About Us

Michael Benidt and Sheryl Kay

We’d like you to know who we are and how we approach our speaking and seminar business. Our main seminar topics are about the power of Internet search and what it can do for your business and your sales. You can learn more at our Golden Compass web site or our other blog, HiddenBusinessTreasures.com. We are neither career technology wonks, nor lifetime speakers, nor professional sales people. We’re in business – like a lot of you. And, like a lot of you, technology, speaking and sales are a crucial part of our business and success.

Our background is not technology, but our topics are. Our topics grow out of a belief that there is far more to technology than the people who invented it even realize – and certainly far more than they can effectively explain. We are not lifetime speakers, but Sheryl’s Toastmasters and NSA training and Michael’s corporate and Pryor/CareerTrack experiences make both of them effective communicators. We’re not lifetime sales people, but Michael spent over 20 years in retail sales management and Sheryl knows the direct selling world from inside Quixtar, so we understand the challenges.

We need just a minute to tell you how we feel about taking money from web sites or Internet resources. We will only recommend web sites or resources that we have personally used and find productive. We do not accept “referral fees” in exchange for featuring any site in our seminars or training materials. We believe that our seminars cannot be independent and authoritative if we are “advertising” products, tips or web sites.

Finally, we believe there’s a great deal more to training than just delivering the information. The best learning happens when people come together at a convention, company meeting or seminar where they can do supplemental exercises, interact with each other and compare notes after the session. Books, videos, podcasts, blogs, DVD’s and online learning certainly have a place in supplementing the learning process – but people learn best when they gather together in groups. We believe that our seminars, classes, boot camps and workshops are the best way to experience the vast world of Internet research and the stunning value of the Internet’s business and personal growth resources.

Michael Benidt and Sheryl Kay
13842 Legend Way – Unit #102
Broomfield, CO 80023

(303) 517-3584
info@goldencompass.com
www.goldencompass.com

We work with companies and individuals who understand that Information Literacy is the next essential business skill.