The article introduces the employees of Merkle company, a database marketing firm. Merkle employs about 800 employees and has nearly 800 trainers because the education and training offerings of the firm are designed and conducted by employees for co-employees. The umbrella organization for corporate learning Merkle Institute of Technology (MIT) does not employ any professional trainers. According to CEO David Williams, MIT has been operated that way to empower the employees in sharing their knowledge and in making better decisions. Core competencies for critical roles were defined and training and development opportunities have been planned to support those competencies.