John Muhlestein

Manager, Instructional Design @Sprouts Farmers Market

Phoenix, AZ, US

Authored 100+ training courses and 100+ job aids, delivering scalable, high-impact learning content for frontline and leadership roles.• Rebuilt 20 onboarding and OSHA compliance courses, cutting training time by over 70%(13.5 to 4 hours) and generating $7.5M+ in annual cost savings.• Developed department-specific, competency-based training programs for new hires—defining required skills, trainer engagement, reinforcement timelines, and delivery methods—resulting in a 20% reduction in time-to-competency.• Led and worked alongside the instructional design team in delivering enterprise-wide training for 35K+ frontline employees, developing leadership programs for store and support office staff, managing the LMS, and launching initiatives to improve training efficiency, reduce spend, and drive profitability.• Created an AI-powered virtual team member to streamline training development, enabling rapid content drafting, learner persona analysis, adaptive learning suggestions, and asset generation—resulting in faster turnaround and improved instructional quality.• Directed the LMS transition to Axonify LMS, overseeing course migration, platform configuration, adoption planning, and strategic feature selection to optimize learning outcomes across the organization.• Trained three entry-level instructional designers, guiding them in developing effective training, collaborating with SMEs and stakeholders, and applying instructional design best practices.• Created a comprehensive guide on adult learning principles that now serves as the organization-wide standard for instructional design and team training practices.• Authored engaging learning assets using Vyond, Storyline 360, Rise 360, and Adobe Creative Suite to support eLearning, microlearning, and multimedia-based instruction.• Specialty Retail

Western Governors University

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Leadership & Strategy

Western Governors University

Certificate, Social and Emotional Learning

Western Governors University

Master of Education - MEd, Learning and Technology (Instructional Design)

Brigham Young University

Bachelor's Degree, Secondary Education and Teaching - Social Science Composite (5 minors)

Articulate

Certification, Articulate Storyline Mastery

The Presentation Company (TPC)

Certificate, Visual Storytelling with Data

Utah Valley University

Associate of Science (A.S.), Social Sciences

CompTIA

Professional Certificate, Executive Certificate in Channel Managment

The Presentation Company (TPC)

Certification, Business Storytelling

Brigham Young University

Master of Science (M.S.), Administration

Adobe eLearning Conference

Certificate, eLearning