In today's episode, we take a deeper dive into the inner workings of a growing startup. Education practitioner and founder of Champion Instructors Education and Training, Dekiyyah (Kia) Edwards, shares insights from her 3-year journey from launching a new business and finding areas of success to discovering new challenges to marketing her business online for continuous growth.

Sonja and Kia discuss how Champion Instructors meets the urgent demand for virtual education platforms from small businesses to government agencies to large corporations, along with how she ensures that her 'why' and the story behind her company helps her gain media visibility and a strong LinkedIn presence. 

Later in the episode, Sonja and Kia get more transparent as Kia shares some of the challenges that Champion Instructors faces today with enhancing its presence on networks like YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. In this coaching episode, Sonja and Kia begin to discuss a blueprint for how she can take the next 6-12 months to gain more from LinkedIn and revitalize her company's presence on YouTube and Instagram.

We wrap up the episode with Kia sharing what lies ahead for Champion Instructors and how this brand will pivot into more growth for the future.

About Kia Edwards and Champion Instructors:
Kia Edwards is an HR + education practitioner (early learners through adult learning) who founded Champion Instructors – Education & Training Consulting.  ⠀
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Kia loves taking training from information to retained knowledge which improves workplace productivity, lessens workplace accidents, improves succession, and limits staff turnover. Taking her professional passions mixed with the year 2020’s high demand for businesses to provide remote training during a global pandemic - her virtual instructional design business was born. Champion Instructors Education and Training is a consulting LLC that solves diverse educational and training needs virtually or in person. With a recent national demand for remote learning (socially distanced), her staff of experienced online learning educators and seasoned human resources professionals are most valued for offering condensed yet effective training services that fit a range of learning needs and styles offered on diverse devices.

Follow Kia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiaedwards/
Learn more about Champion Instructors Education and Training at:
https://www.championinstructors.com/