Words for the Wise

Kim Kerrigan and Steven Wells cofounded Corporate Classrooms, a nationally recognized communication skills training firm in Chicago. Since then, they have presented workshops to thousands of business professionals to develop and nurture both their communication skills and self-confidence so they can succeed in today's complicated and fast-paced workplace. Kim Kerrigan is a widely respected corporate trainer and workshop presenter. He taught for several years on the secondary and college level prior to working in the educational publishing field in the sales, marketing, and editorial areas. Mr. Kerrigan graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and a minor in English. His graduate work includes study at Harvard University; Temple University; Northern Illinois University; Fitchburg State University; and Minnesota State University, Mankato. Steve Wells began work at a telecommunications firm in Chicago where he quickly rose to become Vice President of Engineering. Later, he started a successful software development company before cofounding Corporate Classrooms. He brings his extensive technology skills, combined with his solid leadership experience, to ensure business professionals develop more polished and proficient communication skills. Mr. Wells graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. Mr. Wells also completed the Executive Leadership Program at Vanderbilt University. In addition, Kim Kerrigan and StevenWells are the coauthors of several other books, including Get a Grip on Writing, Words for the Wise, Punctuation and Language Usage Made Easy, Get a Grip on Supervising Successfully, Budget Basics, Get a Grip on Speaking and Listening, and Get a Grip on Finance and Accounting. Both Mr. Kerrigan and Mr. Wells currently live in the Boston area.