The Fullbridge Program

Fullbridge is an educational technology company that aims to address the skills gap between students or young professionals and skills desired by modern corporations. Fullbridge provides a learning experience developed with input from employers and thought leaders to help bridge workplace skills gaps. Programs range from one week to one month and are designed to help learners develop skills and attitudes useful in challenging work environments. It was founded by former Random house-CEO Peter Olson and founder and CEO of iVillage Candice Carpenter Olson in 2009. These two felt there was a step missing in the transition between higher education and the professional world after realizing that the liberal arts education their children had received had left them lacking some skills needed to be more workplace-ready.

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.

As of March 2015, Fullbridge is a global entity, helping universities, businesses, and government ministries address workplace skills gaps. They are currently active in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia helping young women prepare for new vocational opportunities and are also offering a four-week Business Fundamentals Program at Prince Sultan University.

Fullbridge has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, and Forbes as a leader in competency-based education and 21st century workplace skills. Fullbridge CEOs Peter and Candice Olson have both led publicly traded companies, and the Fullbridge senior management team includes alumni of McKinsey and Bain.

Fullbridge started out in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA, and due to its growth, has moved to Downtown Boston, MA. To date, it has raised $23 million in venture capital funding.