Today, the average person entering the workforce will have more than a dozen jobs throughout their career, many of which haven\u2019t even been invented yet. Alternative credentials have a price and flexibility that levels that playing field, ensuring the skills and training needed for a non-linear career path are accessible to all, not just some.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We founded Springboard in 2013 with a humble aim: connect learners to an innovative online learning model so they could avoid the constraints and inequalities of a broken educational model. We saw an opportunity to create meaningful change \u2014 and we took it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nearly ten years on, Springboard has changed the lives of tens of thousands <\/strong>of students. We\u2019ve had countless successes, from launching two new business lines \u2014 a university partnerships arm and a B2B arm \u2014 to helping our students earn over $1bn in post-graduation salaries. We\u2019ve helped bridge the gap between the 40% of US employers struggling to find qualified hires for entry-level jobs and the 43% of US college graduates who are underemployed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But as our company has grown, so too has our ambition. We\u2019ve spent the last decade focused on career and job advancement, and we\u2019ve come to realize what we\u2019re doing is bigger than that. We\u2019re not just in the business of changing careers \u2014 we\u2019re in the business of changing lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n From Geraldo Gomes<\/a>,<\/strong> the oil-rig-worker-turned-software engineer who wanted to spend more time at home with his pregnant wife, to Teliah Jackson<\/a>, <\/strong>the medical-massage-therapist-turned-UX-designer who wanted a better-paying career so she could look after her disabled mom, our students have taught us an important lesson: <\/p>\n\n\n\n You are a better you when you are fulfilled by what you do.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n A momentum company<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n We\u2019ve long held a quiet ambition to change the lives of 1 million people by 2030, but seeing the transformations of our students first-hand, we hit upon one extraordinarily simple truth: what we help students build goes well beyond just skills. We help our students build momentum<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Momentum is powerful: it propels us forward, unlocks opportunity, and provides access. It helps us turn fear into confidence, difficulty into certainty, and progress into reality. It helps us lead better lives. Momentum is what our human-guided career advancement platform can create at scale. This is our purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today, we\u2019re revealing a new look for Springboard. <\/strong>You\u2019ll see changes to our website, our branding, and our logo, which brings our purpose to life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The concept was inspired by the connection between physical form and shadow: a shadow is ever present, only growing smaller when you move away from it but continuing to exist, ready to grow large again when you return. We, too, are a constant for our students, accompanying them throughout their journey, and always ready to welcome them back when they need us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We may look different on the outside, but our values remain the same<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Even though we may look different, our core product, mission, and values remain as steadfast as ever:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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