Hal Krause and John Krause established The Crest Group, Ltd., a forerunner to Crestcom International, Ltd., in 1987. The company's name was changed to Crestcom International, Ltd. in 1992.

The Krause brothers have many years of experience at the forefront of the training industry. Hal Krause, President of Crestcom International, Ltd., is also a Director and President of FasTrackids International, Ltd. Hal got his start as an entrepreneur when he was faced with the prospect of having to drop out of the University of Wyoming for lack of funds. He took a part-time job selling household items to pay his tuition. By the time he graduated, he had over 100 students working for him and was earning more than the president of the university. Hal graduated with Bachelor of Science degrees in American Studies and Economics and subsequently attended the George Washington University Law School.

At age 23, Hal founded American Salesmasters, an international audiovisual company specializing in sales training. The company was awarded the Colorado Governor's Cup Award and the President's "E" Award as one of Colorado and America's leading exporters. He built the company into one of the largest organizations of its kind before selling it, to concentrate on political activities, in the early 1980's.

Hal Krause served on the Republican National Committee during the Reagan and Bush administrations. In 1986 he ran for the United States House of Representatives, unsuccessfully. In 1987, Hal and John Krause (John was also involved with American Salesmasters) founded The Crest Group, Ltd. which was the predecessor of Crestcom International, Ltd

John C. Krause, Executive Vice President, served as Vice President of Sales for American Salesmasters until 1980. Following that he founded John Krause & Associates, a telemarketing firm that developed and marketed training programs, video cassettes, audio cassettes and other training materials. In 1987, he joined Hal Krause in organizing The Crest Group, Ltd.

Kelly Krause, International Marketing Director, is the first in a new generation of Krause leadership.

Kelly Krause (Hal Krause's son) worked with Crestcom on a part- time basis through high school and while acquiring a degree in marketing from the University of Colorado in Denver. Starting as a shipping assistant in 1987, Kelly has held a number of positions with Crestcom and currently serves as the company's International Marketing Director.