United States Leadership Training Expert

Kevin Bast is the President & Founder of Train & Lead TX. Inc, an authorized partner of Crestcom International. Train & Lead TX provides interactive leadership development that produces real results for clients throughout the DFW Metroplex.

Kevin began his career with American Airlines in Colorado while obtaining his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Western Colorado University. He went on to earn his MBA from Penn State University as well as multiple certifications in project management and technology methodologies. His career responsibilities have focused primarily on Project and Program Management and Enterprise Transformation for Companies and Clients. Kevin's tenure has spanned multiple global organizations, including Hewlett Packard, Accenture, and Virgin Group (with Virgin USA and Virgin America Airlines).

Kevin has also served as collegiate-level faculty for the University of Liverpool Online. He currently teaches for Tarrant County College as an Adjunct Instructor, helping students obtain their certification as Project Management Professionals. Continuing and lifelong learning is a passion for Kevin.

Kevin is also a husband and father. He is married to Renee, and they have two grown children (Kyle and Adrienne) and a terrific family companion, an Australian Cattle Dog named Katara. He enjoys travel, trekking, Nordic skiing, and studying and volunteering with his church organizations.

WHAT WE DO: We help business leaders achieve strategic objectives with interactive leadership development that produces real results.

WHO WE ARE: Crestcom is a leadership development company in over 60 countries and has been turning managers into leaders for over 30 years. Over 25,000 companies entrusted us with developing their teams, and over 1,000,000 leaders worldwide benefited from our program.

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT: We offer a live-facilitated, blended interactive learning process. Over 12 months, 24 interactive workshops are delivered in a live setting (in-person or virtual). The workshops are aligned with fundamental competencies CEOs expect from leaders. Content from subject matter experts is blended with exercises and activities to reinforce learning. Participants create monthly action plans tied to quantifiable business results. These action plans and results are reviewed at monthly coaching sessions. Continued learning options exist for alumni to effectively lead their teams in the future. Our unique process results in long-term behavior change through measured development (learning in bite-size chunks), action planning, and accountability for expected results.

98% of the participants enrolled in Crestcom's leadership development program said it met or exceeded their expectations and business leaders averaged a 6:1 return on program investment.