Independent Consultant Achieves Sales Honor

Kalamazoo, February 6, 2007 — Michael Srodes of Crux Move Consulting in Kalamazoo, Michigan has been named as a 2006 Sapphire Award winner by Inscape Publishing, Inc. Sapphire Award status is based on qualifying purchases of instrumented learning assessments and support materials from Inscape. Those materials are integrated into client solutions, focusing on leadership, management, team-building, and other employee-development initiatives.

“I commend Michael’s dedication to delivering customer-focused solutions using high-quality learning assessments and support tools,” remarked Jeffrey Sugerman, president and CEO of Inscape Publishing. “Our award-winning distribution partners provide training solutions that create real results for companies and employees.”

For more than 20 years Crux Move’s consultants have used experiential training and development tools to help organizations become more effective and profitable. Their purpose is to “partner with leaders to assist them in creating and maintaining work environments that promote healthy, dynamic relationships that deliver exceptional results.” According to Michael Srodes, President of Crux Move Consulting, “basically we help people develop the trust and relationships they need to have in order to get good business results.” Crux Move’s satisfied clients include leaders and teams from Pfizer, Herman Miller, Benteler Automotive, American Electric Power and Steelcase.

Inscape Publishing is an international publisher of research-based learning instruments that improve individual and organizational performance. The company is best known for its DiSC® learning resources, a behavioral model and set of tools that have been used for nearly three decades by more than 40 million people worldwide. It is held by The Riverside Company, the largest private equity firm specializing in investments at the smaller end of the middle market.