Founders Note: Rashmi Mandloi

This is hard to believe for me. But it’s happened.

358 days since we started Leadup, we have impacted early, mid, and senior career working professionals with one mission in mind - creating Careers, sensible Skilling, mandated Mentoring, and guaranteed Guidance. And we continue to innovate and grow.

Building a company is hard, very hard, but I have never felt this kind of passion and happiness before. Thank you to everyone who gave our mission and purpose a chance with our intention to impact 400K Individuals by 2026.

In the midst of the great resignation, when record numbers of people are leaving their jobs, organizations simply cannot afford to lose their talent. It is imperative that organizations look at engaging employees with skills and experiences that give them a chance to do something new and also build their ambition and goals. Leadup understands this and helps both organizations and individuals to provide outcome-oriented learning experiences.

Our first program - XLRI PGDM (HRM) program 2022-24 went live with a batch of 41 students in March 2022. Since then, the program has received positive feedback with its cutting-edge knowledge and practices along with the invaluable 1-on-1 mentoring sessions, and the opportunity for learners to connect and gain knowledge from industry and global experts. The sessions are being delivered virtually over the weekends with the first campus immersion scheduled in July 2022.

The past few weeks have also been busy for us with the launch of our second program - International Post Graduate certification on HR Tech and Digital Transformation with WDI at the University of Michigan. In sync with the Leadup philosophy of practical approaches to learning, we have partnered with People Strong on this four-month program to bridge current HR capabilities with the demands of the modern workplace.

We understand that our programs have been a success because of the community that we have built. Our #100CXOClub continues to give us the mentoring support and commitment that they signed up for. Our Mentoring program is now targeting mid-career professionals, and we already have 200 senior leaders signed up for our #MentorClub. This is the perfect stepping stone to our Technology platform which plans to have a Career Playbook and has the plan to democratize careers for every working professional in the country.