Blake McMillan

I serve leaders and teams navigating real problems: how to deliver value when everything is changing, how to adopt AI without the hype, how to build teams that actually improve instead of just going through the motions. My clients are people who are serious about getting better and willing to do the work to get there.

As VP of Training and Consulting at Improving, I lead the design and delivery of training, labs, and consulting engagements. I created Improving's AI Discovery workshop series and our outcome-focused Labs where teams produce real deliverables, not just certificates. I'm also a Professional Scrum Trainer through Scrum.org and have taught over 200 classes for thousands of professionals.

I got here the long way. Help desk in the '90s. Microsoft certifications when NT 4.0 was cutting edge. Over 25 years woven through management, leadership, and individual contribution roles, each one teaching me something different about what it takes to help people, teams, and organizations improve. That journey shaped how I approach training: just enough theory to make it applicable, then get to work on achieving results and learning how to get better.

Outside of work, I'm a man of faith, a husband to Desiree, and a dad to Brooke and Sky who are grown up now and building their own paths. I occasionally write about things that matter to me here on this site, and I'm always up for a conversation about how to make teams and organizations better.

If any of that resonates, check out what we're doing at Improving Training or reach out directly. I'd love to hear what you're working on.