secondary to the business of building long-term partnerships with our clients. We care deeply about accurately incorporating your unique culture, processes, and goals into your learning programs.

96% of our Innovators are based in the United States, and all are 100% proficient in English, so communication is stress-free. No business culture or language barriers here — only clear expectations and seamless project execution!

Experience matters — corporate L&D experience matters more. Your training deserves a repeat-worthy partner, that’s why we hand-select seasoned talent.

ttcInnovations is certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise. We’re proud to be owned, operated, and 100% controlled by a female-lead team, offering a diversified perspective to our clients’ learning solutions.

Diversity matters. We are proud to do business with today’s most innovative minds. Diversity of thought, individual experiences, passions and perspectives are highly encouraged and valued.

Voted “Best Place to Work” two years in a row, “Great Place to Work” two years in a row, and one of the “100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in San Diego.”

#UnlockInnovation with us

Meet the Team

Our Leading Innovators

Founder & CEO

Visionary & “OI” (Original Innovator)

CHRO

Inclusion & Culture Cultivator

Vice President, Operations

Client Happiness Champion

Marketing Director

Wordsmith Wizard

Financial Specialist

Multitasking Ninja

Relationship Manager

Multitasking Maven

Relationship Manager

Tactical Trailblazer

Director of Human Resources

Compliance Queen

Resource Director

Master Connector

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Talent Connoisseur

Quality Assurance Manager

Eagle Eye Employee

Product Development Researcher

Studio Singer

Innovation By The Numbers

75%
75% female full-time employee workforce.
115
115 Innovators strong and growing.
95%
95% of our Innovators are based in the United States.
75%
75% of our Innovators are women.
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Over 20 years of innovation.
50+
Over 50 industries served by our Innovators.
150
We complete an average of 150 projects each year.

Meet Our Innovators

We are an equal opportunity employer and are proud to do business with today's most innovative minds.

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20 Years of Innovation

We are continuously evolving to meet our clients where they are

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2001
DW Training and Development, Inc launches as a vision of one from the basement of a modest, split-level home in Kansas City — go Chiefs!
2001
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2003
  • DW Training and Development, Inc. acquires TechnicallyWrite.
  • DBA technicallytraining.com.
  • Established long-standing partnership with Bank of America.
  • Innovators expand to 11 IDs, 3 editors and 2 developers.
2003
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2005
  • Developed our 5 pt QA process.
  • Welcomed Silicon Valley Bank to our ongoing client roster.
  • WBENC-Certified and WOSB-Certified!
2005
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2008
  • Innovators expand to 49 nation-wide.
  • Rebranded to ttcInnovations.
2008
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2012
  • Sponsored ATD (Association for Talent Development).
  • Began offering staff augmentation.
2012
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2015
  • Continued long-standing partnership with Volvo and Mack Trucks.
  • Bye-bye butterfly! Rebranded to a more modern look.
  • Our founder co-launched The Millennial Career Playbook podcast.
2015
A workshop to effectively engage the emerging workforce and to promote a deeper understanding of the opportunities for growth in companies who embrace generational differences
2016
  • Conducted the Millennial Generation Survey.
  • Introduced The Millennial Project.
2016
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2017
A for Awesome! Added Ameriprise and Amazon to our innovative client family.
2017
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2018
  • Employee team now 10 members strong.
  • Awarded Best Places to Work.
  • Hosted industry Mix & Mingle at ATD.
  • Introduced Innovators on Demand®.
2018
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2019
  • Added Danfoss and Grant Thornton to our client list.
  • Named Best Places to Work, again.
  • Certified Great Place to Work.
  • Refined and elevated our ttcInnovations brand.
2019
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2020
  • 103 Innovators strong and growing.
  • Certified Great Place to Work, two-years in a row.
2020

ttcCARES

Prioritizing What Is Most Important

We are proud to support our local communities and prioritize what is important to our Innovators.

Opportunities to share our time and resources to create lasting change beyond our work remains at the heart of ttc. Over the years, we have partnered with our Innovators to support organizations and charities to make a difference collectively.

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The Power Behind Your Company Lies In Your People

True innovation comes not from the tools or methods used, but rather the individuals who dare to question the status quo.

Debbie Wooldridge

CEO & Founder

AKA: Visionary & "OI" (Original Innovator)

Innovating In:

San Diego, CA since 2001

Fast Facts:

Favorite Quote:

“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have 24-hour days.” 
— Zig Ziglar

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Personality Perk:

Espresso

– hardworking, efficient, can-do attitude!

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Dana Janssen

CHRO

AKA: Inclusion & Culture Cultivator

Innovating In:

Kansas City, KS

Fast Facts:

  • Mom, wife, and grandmama to three
  • Corporate training manager and specialist turned HR leader
  • Third “OI” (Original Innovator)
  • SHRM-SCP with 20+ years experience
  • Serves on the Forbes Human Resources Council
  • Advocates with the SHRM Foundation and Dream Factory of Kansas City

Favorite Quote:

“I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.”
– Lou Holtz

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Personality Perk:

Cappuccino

– intuitive, focused, efficient!

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Jessica Howell

Vice President, Operations

AKA: Client Happiness Champion

Innovating In:

San Diego, CA

Fast Facts:

  • Momma to one always-happy boy and two pint-sized golden retrievers
  • Founder of a 6-figure social media training company at 22
  • Entrepreneur turned intrapreneur, passionate about marketing and process improvement
  • Mastermind behind strategy that landed our founder on Amazon’s Best Seller’s List, twice

Favorite Quote:

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes.”
– Marcel Proust

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Personality Perk:

Iced Vanilla Latte

– creative, visionary, perfectionist!

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Emily Meade

Marketing Director

AKA: Wordsmith Wizard

Innovating In:

Rocky Hill, CT since 2017

Fast Facts:

  • Freelancer turned Innovator with marketing experience spanning a variety of industries
  • Recipient of Best Public Relations Writer within college major
  • Former volunteer in the communications department for A21, an anti-human trafficking organization
  • Dog mom to Mini Golden Retriever, Poppy June
  • Essential oil enthusiast and passionate creative
  • One of seven sisters

Favorite Quote:

“Be the change you want to see in the world.”
– Mahatma Gandhi

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Personality Perk:

Frappuccino

– collaborative, creative, charismatic!

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Samantha Heyl

Financial Specialist

AKA: Multitasking Ninja

Innovating In:

San Diego, CA since 2018

Fast Facts:

  • Resident of sunny San Diego with my husband, baby boy, and crazy Dalmation
  • Aspiring baker during free time
  • Degree-holder in sociology with a passion for helping others
  • Crafty DIY-er by night

Favorite Quote:

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
– Mahatma Gandhi

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Personality Perk:

Espresso

– hardworking, efficient, can-do attitude!

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Cheriann Cain

Relationship Manager

AKA: Multitasking Maven

Innovating In:

Jacksonville, FL since 2007

Fast Facts:

  • Wife and momma
  • Volunteer for Girl Scouts and the Down Syndrome Association of Jacksonville
  • Financial learning manager transitioned into pro project management
  • Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
  • Passion for nurturing relationships through integrity

Favorite Quote:

“You’ll never know everything about anything, especially something you love.”
– Julia Child

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Personality Perk:

Frappuccino

– collaborative, creative, charismatic!

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Brady Grover

Relationship Manager

AKA: Tactical Trailblazer

Innovating In:

San Diego, CA

Fast Facts:

  • Happily married and a proud father of two girls and a pup
  • Board member and chapter leader – Pepperdine University, San Diego Alumni Association
  • Staunch artichoke, taco, and iced tea enthusiast
  • Advocate for mustaches and men’s health through the Movember Foundation

Favorite Quote:

“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”
– Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

Personality Perk:

Frappuccino

– collaborative, creative, charismatic!

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Ryley Stout

Director of Human Resources

AKA: Compliance Queen

Innovating In:

Portland, OR since 2017

Fast Facts:

  • “Mummy” to two wild and brilliant boys
  • Proud Canadian who has made a home in the US Pacific Northwest
  • Co-Owner of Sunday Coffee Project
  • Aspiring half-marathoner
  • Finds joy in trying new recipes and experimenting in the kitchen

Favorite Quote:

“Humor is the spiciest condiment in the feast of existence. Laugh at your mistakes but learn from them, joke over your troubles but gather strength from them, make a jest of your difficulties but overcome them.” 
— Lucy Maud Montgomery

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Personality Perk:

Black Coffee

– straightforward, inspiring, goal-oriented!

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Jessica Dinwiddie

Resource Director

AKA: Master Connector

Innovating In:

Rio Rancho, NM since 2021

Fast Facts:

  • Mom to one son and two fur babies
  • Learning leader with 19+ years in the financial sector
  • VR fitness enthusiast
  • Green chile connoisseur

Favorite Quote:

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
– Thomas A. Edison

Personality Perk:

Frappuccino

– collaborative, creative, charismatic!

Engage On:

Nicole Whitney

Talent Acquisition Specialist

AKA: Talent Connoisseur

Innovating In:

St. Paul, MN since 2018

Fast Facts:

  • Wife and mother to baby girl, Isla
  • Human resources leader since 2012
  • Lifelong advocate of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
  • Mini-goldendoodle lover
  • Avid reader and backyard summer night enthusiast

Favorite Quote:

“You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.”
– Indira Gandhi

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Personality Perk:

Frappuccino

– collaborative, creative, charismatic!

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Emily Wooldridge

Quality Assurance Manager

AKA: Eagle Eye Employee

Innovating In:

Los Angeles, CA since 2011

Fast Facts:

  • Serves double duty at ttc as Senior Editor
  • Believes that constant learning is the key to happiness
  • Holds degrees in both English and Professional Baking
  • Loving rescue dog mom of a scaredy-cat German Shepherd
  • Has visited 10 countries and plans to keep traveling the world

Favorite Quote:

“You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find you get what you need.”
– Rolling Stones

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Personality Perk:

Cappuccino

– detail-oriented, refined, adventurous!

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Doug Wooldridge

Product Development Researcher

AKA: Studio Singer

Innovating In:

Los Angeles, CA since 2015

Fast Facts:

  • Dog lover with two pups
  • Singer & songwriter
  • Major Chiefs fan
  • Always has something in the smoker for a game day
  • Married to best friend, Emily Wooldridge (our HR Coordinator!)

Favorite Quote:

“If you’re quiet, you’re not living. You’ve got to be noisy and colorful and lively.”
– Mel Brooks

Personality Perk:

Frappuccino

– collaborative, creative, charismatic!

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