Russell Sarder chronicles his life as a life-long learner, using his experiences as a young boy in Bangladesh who grew up to become a leading American CEO. Sarder looks at five types of effective learning, classroom, on-the-job training, coaching, mentoring, and self-study, and examines which might work best for you. Along the way, he reflects on the inspirational lives and words of other world-class learners—from Oprah Winfrey to Bill Gates and Mark Twain.
An entrepreneur who inherited his passion for lifelong learning from his parents, Russell Sarder founded NetCom Learning (www.NetComLearning.com) in 1998. Sarder has led NetCom Learning to be recognized as a technical and business training leader. Within a decade, he has grown it into an over multi-million dollar business. Sarder will be one of the recipients of the "Top Ten Asian American Business Awards" later this year.
Driven by his passion and dedication, and differentiated by its focus on client excellence, NetCom Learning has successfully aligned itself with industry leaders, such as Project Management Institute, Microsoft, CISCO, CompTia, EC-Council, Autodesk, Adobe, Check Point, Novell, Oracle, and IBM.
NetCom Learning was listed as one of the fastest growing private companies in the United States by Inc 5000 Magazine in 2008. NetCom Learning also received the CPLS of the Year 2007 award by Microsoft, and the EC-Council Circle of Excellence award in 2010.
Sarder is also Chairman and CEO of Sarder Inc., a holding company that includes NetCom Learning, NetCom CMS (Central Management Software), Ebiz9, Technology and Training magazine, and other smaller companies. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, CISCO CEO John Chambers have contributed to his technology magazine.
Sarder is the creator of Netcom Learning's Sarder Scholarship Program, awarded monthly to an ambitious individual who wishes either to begin or advance an IT career.
Sarder is a frequent speaker on topics of learning culture and business management. As a motivational speaker, he has appeared in newspaper reports in the Daily News, the New York Times, and the New York Post. His TV appearances include CBS Market Watch, Yahoo Finance and New York One. Sarder has also spoken at major industry events organized by CompTia, Microsoft, and NetCom Learning.
Sarder is an avid reader and passionate lifelong learner who has followed in the footsteps of his father. A denizen of New York City, Sarder also lives a healthy lifestyle and writes learning books in his spare time.
