We’re excited to welcome Gregg Coccari as our new CEO Gregg brings more than 30 years of leadership experience to Udemy and previously held CEO positions at Stella and Chewy’s, Futuredontics, NetQuote, and Teleflora We are happy to welcome Gregg as our new leader to further accelerate Udemy’s mission of...
We hope you had a great week, but it couldn’t have been any better than the one we just spent here at Udemy Employees from around the world converged in San Francisco for our annual company retreat to plan and strategize for the year ahead Among the highlights was our first-ever Udemy Women’s Summit Meanwhile,...
Before we can devise effective solutions to fix the skills gap, we need to dispel several myths and misunderstandings It’s well-documented that companies are struggling to hire enough new workers, but historically low unemployment is only part of the problem The bigger challenge is finding people who...
Happy Friday to all This week’s roundup brings you the dark side of shorter work weeks, relief from email overload, the latest in self-flying planes, and fitness tips to boost your work day ‘It Isn’t Nirvana’: How Four Founders Managed A Four-Day Workweek A shorter work week sounds like a viable idea in...
This article was written by Udemy instructor Gregory Caremans Picture this: You’re putting on running shoes to blow off steam after a particularly stressful day You haven’t exercised since the last time you felt stressed, about a month ago After jogging a few miles, you feel refreshed and tell yourself, “I need...
Lots of good stuff in the roundup this week If you want to improve your memory, set better goals, or relocate to another country, read on! And we wrap things up with one example of robots getting fired for doing a lousy job A Leaky Memory May Be a Good Thing It may sound counterintuitive, but sometimes you need to...
A passionate teacher and coder, Amani Abbas has five courses on Udemy with nearly 2,000 students, but, as you’ll read below, her ambition and impact go far beyond our platform She’s using her expertise to help more Arab women learn about programming and launch their own careers Name: Amani Abbas Location:...
Happy Friday, folks Good to have you back here for more end-of-week reading We’ve got stuff about having a positive effect on others, buckling down to work when you’re unmotivated, and networking as an introvert And more! CES 2019: It’s the Year of Virtual Assistants and 5G If you’re not familiar with...
This article was written by Udemy instructor and home cooking expert Jenna Edwards You told yourself you would eat healthier in 2019 That resolution is often synonymous with doing juice cleanses, avoiding foods you really love, and eating stuff you dread If you can stick to that, great, but I can’t name three...
If your last week was anything like mine, it was a blur of “what day is it,” “Happy New Year to you too,” and “2019 is the year of _______” It’s a classic case of trying to get back in the groove with fresh new goals while also nursing the holiday hangover The air is full of high hopes for becoming...
We hope the new year is off to a good start for you We’re here to help Watch this space in the coming weeks for a new blog series leveraging the expertise of Udemy instructors to help you eat healthier, manage stress, spend wisely, and much more! How to Crush Your Habits in the New Year With the Help of...
With unemployment at a historic low, companies are coming up with creative ways to hire fast and at scale It will continue to be a job-seeker’s market in 2019, and companies will continue to struggle to find qualified candidates Applicants who have kept their skill sets up to date will have their pick of...
