Video Professor Snapshot
You don't need a Ph.D. to understand Video Professor's products. The company provides self-paced computer software tutorials to teach computer skills via CDs and online. Lessons cover commonly used software applications such as Microsoft Office, Intuit Quicken, and Adobe Photoshop. The company ships some 300,000 products a month from its warehouse in Denver, Colorado. Since Video Professor was founded in 1987 by CEO John Scherer, it has provided around 8 million customers -- corporate clients and at-home users -- with computer skills instruction.