Bjorn Billhardt
CEO @ Abilitie | Developing Leaders with Business Simulations and AI
- Role
- Founder and CEO at Abilitie
- Location
- Austin, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Bjorn Billhardt
With over 20 years of work experience in the learning and development industry, I am passionate about creating impactful and engaging solutions that empower emerging and senior leaders to excel in their roles. As the CEO of Abilitie, I lead a talented and diverse team of professionals who design and deliver award-winning leadership development programs and mini-MBAs that teach through team-based business simulations. Our vision is to make learning fun, experiential, and scalable for organizations across the globe.At Abilitie, I oversee the strategic direction, business development, and operational excellence of the company. I collaborate with Fortune 500 clients, such as GE, Dell, and PepsiCo, to customize and align our programs with their learning objectives and organizational culture. I also leverage my expertise in finance, entrepreneurship, and simulation design to create innovative and relevant content that challenges and inspires our learners. Some of our recent achievements include being named as a Top 20 Leadership Training Company by TrainingIndustry.com, and being recognized as a CLO LearningElite organization by Chief Learning Officer.
Experience
Founder and CEO
Dec 2015 — Present · Austin, TX, US
Abilitie provides leadership development programs and mini-MBAs that teach through team-based business simulations. We develop and grow emerging business leaders, senior leaders, and front-line managers. Our road-tested solutions, certified global facilitators, and seasoned implementation teams have delivered value to Fortune 500 organizations in over 30 countries.
Education
Harvard Business School
MBA, Finance, Entrepreneurship
1999 — 2001
CJD Braunschweig
Abitur, German High-School
1986 — 1993
The University of Texas at Austin
BA / BBA, Plan II Honors / Business Honors
1993 — 1997
Skills
- Finance
- Organizational Development
- Nonprofits
- Program Management
- Content Development
- Performance Improvement
- Management Consulting
- Coaching
- Simulations
- Strategic Planning
- Executive Coaching
- User Experience
- Consulting
- Bootstrapping
- Business Development
- Workshop Facilitation
- Software as a Service (Saas)
- Instructional Design
- Simulation Software
- Saas
- Leadership Development
- Talent Management
- Leadership
- E-Learning
- Strategy
- Blended Learning
- Strategic Partnerships
- Start-Ups
- Team Building
- Management
- Training
- Team Leadership
- Executive Management
- Entrepreneurship
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