Taylor Blake

Degreed

Helping lead an initiative called Degreed Experiments where we evaluate emerging technologies through prototyping and research.

SVP New Initiatives

Degreed acquired Learn In and I became SVP of Product for Degreed Academies and Content Marketplace.

SVP Product

Learn In

Attract, develop, and retain your talent with a Talent Academy that: 
1) gives employees access to best external skill-building courses and programs through stipends, education benefits, or scholarships 
2) allows you to build your own programs that are cohort-based, hands-on, and collaborative

Easily meet every key learning moment and drive business performance.

Co-founder and Chief Product Officer

University Impact

University Impact sprung out of a desire to embrace a more sustainable way of creating large-scale, positive, social impact (while generating a financial return at the same time). Our mission is to find and fund ventures and businesses that are solving complex, vexing social problems with strong management teams, passion for change, and innovative business models.

Product Advisor

•  Researched, validated, and launched a suite of skill measurement products (Skill Rating, Skill Review, and Skill Certification) to measure any skill at any level. Skill measurement allows individuals and companies to identify gaps, measure progress, and get matched to career opportunities.

Product, Skills

•  Started when team was < 5 people chasing a crazy dream
•  Researched, prototyped, and built product offerings for consumers and enterprise clients
•  Oversaw client success, email marketing, content marketing, user acquisition, customer support

Founding Team / Product Manager

Kaplan EdTech Accelerator powered by TechStars

The Kaplan/TechStars Accelerator is a three month intensive, mentor-driven, deep immersion program for startups.  TechStars was ranked by Forbes as the #2 tech incubator in the world.

TechStars

The RBL Group

The RBL Group is a leadership and strategic HR consulting firm co-founded by Dave Ulrich.

Product Manager

Various

Microsoft - User experience design and research
LinkedIn - Product management for learning products
Innosight - Innovation and strategy consulting
Bloomreach - Market research

Student Intern

I help lead Degreed Experiments to explore how emerging technology (AI) can be leveraged in workplace learning. Feel free to connect or message me.

We’re here to make sure education and skills stay the key to economic opportunity in an AI-driven world—because the future shouldn’t just work for those who own all the capital or compute.

We aim to do this by:
- Helping people handle the changes AI brings to work and life.
- Teaching people how to use and get the most out of AI tools.
- Finding ways to use AI for more than just cutting costs—so we can invest back into people.

Our AI-related experiments help position L&D be at the forefront of navigating this change. Follow along, and let’s ensure human expertise continues to drive progress and opportunity.

Why Degreed? We started Degreed with a passion for lifelong learning and have since seen what works (and what doesn’t) across hundreds of the most innovative learning organizations. After we established the category of Learning Experience Platforms (LXP) at Degreed, I left to tackle a new set of ambitious challenges and cofounded Learn In.  In 2022, through acquisition, we combined the latest innovations from Learn In with Degreed’s market-leading platform to build the next chapter of products to support lifelong learning.

Senior Director, Enterprise Sales

Degreed is the upskilling platform that connects learning to opportunities. We integrate everything people use to learn and build their careers—skill insights, LMSs, courses, videos, articles and projects—and match everyone to growth opportunities that fit their unique skills, roles, and goals.

Director, Large Enterprise Sales EMEA

Director, Enterprise Sales & Strategic Accounts - UK, Nordics

Director Enterprise Sales, Nordics

Training Journal

Columnist

Pavilion

The Revenue Collective is a private, invitation-only community of senior sales and marketing executives.

Executive Member

The Institute of Directors

RevGenius

Member

Training Industry, Inc.

Columnist 

H5P Group AS

Strategic Advisor

DAY ONE TECHNOLOGIES LTD

Webanywhere

Established a new division within Webanywhere to maximise strategic capability offering new e-learning products to global enterprise clients.  Expanded the business internationally, partnering with many organisations such as Twitter, Motorola, Medtronic, Berlitz Corporation, Intuitive Surgical & others. 

My responsibilities included:

- Business and team management - UK, USA, Poland 
- Customer and talent acquisition
- Enterprise sales
- Strategic Planning 
- Financial management; P&L

Vice President of Sales (Founding Executive)

Apollo Education Group

Acted in an advisory capacity for a tech Bootcamp which achieved growth to over 50 centres across N America, before exiting due to a private equity sale.

Member of the Advisory Board

I specialise in Helping Companies Upskill their Teams, Accelerate Growth & Maximise Performance🔥 I Startup GTM Leader & Builder🦄 I Featured columnist @TJ🖋️| E-learning 📱

International Sales & Marketing leader with a passion for learning, solving problems, creating unique solutions and helping others grow.

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