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.

RBLP Leadership Certifications

Founder

SAIC, American Red Cross, AECOM, CACI

Program Manager

United States Marine Corps

Infantry Weapons Officer

This is what I do and why I do it. 

I founded RBLP Leadership Certifications in 2018 because there wasn’t a nationally recognized leadership certification in the marketplace.

Managers could earn certifications in project management, human resources, talent development, and so on. But there wasn’t a certification for managers to prove their leadership knowledge, skills, and experience.

We changed that! Now there is a leadership certification that managers can earn to prove what they know about leadership. 

How did we do it? 

We conducted a leadership job-task-analysis in 2018 to figure out the knowledge, skills, and experience required to build and lead resilient teams in the workplace. 

Building and leading resilient teams isn’t just a responsibility – it is an essential capability for managers in today’s dynamic and often unpredictable world.

The best managers build and lead resilient teams because organizations face a range of challenges, from economic uncertainty and technological disruptions to workforce dynamics and global crises. In such an environment, the ability to navigate adversity and emerge stronger is paramount.

This is where resilient teams come into play, and why organizations need leaders who can build and lead these teams effectively.

Resilient teams do more than just weather the storm – they thrive in challenging environments by overcoming adversity, adapting to change, and growing stronger together.

The job-task-analysis showed that resilient teams are characterized by their ability to maintain high performance under pressure, recover quickly from setbacks, and find opportunities for growth amid challenges. Resilient teams work collaboratively and leverage the strengths and perspectives of their members to tackle complex problems.

That was 2018. Fast forward to today…

RBLP is the only nationally recognized series of leadership certifications. Our tiered certification program allows frontline, experienced, and senior managers to validate all of the leadership knowledge, skills, and experience they have gained getting the work done in their organizations.

RBLP leadership certifications have significant college credit recommendations from the American Council on Education (ACE).

Our certifications are listed on the U.S. Department of Labor CareerOneStop site as a workforce development resource for employees and employers. The U.S. Department of Defense credentialing programs and the GI Bill fund our certifications for military personnel and veterans.

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