At the forefront of business education and leadership development since 2015, Abilitie crafts lively programs that blend human connection and technology to deliver transformational experiences for organizations, teams, and individuals. Its dynamic offerings, including the flagship 12-Week MBA program, focus on core business skills, such as financial acumen, leadership, strategy, and decision-making. Trusted by more than 100 Fortune 500 clients, including Dell, GE, Coca-Cola, and Southwest Airlines, Abilitie can enhance employees' abilities to navigate real-world management and strategy scenarios. Abilitie has garnered recognition as a leading solution provider, making the Training Industry’s Top 20 Leadership Training Companies list in 2024 and 2025 and ranking 842 on the Inc. 5000.
An educational travel organization, Bschool Travel partners with the top MBA and EMBA programs to execute high-quality global experiential learning programs and international residencies in more than 100 countries worldwide. Founded by two Michigan Ross MBAs, Bschool Travel takes a strong pedagogical approach to its immersions, which is why it not only supports travel management services, but also provides expertise in program development, company sourcing, project scoping, and speaker engagements.
Immersion India guides students, corporate executives, faculty, and professionals on study-centric, experiential learning programs in urban and rural India. The only company to win the prestigious UNWTO Global SDG competition in the Quality Education category, Immersion India customizes and tailors all programs to meet learning objectives with a key element of travel and cultural immersion experiences.
PeopleGrove empowers colleges and universities to deliver meaningful engagement and hands-on learning that drive measurable outcomes for students, alumni, programs, and institutions. The PeopleGrove platform turns every interaction into measurable outcomes, strengthening communities, advancing careers, and scaling institutional success.
A class project requires MBA students to develop a plan and recommendations for a company that wants to expand its marketing reach. A master’s student wants to learn about the career paths in human resources, while another student looks to connect with an alum who can serve as a mentor.
At higher education institutions throughout the world, EMBAC corporate member PeopleGrove helps millions of students and alumni build meaningful career connections and participate in meaningful learning experiences through its platform.
At the University of Miami, for example, PeopleGrove powers a network that connects thousands of students and alumni for mentorship career exploration. One of Michigan State University’s colleges uses PeopleGrove to run a peer mentoring program that supports science and math students. The University of Kansas scaled its networking community and onboarded nearly 3,000 alumni within the first few months of launching the PeopleGrove platform.
Founded in 2015, PeopleGrove began with a keen understanding of the value that connections and relationships bring to students.
“The founders recognized that relationships and networks play a major role in career success, yet not every student has equal access to those connections,” says Linda Hoopes, PhD, director of partnerships and events for PeopleGrove. “PeopleGrove was created to help institutions unlock the power of their alumni and professional networks so that every student could learn from others and explore career paths.”
Throughout the years, PeopleGrove expanded its platform to support more of the student journey from prospective students through alumni engagement, as well as offering CORE by PeopleGrove solutions, which supports experiential education, competency tracking and field or clinical placements.
With more tools for career exploration, experiential learning, and community engagement, institutions can provide more opportunities to connect with mentors, alumni, and employers, says Hoopes.
“More recently, the addition of CORE solutions has expanded our capabilities to support experiential education management, including clinical and field placements, and competency tracking, helping institutions better connect hands-on learning with career preparation and outcomes.”
Through its work with graduate business programs and career services teams, PeopleGrove discovered EMBAC. “Through conversations with member schools and colleagues in the field, we came to see EMBAC as an important community for professionals who are focused on helping graduate business students succeed in their careers,” says Hoopes.
PeopleGrove joined EMBAC because it values the collaboration and insight that comes from working closely with graduate business programs and career service leaders. EMBAC offers PeopleGrove the opportunity to better understand program needs and contribute to conversations about the ways technology and networks can support student success, she says.
Increasingly, students want to see a return on investment with a focus on career outcomes, as well as additional access to real world experiences, industry insights, and professional networks, says Hoopes. Schools are responding by looking for scalable ways to connect students with alumni and employers. At PeopleGrove, seeing the impact of the connections that result from its platform is rewarding.
“When schools can demonstrate stronger engagement, expanded experiential learning opportunities, and improved outcomes for students, it reinforces the return on investment in building connected communities that support student success.”
PeopleGrove will continue to explore innovative solutions to help institutions improve career access and experiential learning, including new ways to incorporate AI-driven insights and matching to help institutions more efficiently connect students with mentors, opportunities, and experiences that align with their interests and career goals.
“At PeopleGrove, we believe that access to relationships can transform career opportunities,” says Hoopes. “Our goal is to help institutions activate their communities so that every student can benefit from the experience and insight of alumni and industry professionals.”
CORE solutions only strengthen the power of connections and make developing and administering real-life experiences more effective.
“Together these capabilities allow institutions to connect engagement, experiential learning, and career readiness in one ecosystem that supports student success across the entire learner lifecycle.”
For more information about PeopleGrove, contact Linda Hoopes at linda.hoopes@peoplegrove.com or visit https://www.peoplegrove.com.
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