Podcast appearances and mentions of jonathan finkelstein

As work is recast in terms of skills and credentials, is the labor market awash in too much information? Credly's founder and CEO argues that more detail--verified and expressed in a standard taxonomy--can benefit both workers and employers.   

We discussed a number of things including:1. Jonathan's and Michelle's education career journeys2. How the pandemic has disrupted education sector3. The role credentials play - past, present and future4. Credly: challenges and opportunities; vision5. Future trends and forecastsJonathan is founder and CEO of Credly, a leading digital credential service provider which enables organizations to recognize, reward and market skills, competencies and certifications.  Previously, as founder of LearningTimes, Jonathan helped mission-driven organizations produce and launch innovative online programs, products and platforms that impacted the lives of millions of learners. Previously, Jonathan was a co-founder and led product strategy at HorizonLive (acquired by Blackboard).  He is author of Learning in Real Time (Wiley), co-author of a report for the US Department of Education on the potential for digital badges, and a frequent speaker on digital credentials and the future of learning and workforce development. The son of New York City public school teachers, Jonathan graduated with honors from Harvard University.-----Michelle is the Director of the Education and Employment Research Center at the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. She has over 20 years of experience conducting research on education and the workforce focused on credentials, community colleges, and connections between higher education and the labor market.  She is currently leading studies on technician education and economic development, quality in community college noncredit education non-degree credentials, student decision making about programs and careers, higher education labor market alignment, and effective practices in workforce education.  Before joining EERC, Michelle conducted at the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers, the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University, and Mathematica Policy Research. She holds a Ph.D. in sociology and education from Columbia University, a M.S. in public policy from Rutgers, and a B.A. in psychology and Spanish from Rutgers. 

 Jonathan Finkelstein is the CEO of Credly, one of the leading organizations in the credentialing space for education technology around the world. Credly is a Pearson business.  Previously, as founder of LearningTimes, he helped mission-driven organizations produce and launch innovative online programs, products and platforms that impacted the lives of millions of users. He was also a co-founder at HorizonLive, which was acquired by Blackboard, and author of Learning in Real Time.  He's a frequent author and speaker on digital credentials and the future of work. Recommended ResourcesHow I Built This, podcast hosted by Guy RazHuman Work In the Age of Smart Machines, book by Jamie MerisotisHow to Tell a Story, book by The MothResources Page, curated by Credly

Jonathan Finkelstein is founder and CEO of Credly, a leading digital credential service provider which enables organizations to recognize, reward and market skills, competencies and certifications. Previously, as founder of LearningTimes, Jonathan helped mission-driven organizations produce and launch innovative online programs, products and platforms that impacted the lives of millions of learners. Previously, Jonathan was a co-founder and led product strategy at HorizonLive (acquired by Blackboard). He is author of Learning in Real Time (Wiley), co-author of a report for the US Department of Education on the potential for digital badges, and a frequent speaker on digital credentials and the future of learning and workforce development. The son of New York City public school teachers, Jonathan graduated with honors from Harvard University.Credly, a Pearson business, is helping the world speak a common language about people's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Thousands of employers, training organizations, associations, certification programs, and workforce development initiatives use Credly to help individuals translate their learning experiences into professional opportunities using trusted, portable, digital credentials. Credly empowers organizations to attract, engage, develop, and retain talent with enterprise-class tools that generate data-driven insights to address skills gaps and highlight opportunities through an unmatched global network of credential issuers.Previously, as founder of LearningTimes and before that as co-founder of HorizonLive (acquired by Blackboard), Jonathan worked with thousands of organizations to launch online workforce development programs and learning platforms at global scale. His work helped bring about a digital transformation in how people develop skills that lead to in-demand jobs and careers that did not exist just years ago.He is author of Learning in Real Time (Wiley), a frequent contributor and speaker on HR and learning technology, a former board member of the American Alliance of Museums Media & Technology Committee, and producer or host of thousands of online events and programs for talent development, learning and HR audiences. Jonathan co-authored a report for the US Department of Education on the impact of alternative forms of credentialing. He is a frequent keynote speaker and sought-after advocate for more accessible forms of credentialing, digital transformation and up-skilling, and workforce equity. The son of two New York City public school teachers, Jonathan graduated with honors from Harvard University.Bio: https://members.educause.edu/jonathan-finkelsteinDo digital badges really provide value to businesses?IBM Case Study: Exec SummaryIBM awards its three millionth digital badge (and disrupts the labor market in five big ways)Learning During Lockdown: IBM Case Study See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joining Ryan on this episode is Jonathan Finkelstein, the founder and CEO of Credly; a top 50 hottest tech company recently acquired by Pearson that helps the world speak a common language about people's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Thousands of employers, training organisations, associations, certification programs, and workforce development initiatives use Credly to help individuals translate their learning experiences into professional opportunities using trusted, portable, digital credentials. He is author of Learning in Real Time, a frequent contributor and speaker on HR and learning technology, a former board member of the American Alliance of Museums Media & Technology Committee, and producer or host of thousands of online events and programs for talent development, learning and HR audiences.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Creating a shorter form credential system connects people to the right job. This in turn facilitates upward mobility that is much more capability based. While more industries and businesses are looking towards specialised training certifications, having a system in place to easily recognise the skill sets that individuals possess is important for translating and transferring those skills to a new arena. No matter where your organisation is right now, the importance of holding onto your core values should always be at least equal to striving for larger financial goals.   BEST MOMENTS ' A lot of people over the last year have been re-thinking what it is they want to do in the world, what are they good at?' ‘What do you have to show for it at the end? The state of the art was still at best a paper certificate saying ‘good job'  attaboy, attagirl, you completed this thing.' 'Virtually everyone that engages in learning or taking an assessment or getting a certification has some positive benefit they have in mind.' ‘We want people to understand what their human capital is actually worth.'   VALUABLE RESOURCES The Scale Up Show - https://omny.fm/shows/the-scale-up-show   Apply for a Revenue Growth Consulting Session With Ryan Staley - https://www.scalerevenue.io/4-schedule-page1611678914248   Jonathan Finkelstein - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefinkelstein   ABOUT THE SHOW How do you grow like a VC backed company without taking on investors? Do you want to create a lifestyle business, a performance business or an empire? How do you scale to an exit without losing your freedom? Join the host Ryan Staley every Monday and Wednesday for conversations with the brightest and best Founders, CEO's and Entrepreneurs to crack the code on repeatable revenue growth, leadership, lifestyle freedom and mindset. This show has featured Startup and Billion Dollar Founders, Best Selling Authors, and the World's Top Sales and Marketing Experts like Terry Jones (Founder of Travelocity and Chairman of Kayak), Andrew Gazdecki (Founder of Micro Acquire), Harpaul Sambhi (Founder of Magical with a previous exit to LinkedIn) and many more. This is where Scaling and Sales are made simple in 25 minutes or less.   ABOUT THE HOST Ryan is a Founder, Podcast Host, Speaker, Loving Father, Husband and Dog Dad. He is an 18x award winner and grew a business unit from 0-$30M in Annual Recurring Revenue while adding $30M in capital revenue in less than 6 years.  He did this all with only 4 salespeople and without demand generation.   Whether you are a new Founder,  VP or CEO who is already generating  6, 7 or even multiple 8 figures annually, you are going to gain knowledge about sales you didn't know existed.   CONTACT METHOD Ryan Staley - https://ryanstaley.io/podcast/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-staley/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ryanstaleysales Support the show: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-staley/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you want to build a successful and sustainable company, you know that employee engagement and retention are critical. One of the ways to think about keeping employees engaged is to encourage them to chase things that they're really passionate about. Helping them chart their own growth path is also highly beneficial for any company, as you get to work with people passionate about their job. In today's episode, Mike is joined by Jonathan Finkelstein, CEO of Credibly, a company that helps organizations make better human capital decisions based on an individual's unique skillset. Jonathan and Mike talk about many areas of employee development, including assisting them to discover how to grow into a role other than that of a manager, encouraging learning, paying them what they're truly worth, and helping them unlock their true potential.Tune in to learn more about being an efficient and welcoming leader.EPISODE 10 SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTSWhat are the challenges to developing leadership in today's times?13:42The most significant leadership challenge is going from a startup to a complete growth mode or having a more established company do digital transformation. A leader cannot continually work on the same challenges. They need to solve one entirely or proceed with the next at once. And that happens through technology, people, or partner support. What are some of the things that keep people from passing on their legos to others?16:25The first thing is constraints on time. It takes time to invest in doing something better, and when there's a lot going on, you cannot imagine adding more to your plate simultaneously. The second thing is knowing when to put something on the side or saying that good enough is good enough. Talk to me a little bit about your leadership pipeline.18:41I believe that not everyone wants to be a manager ultimately. That's not the only sign of success and growth. You can be a leader without managing people. In our leadership pipeline, we see individual definitions of professional growth and success. At our company, we have managers meet their team every week, and represent people who either are or have just become managers at the company. We have a lot of people who are first-time managers who didn't have management experience before they joined the company. What are your growth goals for people who don't want to become managers in the future?24:03Firstly, you can't assume anything about any one person. I believe the best way to understand what somebody considers success and growth is to talk to them and check in regularly. We try to understand what happiness means to every person. The other thing is, when you open up new roles, don't just look at the immediate team where that new role is opening, but look at other parts of the company that are going to benefit from it. What is your criteria for hiring new employees?28:12 We try to break the mold from traditional hiring practices. We believe people are super-reliant on resumes and referrals -- the two primary ways to hire better and think it's supercritical not to go back to the same tried and tested waters because that leads to stagnation. What do you train your people on?33:41We help people unlock their true potential in their own teams. We try to elevate and amplify their potential. A lot of our weekly meetings are dedicated to a training or learning topic where we're either sharing our best practices or using our network to develop our teams. We provide professional development stipends to every member of the team to seek advice or figure...

This week, we sat down with Jonathan Finkelstein, CEO of Credly, which was acquired by Pearson this week for $200m, and with Rhys Spence, lead author of the recent Europe Edtech Funding Report 2022. HEADLINES:1. COVID beat Interesting linkedin post by a teacher caught our eye. There was also a series of articles on Edsurge and elsewhere about life as a COVID principal, pandemic brain science, and student mental health.  Big theme of ‘no way to go back' . 2. Project Kitty Hawk takes off UNC's $97M Plan to Reach Adult Online Learners hopes to become an alternative to traditional OPM providers and a way to create 120 online programs over the next years,. 3. New data shows Gen Z prefers alt pathways for higher edA Survey of American high schoolers found that:45% prefer programs they can complete in two years or less—a significant shift from pre-pandemic levels. Nearly 70% want on-the-job training like apprenticeships and internships during their college experience.86% of those surveyed say they feel pressure—from parents, teachers, and society at large—to pursue that specific pathway, even if it's not the right choice for them4. Funding RoundsSpain-based Domestika, an online platform for creatives, received a $100m round at a $1.3b valuation, becoming the latest Edtech Unicorn.Fourthrev, a UK-based career accelerator program, announced an $8m Series A.Singapore-based college application platform Cialfo received a $40m funding round.Indian Upskilling platform Scaler Academy received a $55 million funding roundIndian edtech Wise raised $5mArabic “​​EdTech platform Playbook announces that it has closed pre-seed funding with $700,000. Post-Recording Updates:Studytube acquires Springest & closes $30m series BGoStudent acquires Seneca Learning & Tus Media Group

This week we have storytelling about Credly with Jonathan Finkelstein. During this episode, Jonathan and I talk about how practitioners make the business case or the use case for purchasing Credly.Jonathan is CEO and founder of Credly and an expert in all things talent and education. His passion to "create a world where every person can achieve their full potential based on their verified skills" and help organizations make better decisions really comes through during the podcast.

In this episode, Jonathan Finkelstein, CEO and Founder of Credly, shares his insights into the trends he has observed with digital credentials. We explore past, present and future.

Jonathan Finkelstein: Non-Traditional Learning Environments | Steve Hargadon | Jun 12 2012 by Steve Hargadon

Listen in to our interview with Jonathan Finkelstein, in which he tells us more about Credly, and explains how the recognition of these skills is allowing for people to be discovered by employers and gain opportunities.

This week we welcome our first guest episode which is being released as part of National Apprenticeship Week! Thank you to James Bridgman for taking up the challenge! What's in this episode? This week's podcast talks about how work and career prospects have changed over the last 10 years, delving into appropriate skills development, the views of educators and employers, and various tech and strategic solutions. This episode also looks at how edtech is being used to "supercharge" Apprenticeships, fast-track skills development and anticipate future demand. People James Bridgman, Director of GetMyFirstJob David Allison, CEO and Founder of GetMyFirstJob. Liz Williams, Director Tech Literacy and Education Programmes, BT Group Justin Rix, Partner, Grant Thornton LLP Anthony Impey, CEO of Optimity and Chair of Federation of Small Business Skills Policy Board Kerensa Jennings, who runs The Duke of York Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award and the iDEA digital skills platform Joysy John, Head of Education at Nesta Rob Newry, Founder of Arctic Shores, an EdTech startup creating game-based psychometric testing Rob Williams, Founder of People-Fit, a digital platform that assesses 'employment fit' for candidates and potential employers Jonathan Finkelstein, Founder of Credly, a digital skills badging system widely used across the US and UK Show Notes and References   Checkout https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes  Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram. My Story I’ve just released details of my fundraiser for Homerton Hospital. I’ll be cycling 720km from coast to coast across France using the so-called Pyrenean Raid route in May. That means multiple Tour de France climbs with no stomach muscles to my name.  If that sounds like a challenge you'd like to support you can text NELL47 then the amount - say £10 or £1000 pounds (!) - to 70070. It’s all for an amazing cause and to support Homerton Hospital’s maternity team and neurological, paediatric and child health research. More here. 

Jonathan Finkelstein, founder and CEO of Credly, joins me to discuss his upbringing, how organizations can recognize, reward and market skills, competencies and certifications, and shares how his company is changing America.

Celisa Steele (http://www.tagoras.com) interviews Jonathan Finkelstein, founder and CEO of the digital credential service provider, Credly. Be sure to check out Learning • Technology • Design™ (LTD), a virtual conference designed specifically for professionals in the business of continuing education and professional development.  Full show notes available at http://www.leadinglearning.com/episode69. 01:57 – Highlighted Resource - Exploring the Fringe: Flipping, Microcredentials, and MOOCs. 06:57 – What digital credentials are and their relationship to digital badges. 10:09 - The relationship between digital credentials and learning. 15:49 – Changes in how organizations are using digital credentials. 19:46 – What's on the horizon for digital credentials. 22:43 - How to get started with digital credentials. 26:26 – Overcoming barriers to implementation. Connect with Jonathan at @JEFinkelstein and/or @Credly Many thanks to YourMembership for sponsoring the podcast. YourMembership’s award-winning learning management system provides organizations with the means to manage all of their educational content formats in one central location, and also provides tools to create and deliver assessments, evaluations and learning communities.

New research points to soft skills as an important indicator for success in the workplace. Jonathan Finkelstein, founder and CEO of Credly, and Laura Lippman, senior fellow at Child Trends, discuss digital badging as a way to document these currently amorphous workplace skills in this Economic Development podcast.