157: Gray-Collar Jobs and the need for Upskilling - with Frank Britt, CEO, Penn Foster

<p>In this amazing episode of <a href="//www.edupexperience.com">The EdUp Experience</a>, sponsored by <a href="https://mdtmarketing.com/edup/">MDT Marketing</a>, we have the honor of speaking with <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/fbritt">Frank Britt</a>, CEO, <a href="https://partners.pennfoster.edu/">Penn Foster</a>!&nbsp; Penn Foster is the original correspondence school in the United States. &nbsp;Their focus is on middle-skill income jobs - 'gray jobs', as they market to a student consumer that defines the type of education they want to consume. &nbsp;As the largest provider of upskilling the middle class in the US, Penn Foster's aspirations are not to be a school - they strive to become the premier career management provider for the middle class. &nbsp;Hear Frank define what is missing in the space, and how Penn Foster is filling a critical need.<br> </p> <p>Frank is the Chief Executive Officer of Penn Foster, the leading skills development training, credentials and employment matching enterprise for frontline workers. This for-purpose organization is focused on employment outcomes through ed-tech enabled workforce solutions and today has more than 125,000 active students and 1,000 partners, including employers, youth organizations, government organizations, and academic institutions. &nbsp;He previously served as an Operating Partner at Bain Capital Ventures and CEO of Pri-Med – the largest medical education training company for primary care physicians. He is a recognized education authority, with media and investor community engagement such as Bloomberg TV, C-SPAN/ U.S. Congress, SXSWedu, TEDx, BMO and ASU/GSV investor conference, and was appointment by Governor Corbett of Pennsylvania on the Advisory Committee on Future of Postsecondary Education.</p> <p>Thanks so much for tuning in. &nbsp;Join us again next time for another episode! &nbsp;Contact Us!</p> <p>Connect with the hosts - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elvinfreytes/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elvin Freytes</a>, <a href