Train Leaders.Transform Teams.Fuel Growth.
Red Wagon Institute delivers dynamic, experiential leadership training that drives engagement, boosts productivity, and ignites a culture of innovation.
About Us
At Red Wagon Institute, we help teams and individuals become the best they can be.
We train teams of all sizes, locations, job types & titles, and each of our classes is designed to grow attendees personally and professionally.
We structure each class on our core principles for success: determination, enthusiasm, concentration, and patience. We help teams discover that, when lived in balance, these core principles unlock the greatness inside each person and each team.
Determination. Enthusiasm. Concentration. Patience.
Adult Learning
Each of our classes is highly experiential and are designed to engage the four types of adult learners as outlined by David Kolb: AE active experimentation, CE concrete experience, RO reflective observation, AC abstract conceptualization.
We meet learners where they are and help them to unlock their potential, as individuals and as teams.
Courses
From Managing to Leading
This course takes managing to the higher level of leading, with four distinct sections on trust, roles, better decision-making, and our 3/6/1/5 goal-setting technique. Perfect for any employee at any level.
Moonshot
How big do you dare to dream, and how will you push through what you think is holding you back? This course pushes attendees to think and reach big.
Curing Cantcer
This class pushes attendees to remove can’t from their vocabulary and to re-focus on what’s possible with the full power of determination, enthusiasm, concentration, and patience.
Recharge
Recharges are designed to remind teams of what they learned in previous courses and to re-infuse their energy.
Speaker Training / Media Training
Whether you’re speaking to a prospect or to a national media outlet, you’ll learn how to maximize your effectiveness (and some good do’s and don’t’s).
DiSC®
Red Wagon Institute is an authorized, independent provider of DiSC® by Wiley. This insightful, interactive class helps teams understand their teammates for better communication and teamwork.
Compelling Storytelling
People love to hear stories, and this class teaches teams and individuals vital building blocks that turn stories from meh to EPIC!
Business Basics
Perfect for people just starting their careers, this class gives actionable insights in appearance, communication, conversation, ghosting, time, and trust.
Listening Modalities
People listen differently, and as a speaker, knowing the differences is essential in communicating at maximum effectiveness.
EQ Basics
We hear it all the time, so what does “EQ” mean anyway? This class provides quick insights and a working vocabulary for EQ.
More than a Selfie
Better commination starts by knowing that people communicate differently. This fun course provides insightful information to up your communications game.
Trans Basics
CIS gender people don’t always understand basic terms around transgenderism. This class provides a basic vocabulary for understanding.
Your Brand
Knowing you who are as individuals and as a team is essential. Your Brand strengthens attendees’ skills by assessing who they are and who they want to be, as individuals and as a team.
Growth Culture
Identify and grow seeds of change in you organization, moving “genius culture” to a more inclusive and inspiring “growth culture.”
Silo Camp
Silos happen all the time. In this fun, highly experiential summer-camp style day training, campers learn to quickly ID and move past silos for ideal team communication and performance.
Competitive Advantage
Clearly define your competitive advantages and key selling in the market, either as a company, a team, or as individuals.
unSTUCK
Teams and individuals get stuck – in old habits, in silos, in bad communication patters, and more. Get unSTUCK and get ready for what’s ahead with fresh perspectives on possibilities.
Meet the Trainers
Powerful training starts with powerful people. Our team of expert facilitators do more than teach leadership—they live it. With decades of real-world experience and a deep passion for transformation, they bring the energy, empathy, and expertise that turn every session into a breakthrough moment.
Paul Speirs-Hernandez
Paul has been in the gaming industry since 1994 and is also the owner of the marketing consultation firm Steinbeck Communications. He is an internationally published writer and has spoken at several conferences across the U.S. He co-wrote the “Inspiring Our World” diversity production show for MGM Resorts International, and co-created a state-wide training program for the NV State Democratic Party. He was also a founding board member of the Yellow Pants Project, a leadership program for Las Vegas high school students. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Southern Utah University.
Bette Gaines Snyder
Bette had an epic career at MGM Grand, first as an HR Training Facilitator for New Hire Orientation and adjunct faculty member for the MGM Grand University and culminated as Executive Director of Special Events. She was also the first winner of the Terry Lanni Award. She volunteers as a Smith Center Teaching Artist for the Disney Musicals in Schools program and was a founding member of the Yellow Pants Project. She is also a long-time facilitator for Guardian Quest. Her unbridled passion and enthusiasm inspire attendees to shoot for the moon!
Josh Speirs-Hernandez
Josh has a passion for leadership and has trained for some of the biggest names in the retail business. He has nearly 20 years of experience in leading and training diverse teams and was influential in developing the Red Wagon Institute curriculum. He has created and deployed training programs for teams of various sizes throughout the country. He is also a native Spanish speaker and can deliver any of our courses in Spanish.
Let’s help your teams become EPIC.
Prefer to chat? Call us at: 702-413-4278