HELLO NIKE
WIN AS A TEAM
CAREER MOBILITY
THE GUILD DIFFERENCE
DE&I
NEXT STEPS
Hello,
Nike
Elevate human potential with education at scale.
You are a visionary company that aims to move the world through sport while elevating human potential. In doing so, you proudly employ a large part of the American workforce.
You’re also committed to the potential of your workforce when it comes to career mobility. We applaud Lane Four—you’ve implemented a degree program with many features that are critical to equity, such as academic coaching, upfront payment, and prep courses.
But there’s more you can do—and with less manpower.
Guild can help you scale your program to help all athletes across the U.S. move forward in their careers. By creating opportunities for those who need it most, you can move the world.
That’s why Guild exists. We are disrupting the employee education market by providing meaningful upskilling opportunities mapped directly to both economic opportunity and your organization's priorities. This approach greatly benefits both employee and employer while simultaneously providing powerful gains in diversity, equity, and inclusion.
And we make it easy. With Guild, you can reach way more people with way less hassle. You just tell us what your business needs and we’ll build a strategy together. Then, we execute: Guild takes care of academic relationships, employee support and coaching, and all payment processes and admin work.
I hope the ideas and information in here give you a sense of the impact we can make together. I am excited to explore this with you further!
TIM MCDONNELL
key aCCOUNT DIRECTOR
MISSION DRIVEN
FEMALE FOUNDED
CATEGORY DISRUPTING
Dear Nike,
Scale education so all can succeed
A modern education and upskilling program should empower all of Nike’s athletes—and power the business by driving talent strategy across the employee lifecycle.
And in today’s war for talent, this kind of innovative program is quickly becoming a must-have.
That requires scale and efficiency. Guild manages the education and upskilling programs for some of the largest, most innovative employers in the country.
Walmart now offering free college tuition and books to its 1.5 million U.S. employees
From Appetizers to Tuition, Incentives to Job Seekers Grow
Chipotle's Debt-Free Degree Program Gets a Major Upgrade
Target to pay 100% of college tuition and textbooks in bid to attract workers
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Cashier
Entry Level
Gateway
Destination
Team Leader
Asst. Store Leader
HR Coordinator
Business Analyst
Destination
Business Analyst
Skills
Training
Data Analyst Program
Build the fundamentals to perform database searches using SQL queries to retrieve relevant data. Transform data into valuable information and create informative data visualizations. Build dashboards and reports to facilitate the decision making process. Apply key mathematical concepts for
data analysis.
Skills developed in destination role:
Data entry, analysis, and management
Data organization in excel
Building data reports with SQL, Python, etc.
Skills
Training
Destination
HR Coordinator
Skills
Training
Human Resource Management Undergraduate Certificate
Learn the core components of business-employee relationships and organizational behavior. Courses include Human Relations in Administration; Human Resource Management; Employee and Labor Relations; Total Rewards; Organizational Behavior; and Human Resource Strategy and Development.
Skills developed in destination role:
Business Strategy
Business Process and Analysis
Operations Management
HR Management & Planning
Skills
Training
Destination
Asst. Store Leader
Skills
Training
Performance Leadership Certificate
Students develop credibility and build confidence in their own leadership style as they become more attuned to the behavioral dynamics of others. Students learn to become a better coach, a better listener and communicator, and an inspiring leader who can move the team and the organization forward.
Skills developed in destination role:
Store operations & management
Leadership and conflict resolution
Goal setting and action planning
Sales performance management
Skills
Training
Gateway
Team Leader
Skills developed in gateway role:
Financial performance, profitability, and inventory management
Coaching and motivating others, scheduling
Product knowledge and customer service excellence
Skills
Training
Skills
Training
With additional training, gateway roles serve as a launch pad to a variety of in-demand roles. Choose a destination to see the education needed to get there.
Entry Level
Cashier
Core skills from entry role to build on:
Customer Service
Quality Management / Service Mindset
Project or Time Management
Microsoft Office and Productivity Tools
Cash or Budget Management
Skills
Training
Skills
Training
Frontline Manager Leadership Program
Students build the foundational leadership and management skills necessary to succeed in a first management position. The core concepts for this course include the following: Understanding oneself as a leader; strengthening relationships by understanding others, including diversity, equity, and inclusion; professional communication skills (oral, written, listening); delivering and receiving feedback and coaching employees; transitioning from a peer to a leader/manager role, developing a robust and inclusive team culture; building and motivating a high-performance team; and hiring, onboarding, and individual performance management.
Elevate human potential. Create career mobility for all.
Your front line is your biggest source of untapped potential—and the most diverse part of your workforce. With the right training and development opportunities, you can create career pathways that move your athletes where they want to go.
Click on each role to learn more.
CAREER MOBILITY
EXPLORE
EXPLORE
See more ways to move entry-level athletes into high-demand roles
Case Study: Chipotle uses Guild education programs to create career paths for its diverse frontline workforce.
of participants are crew members
retention rate of program participants
85%
90%
CAREER MOBILITY
more likely to get a promotion as a participant
7.5x
Alyssa Riegel
Chipotle Employee and
Guild Student
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When a summer job becomes a career...
Why the Fortune 500 Choose Guild
The future of work requires a new approach to education and upskilling. Guild is transforming the way employers leverage L&D benefits to attract, retain, and promote diverse talent by designing best-in-class education programs that strategically align with corporate talent priorities.
THE GUILD DIFFERENCE
User-Friendly Platform: Easy-to-navigate software that improves engagement
Dedicated Coaching: Ongoing accountability and emotional support from coaches to help athletes select and persist through programs
Simplified Payment Platform: Scalable technology makes tuition payments streamlined and easy for all parties
Administrative Services: Full-suite account management so you can spend your time on strategy, not admin
Debt-Free Degrees, Period: No out-of-pocket costs for athletes leads to increased adoption and completion of programs
Curated Learning Partners: Vetted educational partners with proven success rates and deep tuition discounts
Here’s what we offer Nike:
Don’t just talk about DE&I – build it directly into your education policy
DE&I
Nike never shies away from its commitment to social justice. With an innovative approach to L&D, Nike can truly empower historically disadvantaged populations through education by removing economic barriers to adoption.
Courtney Stingley is living proof of the economic mobility education provides
Courtney started as an electronics sales associate at Walmart, but it wasn't until the company launched their debt-free education program that Courtney was able to get the training he needed to climb the ladder. Now he's a Logistics Load Manager — and a proud homeowner.
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A major retailer that partners with Guild has found that Black associates are 2.1x more likely to be promoted if enrolled in education benefits compared to their peers, who are 1.8x more likely to be promoted.
1.8x
2.1x
The same approach that creates opportunities for more athletes also increases the ROI of the program. When you offer a benefit that’s inclusive for your entire workforce, your business sees the most gains.
From recruitment and retention to brand value and cost savings, here is a breakdown of what you can expect from your Guild education program ROI.
*Vary by employer, program goals and data availability, but includes things like Talent Attraction, Employee Engagement, and Absenteeism.
How does the ROI break down?
average return on investment when investing in education with Guild
2.8x
56%
23%
8%
14%
86% of employees are more likely to refer someone to work for their employer due to education programs
TALENT BRAND
43% of students had a role change in 2020 — a 113% uplift compared to all employees
MOBILITY
84% employee retention rate among students, compared to 55% national average
RETENTION
$327M avoided in student debt thanks to debt-free degrees
STUDENT IMPACT
RETENTION
OTHER*
BRAND
PROMOTION
OUR PERFORMANCE
You can reach out to one of your dedicated team members or provide your email address for us to get in touch.
Ready to continue the conversation?
NEXT STEPS
ZOE WEINTRAUB
Key Account Director
TIM MCDONNELL
Key Account Director
Further Reading
From entry-level to high-demand roles: What career pathways should look like
This interactive experience shows you the skills and training needed to take various entry-level roles into destination roles in tech, management, and corporate.
How to Leverage Education and Upskilling as an Equity Driver for All Employees
To create equity in your development programs, structure education policy to eliminate upfront cost, provide support, and partner with outcomes-driven learning partners.
The surprising way Chipotle increased job applications by 46%
Spoiler: They spread the word about their fully-funded reskilling and education programs in all of their talent attraction efforts.
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OUR PERFORMANCE
Guild Partners in the news:
Guild Education CEO explains how to train employees for the future:
HELLO NIKE
WIN AS A TEAM
CAREER MOBILITY
THE GUILD DIFFERENCE
DE&I
NEXT STEPS
OUR PERFORMANCE
Cashier
Entry Level
Gateway
Destination
Destination
Destination
Team Leader
Asst. Store Leader
HR Coordinator
Business Analyst
Entry Level
Cashier
Core skills from entry role to build on:
Skills
Training
Skills
Training
Gateway
IT Project Manager
Skills developed in gateway role:
IT infrastructure and networking
Project management
People management
Skills
Training
Skills
Training
With additional training, gateway roles serve as a launch pad to a variety of in-demand roles. Choose a destination to see the education needed to get there.
Destination
Data Analyst
Skills developed in destination role:
Data visualization & communication
Identifying insights
Creating automated reports
Skills
Training
Skills
Training
Data Science Certificate
This program covers a wide array of topics in data science including data-driven discovery and prediction, data engineering at scale (inspecting, cleaning, transforming, and modeling data), structured and unstructured data, computational statistics, pattern recognition, data mining, data visualization, databases, SQL, Python, and machine learning.
Destination
Cloud Computing Associate
Skills developed in destination role:
Programming and Scripting Experience
Troubleshooting and support
Software development lifecycle
Cloud computing and architecture
Skills
Training
Skills
Training
Bachelor’s Degree in Cloud Computing & Solutions
Apply current technical tools and methodologies to create cloud solutions. Upon completion, you will be able to evaluate cloud computing trends, recognize best practices, and analyze and evaluate cloud providers and cloud solutions. Learn to analyze users' cloud requirements and design secure cloud information systems around them.
Destination
Web Developer
Skills developed in destination role:
Debugging and troubleshooting embedded systems
Management of system architecture and development of new features for embedded systems
Communication and interpersonal skills
Skills
Training
Skills
Training
Students learn to build and maintain user-friendly websites and other web- based applications using modern technologies used by industry professionals. In this industry aligned course, all students create a portfolio and gain confidence in their technology and communication skills.
User-Friendly Platform:
Easy-to-navigate
software that improves engagement
Dedicated Coaching: Ongoing accountability and emotional support to help employees select and persist through programs
Simplified Payment Platform:
Scalable technology makes tuition payments streamlined and easy
Administrative Services:
Full-suite account management so you can spend your time on strategy, not admin
Debt-Free Degrees, Period:
No out-of-pocket costs for employees leads to increased adoption and completion of programs
Curated Learning Partners: Vetted educational partners with proven success rates and deep tuition discounts
Read our guide to learn how Nike can leverage education as an equity driver for alI employees.
Customer Service
Quality Management / Service Mindset
Project or Time Management
Microsoft Office and Productivity Tools
Cash or Budget Management
Frontline Manager Leadership Program
Students build the foundational leadership and management skills necessary to succeed in a first management position. The core concepts for this course include the following: Understanding oneself as a leader; strengthening relationships by understanding others, including diversity, equity, and inclusion; professional communication skills (oral, written, listening); delivering and receiving feedback and coaching employees; transitioning from a peer to a leader/manager role, developing a robust and inclusive team culture; building and motivating a high-performance team; and hiring, onboarding, and individual performance management.
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