Kassy Laborie is a professional speaker, author, and The Original Virtual Training Hero at Kassy LaBorie Consulting, LLC. She is an author, facilitator, instructional designer who specializes in human connection in a remote world. She has trained thousands of people around the world on topics such as virtual learning, remote teams, and using live online technology in engaging and creative ways. Kassy loves helping organizations, learning teams, and training professionals experience success while working in a digital world. Take your online life from blah to AHA! In her previous role at Dale Carnegie Training, she was the director of virtual training services, a consultancy that partners with organizations to help them develop successful online training strategies. Kassy also served as the product design architect responsible for developing the company’s live online training product and experience. Prior to this, she was an independent master virtual trainer, a Microsoft software trainer, and a senior trainer at Webex, where she helped build and deliver training at the very first version of the Webex University. Kassy is the co-author of Interact and Engage! 75+ Activities for Virtual Training, Meetings, and Webinars (ATD Press 2022) and the author of Producing Virtual Training, Meetings, and Webinars (ATD Press 2021). A frequent speaker at industry conferences since 2006, she has presented at Training Magazine events including their yearly conference and Online Learning Conferences, Chief Learning Officer symposiums, The Virtual Learning Show, ATD’s TechKnowledge and International Conference & Exposition, DevLearn, Learning Solutions, and other Learning Guild conferences, as well as many local ATD Chapter events.