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.

Al Dea

The Edge of Work

The Edge of Work is a leadership and talent development consulting firm. We partner with organizations to develop their leaders and help employees gain the skills needed to drive performance in a changing world of work.

Offerings:
- Leadership Development (Managers, High-Potentials and aspiring leaders with a focus on the people side of management )
- Learning Programs (human skills, communication skills for all employees)
- Team and Culture Development (Team effectiveness and leading teams)

Founder

MBASchooled

First Round Fast Track

Mentor

The Muse

Leadership Coach

Salesforce

Product Marketing

Deloitte Digital

Management Consultant

MBA Product Marketing Intern

Deloitte

Undergraduate Government of Boston College

After serving for 3 consecutive years as an elected Senator I received 67% of the vote and was elected as our Student Body President; the first Asian-American Student Body President in the school's history. As Student Body President, I set the strategy for the 120-person student government and managed a $500,000 budget. I was a catalyst and facilitator of collaboration amongst students, administrators, and faculty members and led the  implementation of initiatives and programs in areas such as academic advising, student transportation, student athletic ticket policy, and student health and safety. 

I was recognized by Boston College Magazine as one of the 6 most impactful seniors in the class of 2010

Student Body President

Speaker, Facilitator, and Podcast Host - Helping Leaders and Employees Navigate the Future of Work

Talent, Leadership & Workplace Executive Coach, Speaker & Facilitator. Passionate about inspiring leaders to build organizations that develop and grow their people, and using new ways ways of working that bring employees together to achieve collective business outcomes.

I'm the Owner of The Edge of Work, a leadership development consulting firm, and partner with organizations to solve the following challenges:
- Designing and delivering leadership development programs to identify and build the next generation of leaders
- Training and equipping new managers on how to lead and develop their people in today's workplace
- Facilitating new ways of working and team effectiveness for leaders of cross-functional teams
- Supporting upskilling initiatives of key power skills for all employees (ex: influence, emotional intelligence, collaboration career management, communications)

My mission is to inspire leaders to build better and more human companies that unleash the potential and performance of their people. I do this by consulting leaders on workplace trends, and through leadership training, helping employees each day how to effectively navigate and thrive in today's workplace.

Previously, I worked at Salesforce and Deloitte Consulting helping Fortune 500 companies use digital technology to drive organizational transformation.

I'm interested in topics such as leadership, talent development, the future of work, & learning, culture, and people development. My work has been cited in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, MIT Sloan Management Review, Time, Fast Company, Inc Magazine, and The World Economic Forum.

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