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.

LVT (LiveView Technologies)

Board Observer

Pelion Venture Partners

Investment Senior Associate

Graphite Systems (Graphite Connect)

Get Bridge

(LTG; formerly Thoma Bravo, Instructure) Senior executive responsible for multiple Talent Solutions Division portfolio forecast and post sales functions, M&A Ops, Global ownership of revenue retention and growth: Renewals, Technical Support, Professional Services, Customer Success, Account Management.

Vice President, Head of Global Customer Experience

Sr. Director, Head of Global Strategy & Operations

Instructure

(Thoma Bravo; Bridge) Global Account Management, Implementations, Support, Renewals, Customer Success (previously Instructure). Interim head of Customer Success while continuing oversight of Operations & Strategy. Accountability to retention and revenue growth while operationalizing a global customer facing organization.

Vice President, Head of Global Customer Experience (Bridge)

Senior executive team member reporting to the board. Oversees all divestiture and acquisition programs, facilitating direct work with the banker, board and potential buyers.

Build a foundation for excellence for and on behalf of the Product Team by reinforcing product strategy with metrics, holistic infrastructure, business processes, standards, best practices, and reporting. Meet with high-risk or white-glove clients, as well as company teams (CX, Sales, Marketing, Biz Ops, TS, Data) to drive education around the Learner Experience Platform and Skills.

Snr. Manager, Head of Product Operations & Customer Advisory

Manage the Degreed platform throughout its life cycle, and ensure the product team can produce the right product at the right time to maximize commercial value. Development of product operations, identify business opportunities, establish marketing and promotional strategies on behalf of product, and maintain awareness on competing products.

Product Operations & Special Projects

Discovery on synthesis of two platforms, and process of merging. Meeting with clients to determine what value points should remain intact. Analysis and recommendation provided to larger team moving forward.

Accquisition Transition Product Manager

FuzePlay

Purchased January, 2020. Developed an open source EdTech platform that enables educators to teach coding in K-6 classrooms through project-based learning
Partners include Girl Scouts of America, ISTE, Girls on the Run, and more.
Named in patent US20180082601A1 currently under review.  
Collected $6k just from trademark registrations
Led investor conversations, pitched more than 50 investors in SLC, CO, LA, SF, NY, Chicago, and MI.
Wore all the hats! Led Marketing, PR, Brand, Bus Dev, Product, Community Engagement, Sales

FuzePlay is a S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics)  learning company that brings together REAL technology, and straight-forward, hands-on play.  Our products teach kids (and their parents!), high-level concepts in a way that's as simple as 1-2-3: Build, Hack, Play.

Board Member

Co-Founder / CEO

Silicon Slopes

Organized, planned, launched, ran, and validated the first chapter for Silicon Slopes. 100+ chapters now exist.

Founder, Founder Chapter

ISTE

Volunteer, ISTE is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting the use of information technology to aid in learning, teaching of K-12 students and teachers.

The ISTE Leadership Team works closely with the ISTE Board of Directors to serve our membership and ensure excellent organizational performance. The team is made up of the organization’s CEO and division heads, who each lead a major functional area supporting the nonprofit.

STEM Leadership Team

Firstline Security

Summer sales rep, promoted to summer sales office manager as well as fall extension offices. Oversaw office setup, GTM training, Sales Motions, scheduling and leadership of door-to-door sales reps in both summer offices and leading extension offices for top performing reps. I also sold door-to-door as an individual contributor.TM

Summer Sales Manager

Seasoned senior executive with expertise in Customer Experience, M&A, Expansion & Retention, Strategy, Operations, Turnaround Management, Revenue Mangement, and Talent Management.

Successfully managed a multi-million dollar business acquisition and merger, resulting in millions of net savings and 23% reduction in operational costs. Managed six additional mergers.

Vice President of Global Customer Experience, maintained 95% employee retention rate, oversaw $75M+ revenue, achieving and maintaining 10% and 20% growth in GRR and NRR.

Senior Associate at Pelion Venture Partners, a top venture capital fund, with experience as operating advisor, board observer, and investor.

Recognized for multiple industry awards in operational excellence, adept in remote, hybrid, and on-premise leadership.

Managed a team of 70+, including multiple directors and team leads and across five different countries

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