Strive
Helps emerging leaders reach their full potential through personalized and practical management training.
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Strive operates as a management training and leadership development platform, founded in 2017 by Will Houghteling in San Francisco. Houghteling, after his experience at The Minerva Project, identified a need for better training for individuals in "middle-skill" occupations. Initially, the company focused on a bootcamp-style model for sales roles, aiming to streamline recruiting and provide online training for jobs with middle-class salaries. Over time, the company shifted its focus to broader management and leadership development.
The company's core offering is a learning platform that combines technology with human interaction to foster behavioral change in managers and leaders. Strive provides personalized learning paths, practical content for real-world scenarios, live coaching, and a community for support. Its methodology is designed to deliver measurable improvements in leadership skills, which ultimately helps organizations with employee retention. The platform serves a diverse client base, from established enterprises like Pinterest and Slack to high-growth startups such as Remind and Handshake. Revenue is generated through the services provided to these companies. In April 2021, Strive was acquired by FranklinCovey, a company specializing in organizational performance improvement.
Strive's approach is data-informed, with analytics to track skill development and return on investment for its clients. The company's platform is designed to make learning continuous and integrated into the daily work of managers, viewing the conference room as a classroom and an employee's calendar as their curriculum. This model of professional development aims to address the challenges of a rapidly changing work environment where continuous learning is essential for career growth.
Keywords: management training, leadership development, employee engagement, talent development, corporate training, professional development, online learning platform, soft skills training, coaching, upskilling, FranklinCovey, Will Houghteling, high-performing teams, employee retention, personalized learning, behavioral change, enterprise learning, startup leadership