Lucas Stidham

Senior Director, Learning & Development, Living Spaces

With over 10 years of experience leading and developing a world-class training organization at Living Spaces Furniture, I am passionate about unleashing the talent of individuals and aligning organizational systems with a focus on implementing innovative development programs in a hyper-expanding environment. I have a Master of Science in Leadership and am a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach who provides courageous and considerate feedback to individuals seeking to grow and develop in the workplace by unleashing their innate talents and transferable skills.As a Senior Director of Learning and Development, I lead a team of managers, instructional designers, content developers, analysts, and facilitators to provide meaningful learning experiences to our organization’s learners. We specialize in developing custom content that is fresh, innovative, and learner centric. We also specialize in promoting development cohorts and other experiential learning events. I have expertise in learning ecosystem architecture, modern instructional design, learning technology, dynamic facilitation, and project management. I have won the Best Employee Onboarding Experience DevLearn Demofest award and completed multiple certifications from FranklinCovey. I am also an active Toastmasters International member, and I earned the Distinguished Toastmasters Award.