Our journey began in 2012, not in a boardroom, but from an academic's perspective. Our founder, a former college dean, saw a clear opportunity to bring a higher standard of education to the notary industry. He launched our first site, AardvarkNotaryTraining.com for Colorado, with a simple goal: create a training course that was not just compliant, but clear, effective, and built on proven principles of adult learning.  

The course was a huge success. So much so, that the founder's sister-in-law, a California resident, was disappointed we didn't offer a course for her state. We saw a clear need and a personal mission. We took our educator-led philosophy and deep experience and launched CalNotaryClass, dedicating ourselves to mastering the unique complexities of California notary law.

And the name of our parent company, Bopters Media? That came from the most authentic source imaginable—a word our founder's young daughter invented when she was very young. That small, family-centric beginning set the standard for the 39,000+ students we would go on to train and remains at the core of our values today.