Donna Herbel

Donna Herbel is the Founder and Learning Strategist of Blue Phoenix Learning, a professional consultancy dedicated to elevating professional skills and capacity through training, development, and organizational development processes.

Donna believes that education, training and development have the power to transform lives and communities, and her purpose is to help people ignite the greatness within.

She brings over two decades of experience in leading teams, designing learning systems, building  developmental pathways, and working strategically with cross-functional teams.   As Vice President of Culture and Training for Perkins Restaurants & Bakery, she and her team provided training systems, live instruction and coaching, and development planning guidance to impact the elevation and enrichment of over 3,000 managers ranging from entry level to executive.

Donna is an active member of the National Speakers Association.  She has provided leadership keynotes and workshops at several national conferences, including education events for the National Restaurant Association, the CLO Symposium and the Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers on the topics of hope-centered leadership and technology in training.

She is a certified Senior Manager of Human Resources, John Maxwell Certified Speaker and Coach, Instructional Designer and Content Developer, and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration.