Fullbridge Program

The Fullbridge Program From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search This article contains content that is written like an advertisement. Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links, and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view. (April 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Fullbridge Inc Logo and Brand Positioning Fullbridge Type Private Industry Education technology Founded 2009 Founder Peter Olson and Candice Carpenter Olson Headquarters Boston, Massachusetts, United States Area served Worldwide Website [1] The Fullbridge Program is a learning curriculum held by educational technology company Fullbridge, Inc. which teaches basic business techniques,[1] and helps individuals bridge the knowledge and skills gap.[2] History Fullbridge Inc. was founding by former Random house chairman Peter Olson and his wife, iVillage founder Candice Carpenter Olson, in 2010.[3][1] Fullbridge started out in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA, and later moved to Downtown Boston, MA.[4] In January 2012, Fullbridge launched a pilot program aimed at college students and recent graduates, and subsequently focused on larger programs that summer. Then Fullbridge established a suite of vertical business-to-business programs for law firms, consulting firms, financial firms, service organizations, universities, and corporations. In September 2012, Fullbridge partnered with Andrews Kurth to expand the law firm's attorney professional development program. Andrews Kurth was the third law firm in the United States to partner with Fullbridge.[5] Fullbridge has worked in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia helping young women prepare for new vocational opportunities and offered a four-week Business Fundamentals Program at Prince Sultan University.[6] In 2015, Fullbridge expanded its partnership with Prince Sultan University to "enhance the way undergraduates and recent graduates in Saudi Arabia are prepared for productive and successful careers."[7] In 2012, Fullbridge received $5.5 million in funding from GSV Capital Corp., Tomorrow Ventures, and Harris Preston.[3] In summer 2013, The Fullbridge Program was presented at Red Rocks Community College in Arvada, Colorado.[1] Fullbridge secured $15.4 million through the sale of a series of preferred stock in 2015. The round was led by learning innovation investor GSV Capital.[8] In the spring of 2016, Olson and Carpenter resigned and the board hired Quadrant Management to help raise new funds and take the company to profitability. A newly installed board brought in a new CEO in May. In December 2018, the CEO was replaced by Fullbridge’s CMO, Steve Brazell.[9] Fullbridge reached profitability in 2019.[citation needed] In September of 2019, Fullbridge launched its Fourteenth Round of Training at Prince Sultan University. The program enables students to experience a work environment within the Fullbridge Lab before experiencing it in a company environment, thus serving as a bridge between academic and work environments.[10] In February of 2020, in association with the Misk Foundation, Fullbridge presented an all new workshop, "You 2.0: How to Upgrade Your Brand for an Uncertain Future" at Al Yamamah University in Riyadh. The workshop is part of the Career Services Center's plans to empower perspective graduates with the skills they need for their professional careers. [11] In March of 2020, Fullbridge completed the first SPE-KSA Young Professionals' program You 2.0 with "a deep dive into three essential skills need by the future workforce: Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking and Emotional Intelligence."[12] The SPE-KSA has more than 11,000 members, and is the largest individual member organization serving managers, engineers, scientists and other professionals worldwide in the upstream segment of the oil and gas industry.[13]