Media & Press
Previously known as the Invited MBA, The 12-Week MBA is available in 12- and 3-week course formats to both individuals and enterprise audiences. This transformation aligns with the release of The 12-Week MBA book by Abilitie’s Bjorn Billhardt and Nathan Kracklauer, now available.
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Featured in NerdWallet and distributed to The Washington Post, The Seattle Times, The Houston Chronicle, and more.
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“We now know that all learning is social, and… we still need to get together, and interact socially to enable growth.”
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“The (12-Week MBA) gives students the power to take control of their own learning.”
Podcasts & Interviews
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Bjorn Billhardt and Bloomberg News Senior Editor Dimitra Kessenides talk about the business of alternative MBA programs
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Bjorn Billhardt joined Jason Tartick for the Trading Secrets podcast to discuss The 12-Week MBA and how traditional business education has evolved.
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Bjorn Billhardt joined the Well Workplaces podcast to talk about the origin story of Abilitie and how The 12-Week MBA is changing business education.
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Bjorn Billhardt joined the Austin Tech Connect podcast to talk about The 12-Week MBA book and program.
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Bjorn Billhardt joined Naphtali Hoff to share how you can combine your passion with your work.
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Luke Owings joined Daphne Gomez to discuss how the Invited MBA (now The 12-Week MBA) helps teachers.
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Luke Owings and Roger Huang of Springboard answer questions about advancing into leadership.
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Megan Fanale joined Ashley Stahl to discuss what leaders should pay attention to when making their own development plans.
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Caroline De Arriba and Luke Owings discuss how upskilling programs can fit into career plans.
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Luke Owings and Raul Hernandez Ochoa discuss how education has rapidly shifted in recent years.
Institutional Partners
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