Life and Times of Skillshare Vol. 2

Our team is really excited for what’s upcoming for us in 2012. As we close out our first year in 2011, we’d love to share some of our company updates below. 

OUR TEAM IS GROWING! 

We’ve added some new team members (now 14!) since our last update.

Abigail Besdin (@avigeee) joins us on the Partnerships/BD team. Previously, she worked on brand partnerships at Meetup and teaches a Skillshare class on “Brand Partnerships 101: Where do I get started?“ 

Thompson Harrell (@twharrell) joins us on the Creative Marketing team. Previously, he worked at some of the country’s top advertising agencies on brands such as Levi’s, Johnnie Walker, Axe, LG, Miller Lite, NYC & Co, American Express, and Office Max, the most notable being the “Spread the Cheer” viral campaign featuring Elf Yourself which still ranks as one of the top viral campaigns of all time. He teaches a Skillshare class on “Creative Thinking: Be a Modern Day Don Draper“ 

Joshua Rome (@joshuamrome) works on the Partnerships/BD team. Previously, Josh worked at Adobe where he grew the ebook business. He has traveled to over 50+ countries a teaches a Skillshare class on “Backpacking for Rookies: Travel Cheaper, Smarter, Safer”

Bruna Maia (@bru_maia) joins as a Community Manager working on our events, student efforts, and internal culture. Previously, she was a Brand Marketing Senior Coordinator at Jack Morton. She teaches as Skillshare study session on “Infusing Positive Psychology in the Workplace”

Stevie-Nicole Belchak (@stevienico)  joins us as a Community Manager working on Community Development and teacher efforts. Previously, she worked as a brand consultant at SALT Branding (SF). Stevie teaches a Skillshare class on “How To Build Your Personal Brand”

PRODUCT UPDATES 


We’ve graduated to skills-based learning on the Skillshare platform. Our vision has always been to democratize learning by empowering teachers. One problem we’re trying to solve is around closing the “skills gap” in our society. Too many people do not have the skills needed to fill jobs that are available today - especially around the things that they are the most passionate. The first step in closing this “skills gap” is showcasing the skills and knowledge our peers can share and learn from each other.

OTHER UPDATES

If you’d like to transform education, please apply to join our team on our careers page. Until the next update, I hope that 2012 brings you lots of new opportunities, happiness, and passion. 

Stay curious,

Michael Karnjanaprakorn, CEO/co-founder of Skillshare

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