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Vikram Tayde joins Upside Learning as AVP Business Development for US Region

Continuing to build on its large base of customers in North America Upside Learning has brought on Vikram Tayde as AVP – Business Development for the US region.

Upside Learning, a leading service provider of end-to-end digital learning solutions for top-notch companies across the globe, has announced the appointment of Vikram Tayde as AVP Business Development for the US region, which accounts for 50% of Upside Learning’s business.

Vikram comes with an extensive experience spanning two decades across US and India in learning development, delivery, and management world. With veritable expertise in managing large programs in learning content development & IT development operations, he enjoys challenges that lie at the intersection of client success and learning delivery.

Amit Garg – Founder & Director of Upside Learning, commented, “We are confident that Vikram, with his extensive experience and expertise in the eLearning domain and his knowledge of the global learning industry, will help us increase our presence in US and by being closer to our clients from North America, it will help us deliver better service to them.”

About Upside Learning

Upside Learning provides learning solutions to organizations worldwide. Be it an Instructor-led Training, Bespoke Learning, Learning Consultancy, Performance Support Aid, eBook, or Game based learning, Upside Learning strives to add value to every learning solution it creates.

To support its specialized offerings, the company has a dedicated infrastructure, including the Testing Lab (which can handle virtually any browser and hardware combination), R&D and fully responsive content framework. In its 15 years, Upside Learning has won 48 awards (including 19 Brandon Hall Excellence Awards) and several accolades.

Learn more about Upside Learning at: www.upsidelearning.com

Amit Yakhmi joins Upside Learning as AVP Business Solutions for USA Region

Building on its presence across USA, Upside Learning has onboarded Amit Yakhmi as AVP – Business Solutions for the USA region.

Upside Learning, a leading service provider of end-to-end digital learning solutions for Fortune-1000 companies across the globe, has appointed Amit Yakhmi as AVP Business Solutions for the US region, Amit will be taking care of Upside Learning’s business on the west coast. USA is one of the key markets for Upside Learning and accounts for more than 35% of its business.

Amit has a proven track record in building long-term client relationships and customer success, creating sustainable sales and revenue growth. He has more than 20 years of executive-level experience across Client Engagement, Sales, Marketing & Business Administration, and Digital Transformation. He is passionate about technology and solutions. Amit has consistently helped several leading organizations achieve business impact by offering comprehensive learning solutions. Amit holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from University of Mumbai.

Amit Garg – Founder & Director of Upside Learning, commented, “Amit Yakhmi joining us adds to our team’s strength in USA. His extensive experience and expertise in the eLearning domain and his knowledge of the global learning industry, will help us build on our existing client relations in USA, which will enable us to deliver better customer experience. While continuing to explore newer opportunities and building new relations”

About Upside Learning

 

Upside Learning provides learning solutions to organizations worldwide. Be it an Instructor-led Training, Bespoke Learning, Learning Consultancy, Performance Support Aid, eBook, or Game based learning, Upside Learning strives to add value to every learning solution it creates.

To support its specialized offerings, the company has a dedicated infrastructure, including the Testing Lab (which can handle virtually any browser and hardware combination), R&D and fully responsive content framework. In its 15 years, Upside Learning has won 48 awards (including 19 Brandon Hall Excellence Awards) and several accolades.

Learn more about Upside Learning at: www.upsidelearning.com

Upside Learning expands its footprint in Europe

To boost its presence across Europe, Upside Learning has on-boarded Sushant Gore – Manager Business Solutions.

Upside Learning, a leading service provider of end-to-end digital learning solutions for Fortune – 1000 companies across the globe has announced the joining of Sushant Gore as Manger – Business Solutions for the Europe and UK region, which will help Upside Learning to be closer to their clients in this region and help to serve them better.

Sushant has a rich experience in Client Engagement, New Business Development, Managing Key Accounts and Digital Transformation. His zeal to assist organisations to understand, design, deliver and improve digital technology enabled solutions has helped many a clients to achieve their desired learning objectives. Sushant holds a Masters degree in General Management with focus on Marketing from ESCP Europe Business School, France.

Having studied and worked in Europe, Sushant has developed a deep understanding of the dynamics of the L&D market in this region and the challenges faced by the L&D community of the region, and is always on quest to assisting in innovating solutions to tackle them.

Amit Garg, Director and Co‒founder of Upside Learning, commented, “We are confident that Sushant, with his enthusiasm to explore better learning possibilities and experience of the global learning industry, will help us increase our presence in Europe and by being closer to our clients in Europe and the UK, it will help us deliver better service to them.”

 

About Upside Learning

 

Upside Learning is a leading provider of custom learning solutions to organizations worldwide. They help their customers deliver real outcomes by helping them achieve performance improvements that are aligned with their business objectives.

By making the effort to Go Beyond at each step of the designing process, Upside Learning aims to make a real and sustainable impact on organizational metrics and behaviours by supporting organizations to bolster their core teams, be it operations, sales or human resources.

Upside Learning provides consultancy for crafting effective learning solutions, custom eLearning, responsive and mobile learning, performance support, translation and localization, video and animations, and instructor-led trainings.

In its 16 years, Upside Learning has won 48 awards (including 19 Brandon Hall Excellence Awards) and several accolades.

Learn more about Upside Learning at: www.upsidelearning.com

Upside Learning features in the Training Industry’s 2020 Training Outsourcing Watch List

Upside Learning makes it to the Training Industry’s Training Outsourcing Watch List for the Sixth Consecutive Year

Upside Learning Solutions, a leading provider of Custom learning solutions has been listed in the Training Industry, Inc’s – Training Outsourcing Companies Watch List for the year 2020 yet again. This is the Sixth time that Upside Learning has been recognized as a leading training outsourcing company.

Trainingindustry.com compiles a list of the Top Learning Providers worldwide every year after thorough analysis of the capabilities, expertise and experience of each company considered.

Amit Garg, Founder & Director – “It is a great feeling for every one of us at Upside Learning, we feel delighted to be featured among the Top Training Outsourcing Companies – Watch List, offering the best-in-class learning solutions. The accolade is a testament to the capabilities of our 150 learning specialists who strive to Go Beyond and design engaging Learning solutions for our clients.”

Upside Learning has been recognized particularly on these counts:

  • Innovative service offerings
  • Ability to provide services on a global basis
  • Profile of clients

For over 16 years, Upside Learning has consistently delivered best-in-class custom learning solutions to organizations worldwide. Helping customers deliver real outcomes by helping them achieve performance improvements that are aligned with their business objectives. Upside Learning aims to make a real impact on organizational metrics & behaviors by supporting organizations to bolster their core teams.

About Upside Learning

Upside Learning is a leading provider of custom learning solutions to organizations worldwide. They help their customers deliver real outcomes by helping them achieve performance improvements that are aligned with their business objectives.

By making the effort to Go Beyond at each step of the designing process, Upside Learning aims to make a real and sustainable impact on organizational metrics and behaviours by supporting organizations to bolster their core teams, be it operations, sales or human resources.

Upside Learning provides consultancy for crafting effective learning solutions, custom eLearning, responsive and mobile learning, performance support, translation and localization, video and animations, and instructor-led trainings.

In its 16 years, Upside Learning has won 48 awards (including 19 Brandon Hall Excellence Awards) and several accolades.

Learn more about Upside Learning at: www.upsidelearning.com

Upside Learning Features in Training Industry’s Two Top 20 Companies Watch List for 2020

Upside Learning Solutions, a leading provider of Custom learning solutions has been listed in the Training Industry, Inc’s – Top 20™ Custom Content Development Company Watch List and Top 20™ Training Outsourcing Company Watch List for the year 2020 yet again. This is the fifth time that Upside Learning has been recognized as a leading Content Development Company.

Selection to the 2020 Training Industry Top 20™ Custom Content Development Company and Training Outsourcing Company Watch List was based on the following criteria:

  • Industry visibility, innovation and impact
  • Capability of developing and delivering multiple types of content
  • Depth and breadth of subject matter expertise
  • Company size and growth potential
  • Strength of clients and geographic reach

“The companies selected for this year’s Custom Content Development and Training Outsourcing Watch List represent specialized and emerging organizations that use innovative tools to create interactive and immersive custom solutions,” said Danielle Draewell, market research analyst at Training Industry, Inc. “These companies assist clients all over the world with a wide range of learning needs.”

Amit Garg, CEO & Founder – Upside Learning Solutions said “It is a great feeling for every one of us at Upside Learning, we feel delighted to be featured among the Top Custom Content Development and Training Outsourcing – Watch List, offering the best-in-class learning solutions, These two back to back accolades are a testament to the capabilities of our 150+ learning specialists who strive to Go Beyond and design engaging Learning solutions for our clients.”

About Upside Learning

Upside Learning is a leading provider of custom learning solutions to organizations worldwide. They help their customers deliver real outcomes by helping them achieve performance improvements that are aligned with their business objectives.

By making the effort to Go Beyond at each step of the designing process, Upside Learning aims to make a real and sustainable impact on organizational metrics and behaviours by supporting organizations to bolster their core teams, be it operations, sales or human resources.

Upside Learning provides consultancy for crafting effective learning solutions, custom eLearning, responsive and mobile learning, performance support, translation and localization, video and animations, and instructor-led trainings.

In its 16 years, Upside Learning has won 48 awards (including 19 Brandon Hall Excellence Awards) and several accolades.

Learn more about Upside Learning at: www.upsidelearning.com

Upside Learning Wins Two Brandon Hall HCM Excellence Awards

Upside Learning has won Two Bronze for Best Advance in Custom Content at the 2020 Brandon Hall Group Human Capital Management Excellence awards

Upside Learning, a leading service provider of end-to-end digital learning solutions for Fortune-1000 companies across the globe has won the two coveted Brandon Hall Groups Bronze Award for excellence in Best Advance in Custom Content. The winners are listed here. The Brandon Hall Group’s Human Capital Management Excellence awards are a testament to Upside Learning’s expertise in developing custom content and engaging learning solutions that deliver real outcomes to help organizations achieve performance improvements aligned with business objectives.

This year’s winning entries under the Learning and Development category were submitted jointly by Upside Learning and its clients. The details of the awards are as below:

Best Advance in custom content:

Bronze: ISS and Upside Learning Solutions developed a fully responsive module, for viewing on desktops and laptops, tablets, and smartphones. The aim of the Information Security module is to help employees and subcontractors be aware and alert of the consequences in case of failure to observe information security practices, and avoid information security threats by following organizational policies and best practices. This module also serves as the foundation of a communication strategy of regular monthly reminders on Information Security best practice and constant vigilance to malicious actors and potential threats. This module accommodates various interactivities, videos, questions and it is going to be developed in 20 languages to cater to ISS’ global presence and to maximize participant understanding.

Best Advance in custom content:

Bronze: Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Upside Learning Solutions developed a training program for Sales Representatives that will help them conduct effective initial conversations with customers around transforming their I.T. operations with HPE’s software-defined infrastructure solutions. Under a single framework, this program makes various learning resources and a comprehensive self-assessment available for internal HPE sales personnel and external partner sales personnel. It made available on desktops, laptops, tablets, smartphones and it encapsulates Videos, 2D Animations, a Gamified challenge, and sound effects that make this program responsive and interactive.

Amit Garg – Founder & CEO, Upside Learning Solutions said: “We’re truly delighted to win two Brandon Hall awards this year. It is an honor for us to be recognized for our expertise in developing high-quality custom content that delivers measurable results for our customers. I’d like to congratulate the entire team at Upside Learning for their spirit to Go Beyond and create learning solutions for a business impact.”

“Organizations around the world highly value Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards – so much so that we received a record number of applications in the middle of a global pandemic,” said Rachel Cooke, Brandon Hall Group COO, and leader of the HCM Excellence Awards Program. “The awards provide valuable recognition and validation of best practices in all areas of HCM at a time when they have never been more important to both employers and employees.”

Award entries were evaluated by a panel of veteran, independent senior industry experts, Brandon Hall Group analysts, and executives based upon the following criteria: fit the need, design of the program, functionality, innovation, and overall measurable benefits.

About Upside Learning

For over 16 years, Upside Learning has consistently delivered best-in-class custom learning solutions to organizations worldwide. The focal point has been to help customers deliver real outcomes by helping them achieve performance improvements that are aligned with their business objectives. Upside Learning aims to make a real impact on organizational metrics and behaviors by supporting organizations to bolster their core teams.

With experience in offerings such as virtual Instructor-led Training, Bespoke Learning, Learning Consultancy, Performance Support Aids, eBooks, or Game-based learning, Upside Learning strives to add value to every learning solution it creates.

To support its specialized offerings, the company has dedicated infrastructure, including the Testing Lab (which can handle virtually any browser and hardware combination), R&D, and a fully responsive content framework. In its 16 years, Upside Learning has won more than 52 awards (including several Brandon Hall Excellence Awards) and many accolades.

Learn more about Upside Learning at: www.upsidelearning.com

Upside Learning continues to be a Great Place to Work – Certified™ for second year running

Upside Learning has been again recognized officially as a Great Place to Work.

The Great Place to Work® Institute (India) has recently announced awarding of Great Place to Work – Certification to Upside Learning for the second time running, building a High-Trust, High-Performance Culture™. Amit Garg – Founder & CEO said, “It is an honor to be recognized as a great place to work again for our culture that values innovation, team-work, and a spirit to Go Beyond each and every time to deliver a great experience for our customers. Of all the awards and accolades we have won, for me personally being certified as a ‘Great Place To Work’ for the second time is a great feeling.”

As part of this assessment, Upside Learning employees took an anonymous survey which assessed people-related management practices using Great Place to Work® People Practice Culture Audit© Framework and measured the perceptions of the employees using Great Place to Work® Trust Index© Employee Survey.

Upside Learning scored a brilliant 78 on the TRUST INDEX© Score which is an increase of 6 points from last years score of 72. TRUST INDEX© is an average of five dimensions of the Great Place to Work® Trust Index© Model which are:

 

  • Credibility of management ™
  • Respect for people
  • Fairness at the workplace
  • Pride
  • Camaraderie between people

A few notable areas where Upside Learning Scored exceptionally where

  • Management is honest and ethical in its business practices – Upside Learning scored 97 points as against an average of 92 points from India’s top 50 Great mid-size workplaces.
  • We are all in this together – Upside Learning scored 93 points as against an average of 90 points from India’s top 50 Great mid-size workplaces.
  • This is a physically safe place to work – Upside Learning scored 96 points which was at par with India’s top 50 Great mid-size workplaces

About Great Place to Work® Institute

Great Place to Work® Institute is a global management research and consulting firm dedicated towards enabling organizations to achieve business objectives by building better workplaces. Great Place to Work® Institute works with over 7000 organizations globally every year to help them assess, change, learn, and share.

About Upside Learning

For over 16 years, Upside Learning has consistently delivered best-in-class custom learning solutions to organizations worldwide. The focal point has been to help customers deliver real outcomes by helping them achieve performance improvements that are aligned with their business objectives. Upside Learning aims to make a real impact on organizational metrics and behaviors by supporting organizations to bolster their core teams.

With experience in offerings such as virtual Instructor-led Training, Bespoke Learning, Learning Consultancy, Performance Support Aids, eBooks, or Game-based learning, Upside Learning strives to add value to every learning solution it creates.

To support its specialized offerings, the company has dedicated infrastructure, including the Testing Lab (which can handle virtually any browser and hardware combination), R&D, and a fully responsive content framework. In its 16 years, Upside Learning has won more than 52 awards (including several Brandon Hall Excellence Awards) and many accolades.

Learn more about Upside Learning at: www.upsidelearning.com

Upside Learning Certified as Smartchoice® Preferred Provider by Brandon Hall Group

Brandon Hall Group—the leader in Empowering, Recognizing, and Certifying Excellence in HCM—recently announced that Upside Learning is certified as a Smartchoice® Preferred Solution Provider. Confirming that Upside Learning delivers Real Engagement and Real Outcomes by Going Beyond the tick-the-box mindset of the traditional approaches towards learning.

After an extensive review, Brandon Hall Group confirmed that Upside Learning is living their mission—to help L&D make a business impact: one learning experience at a time. Since 2004, Upside Learning has established itself in the Digital Learning space as the leading service provider of end-to-end digital learning solutions for Fortune-1000 companies across the globe. Upside Learning is passionate about delivering creative and impactful solutions that are business-centric and employee-focused.

“With a strategy that prioritizes both business and employee needs, Upside Learning is on a mission to make a positive business impact for their clients by levering their learning solutions,” said Michael Rochelle, Chief Strategy Officer and Principal HCM Analyst at Brandon Hall Group. “The organization’s track record reflects a relentless effort towards helping businesses develop their talent. As a distinguished learning solutions provider, Upside Learning’s digital footprint focuses on positively impacting key business metrics for their clients by providing a state of the art learning environment to their employees . Upside Learning is a stand out in the large landscape of learning technology providers. Upside Learning has really upped its game in a time when L&D organizations are striving to make a meaningful contribution to their companies.”

The analyst team at Brandon Hall Group has spent years understanding better Upside Learning as a solutions provider as well as the market in which they operate. The team had conducted in-depth briefings with the product teams, reviewed case studies, and collected customer feedback to certify they deliver upon their message.

The Preferred Provider Program provides a world-class membership center for knowledge, resources and advisory support to the entire Upside Learning organization. During this time Brandon Hall Group conducted a full review of Upside Learning product/service messaging and website, collateral marketing material and social media strategy.

Amit Garg—CEO & Founder, Upside Learning—said “We are excited to be certified as a Smartchoice® Preferred Provider by Brandon Hall Group. This is based on our years of focused work in crafting and delivering learning experiences that make business impact.”

Brandon Hall Group has consistently been the leading independent analyst firm and has confirmed that Upside Learning offerings, measurably benefit the organizations we work with.

To learn more about Smartchoice® preferred vendors visit https://brandonhall.com/solutions-providers-offerings/.

About Brandon Hall Group Inc.

Brandon Hall Group is an HCM research and advisory services firm that provides insights around key performance areas, including Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Talent Acquisition and HR/Workforce Management.

With more than 10,000 clients globally and 25 years of delivering world-class research and advisory services, Brandon Hall Group is focused on developing research that drives performance in emerging and large organizations, and provides strategic insights for executives and practitioners responsible for growth and business results.

At the core of our offerings is a Membership Program that combines research, benchmarking and unlimited access to data and analysts. The Membership Program offers insights and best practices to enable executives and practitioners to make the right decisions about people, processes, and systems, coalesced with analyst advisory services which aim to put the research into action in a way that is practical and efficient. (http://www.brandonhall.com)

About Upside Learning

For over 16 years, Upside Learning has consistently delivered best-in-class custom learning solutions to organizations worldwide. The focal point has been to help customers deliver real outcomes by helping them achieve performance improvements that are aligned with their business objectives. Upside Learning aims to make a real impact on organizational metrics and behaviors by supporting organizations to bolster their core teams.

With experience in offerings such as virtual Instructor-led Training, Bespoke Learning, Learning Consultancy, Performance Support Aids, eBooks, or Game-based learning, Upside Learning strives to add value to every learning solution it creates.

To support its specialized offerings, the company has dedicated infrastructure, including the Testing Lab (which can handle virtually any browser and hardware combination), R&D, and a fully responsive content framework. In its 16 years, Upside Learning has won more than 52 awards and several accolades.

Learn more about Upside Learning at: www.upsidelearning.com