823 Advizers

Samuel

Manager Of Learning And Development

SoulCycle

SUNY Hunter College
N/A; Bachelors of Arts

Samuel Gonzalez has over 6 years of experience in designing, implementing, and facilitating learning experiences across retail, food, and fitness industries.
Sports & Fitness
Human Resources (HR)
English, Writing & Education
Took Out Loans
Worked 20+ Hours in School
LGBTQ

Q1Career path

Instructional Design

Learning and Development

Training Delivery

0:40

"And then also to collect the feedback on those trainings to make sure that those learnings were really impactful to the audience that received them."

Q2Main responsibilities

Project Management

Communication

Data Analysis

1:13

"A day in the life for a manager in learning and development can be a lot of different things."

Q3Day in the life

Communication

Empathy

Facilitation

1:39

"You need to be a great facilitator. If you get stage fright, that's something to work through."

Q4Most important skills - role

Leadership

Career Exploration

Career Development

0:50

"Learning and development can have an impact on someone's career in a way that you might not have ever realized."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Organizational Development

Leadership

Adult Learning

0:28

"My biggest challenge is sometimes getting the buy-in. People want learning and development opportunities but struggle to find the time to commit."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Content Creation

Project Management

Communication

0:29

"What I enjoy most about learning and development is that every day is a little bit different."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Curiosity

Communication

Empathy

0:22

"I would describe people who typically thrive in my industry as curious, great communicators and empathetic."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Feedback Analysis

Communication

Pattern Recognition

0:45

"I wish that someone had told me how much feedback is important to this role."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Learning Management Systems (LMS)

Data Entry Skills

Training Coordination

0:45

"Some of the entry level positions for a role like mine might be something like a training coordinator or a training specialist."

Q10Entry-level positions

Learning and Development

Observation Skills

Patience

0:36

"I would say one lesson that I've learned that's been really significant in my career is to slow down a little bit."

Q12College ideas for success

Communication

Writing Skills

Digital Communication

0:46

"In undergrad, I took a lot of English classes and I think that really helped refine how I communicate verbally and think about how to deliver messaging in a written way that's exciting and interesting to read."