Holiday Celebrations at Educational Insights

Fun times and holiday cheer in Gardena, California when the Educational Insights team and a few representatives from our Learning Resources team got together to kick off the season of celebration.  Festivities were held at the Monkish Brewing Company with pizza provided by Chef Joseph Boness of Vella Pizza - yum!  2014 has been a great year for both teams with lots of growth and new employees joining the ranks - they certainly have good reason to raise their glasses in a toast to current and future success!    

Ugly Sweaters? Must be Friday Fun day at ETA hand2mind!

Members of our ETA hand2mind team took a break from their busy year-end to don their fun (and over-the-top) holiday sweaters and hang out with the Purchasing team.  Lots of food and good cheer as well as make-your-own cutout snowflakes.  Good times!

Are you ready to make your New Year’s [fitness] resolutions yet?

Okay, so it's a little early, but just in case that holiday food is starting to take its toll already, here's a great link to 10 easy exercises you can fit right into your work day.  From taking the stairs to twisting in your swivel chair, these are sure to help keep the extra pounds (and maybe a little stress?) at bay.

Link: Exercise while you work!

Got Shoes?

Members of our Educational Insights and Learning Resources teams are gearing up for a shoe drive! The donated shoes will go to The Pacific Garden Mission, a shelter in Chicago serving 400-800 men, women, and children every night. Way to go, team - T'is the season for giving, especially with the cold Chicagoland winter coming!

We're hiring in Q4!

Check out the openings we're actively recruiting for:

Brand Manager - Learning Resources

Business Systems Analyst - ETA hand2mind

Customer Business Analyst - Learning Resources

Digital Graphic Designer - ETA hand2mind

Inside Sales Consultant - ETA hand2mind

Marketing and Sales Business Analyst - ETA hand2mind

Product Category Marketing Manager - ETA hand2mind

Product Development Manager - ETA hand2mind

Purchasing Manager - ETA hand2mind

Sales Manager - Latin America - Learning Resources

Sales Operations Manager - ETA hand2mind

Vice President of Human Resources - Fairway Talent

Check us out at Toys R Us!

This blogger stopped by at Toys R Us to check out the Learning Resources and Educational Insights shelf space at Toys R Us.  It didn't take long to find us in the learning section.  Thanks to my teammate Cari for playing Vanna for the Hot Dots end cap picture.  So much fun to see the products that our companies produce at a major retailer and one step closer to being in the hands of happy (and learning) children!

Halloween Fun!

Our team members took time to enjoy some Halloween fun on Friday.  Between the food, costumes, and games, we managed to have a great time in spite of the cold temperatures that prevented all but the bravest to participate in the planned 5K Fun Run/Walk... brrrr.  Enjoy the pictures!