David Sidebotham leads Telios Studioes, safeguarding ministries and businesses through Imago Dei-centered training. Combining a film degree, an international background, and nearly two decades of experience in curriculum management, David defies the convention that training must be boring. He translates attorney-developed curriculum and complex subject matter into clear, engaging courses that remain approachable for new learners without sacrificing value for experienced professionals. Through humor and approachability, David helps ensure serious issues are conveyed effectively to learners of all levels, creating a powerful, inclusive, and Christian learning experience.

But enough about all that. This is a bio. And if you’re reading a bio, it’s because you want to know all there is to know about the person discussed in said bio. Unfortunately, we used most of our allotted space writing the word “bio,” so you’ll have to settle for the highlights.

David’s work at Telios Studios is twofold.

First, humor. HR training can be boring. Personal bios can also be boring. By refusing to take himself too seriously, David helps people stay engaged long enough to understand issues that should be taken very seriously.

Second, translation. Or, if we must use corporate jargon, synergy. David takes attorney-developed curriculum, clears away the legalese without stripping out the substance, and turns it into online courses that are accessible to first-time learners and informative for subject-matter experts alike.

“Merging legal jargon with comprehensible information? That’s impossible!” you might say. And we thought so too. But mix a third-culture kid with a film degree and nearly two decades of experience in curriculum management, and you get the professional equivalent of a platypus: improbable, oddly specific, with surprise eggs.

The “eggs,” or work product, are what David calls his “ADHD-proofed HR training”: training that merges belief, story, and experience into a powerful, faith-based online learning experience.