The TechScholar Team

Meet the TechScholar team of dedicated experts and business professionals.

William Breslow

William Breslow

Founder and Principal

Bill founded TechScholar, LLC in 2008 to address the need for customized, high-quality, product-specific sales training for teams of geographically dispersed sales reps. He has more than 30 years of experience in marketing and promotion. His client history covers a wide range of business models and product categories, including solar energy, consumer packaged goods, retail grocery, and consumer durables. He organizes and directs all teams. In addition to running TechScholar, Bill is the founder and President of Strategic Direct. Prior to forming Strategic Direct in 1993, Bill held senior account management positions with strategic sales and promotion agencies including PGM, Inc. in Chicago, IL, and Glendinning, Inc. in Westport, CT. He is an accomplished metal sculptor – 257sculpture.com – and his wife, Linda, is a painter. They spend their leisure time traveling the world.

Leah Graygor

Leah Graygor

Executive Vice President and Partner

Leah joined TechScholar as the Director of Account Services in 2008. She provides leadership to support the design, development, and delivery of Product Sales Training on the TechScholar platform. In addition, she communicates training to sales teams, reports on training participation, and develops incentive programs. Before joining TechScholar, Leah was a Senior Project Manager at IMAIRA Digital Media and Learning. Prior to that, she worked in a series of progressively responsible positions in sales and marketing at People magazine in the Time Warner headquarters in New York City. She enjoys spending her free time with her family and two children.
Belinda Anderton

Belinda Anderton

Director, Marketing Services

Belinda is currently located in Sao Paulo, Brazil, she has extensive experience as a digital media consultant specializing in eCommerce project management, digital marketing services, brand development, SEO, UX, and SEM. Alongside her work with TechScholar, she also does digital marketing for foreign business owners in Brazil. In addition to English, she has full working proficiency in Brazilian Portuguese and also speaks Afrikaans, Spanish, and Zulu.

Miguel Machado

Miguel Machado

Technical Project Manager and Developer

Miguel is currently located in Uruguay, he has been with TechScholar since 2012. He supervises a team of 4-6 developers and designers that implement new features for TechScholar campuses based on client requests. He is currently an adjunct professor at Universidad de la República in the Computing Institute of the School of Engineering. Furthermore, Miguel has extensive experience in IT & business intelligence consulting, software, ETL & data warehouse development. He is skilled in product, project, and operations management and works as a principal consultant with Ocalitus and Sercol. He is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.  

Kristin Walinski

Kristin Walinski

Writer

Kristin is a freelance writer who creates training content for TechScholar. She is also the owner of content marketing agency Scribe. Before starting the agency, Kristin served as in-house counsel to a Fortune 200 corporation, was an adjunct faculty member of the University of Richmond School of Law, and was an associate with an Am Law 100 law firm. She earned her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her bachelor’s degree in English and history, with a concentration in American Studies, from the University of Virginia. In 2004, Kristin was named to Style Weekly’s “Top 40 Under 40,” and in 2007, she received the Washington Metropolitan Association of Corporate Counsel’s Community Service Award. Currently, she sits on the board of the Podium Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the writing and communication skills of middle and high school students.
Jude Jussim

Jude Jussim

Writer

Jude joined TechScholar in 2008 as a Product Training Module writer, in addtion, she currently manages the company’s Linkedin presence and writes articles highlighting the importance of product training. Jude’s company, Jussim Communications, helps B2B businesses and nonprofit organizations achieve success by developing positioning and messaging, content strategy, and copy for online and print marketing materials that build relationships and close sales. Her experience also spans community organization and advocacy in the environmental arena. Jude founded the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce’s series on environmental sustainability for small to mid-sized businesses. Jussim has presented to professional and community organizations and boards of directors, and has developed and conducted professional staff training on a range of subjects. 

Sales Rep Users

Product Training Modules Completed

Hours of Product Sales Training Delivered

Your sales reps need consistent, expert product sales training.
Our business lets you focus on your business.

We are experts in our field and strive to provide thought leadership and innovative solutions for each client.

We work collaboratively in teams of experts from a variety areas, including web developers, writers, designers, and SMEs, so every product sales training solution can be implemented efficiently.

We handle every aspect of training your universe of sales reps so you can focus on your business. We can have your training up and ready with just 2-3 hours of your time spent on review. We handle:

  • Hosting and administration
  • Content creation
  • Reporting and analytics
  • Customer service
  • Incentive fulfillment

We build long term relationships and partnerhships with our clients.

Sales Focused

Every Solution Helps You Sell More

Strategy Before Tactics

Proven Process

Collaborative Team Approach