About

Carol Martin is all about empowerment. As a top corporate presentations skills trainer and communications coach Carol teaches people to speak with power and authenticity. Her company, POWER-UP Training & Consulting, Inc. has been providing training and consulting services to Fortune 500 companies, non-profits and individuals for the past fifteen years. Carol reaches thousands of professionals a year through speaking, coaching and workshops for leading corporations and organizations. Her clients include Sun Microsystems, Xilinx, the Art Docents of Los Gatos and Choices for Children. Carol is a certified Speaking Circle™ facilitator and leads classes and workshops in the Bay area. Carol has a B.A. in International Studies from Iowa State University and an M.A. in International Relations from the American University in Washington, DC.

Kirk Mossing is a PowerPoint Consultant and Trainer with over 17 years experience in design, editing and training in the field of presentations, graphic design, and publications. He has worked extensively with the foremost industry experts during his tenure as a Presentation Skills Specialist in the Desktop Publishing departments at Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse First Boston.

In 1997, Kirk moved into the consulting field, delivering professional materials and training to a range of world-class companies in a variety of industries, including Google, Siemens, and Visa International. He has also worked in areas as diverse as venture capital, real estate, marketing consultancies, and business owners.

Kirk has since expanded his practice to become a fully-fledged consultancy, with design, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, PhotoShop and web experts. His primary goal is to deliver the very best with a personalized touch tailored to the specific needs of each client.

Other clients include Hewlett-Packard, Handspring, and Wells Fargo. Kirk is based in the Bay Area, California.