Notes From The City: An Abundant Life

Earlier this year I received an invitation from the Partnership for After School Education, which is also known as PASE, to apply for a Women's Executive Career Pathing and Leadership Development Program that was available through a partnership they have developed with a company called Landit. I have a long history of great experiences with PASE and the programs and projects they connect Educators and Entrepreneurs and Not-For Profit Organizations with, and though I'm in a very busy time of growth and change in my own business I thought it was important to apply. For those people who know me well, I pray about everything, and I have a strong faith that if an opportunity is available and I apply for it, if I'm supposed to be a part of it, I will be. A few days after applying I received a welcome message to the Landit program from PASE, and because I know that PASE only connects with excellent resources I knew that I would be part of something very special. But although my expectations were high, I wasn't prepared for the beautiful and amazing gift I was being given. Landit, quite simply, is the best online platform for personal and business career pathing development and growth that I have ever experienced.

Founded in 2015 by Lisa Skeete Tatum, Landit is a personalized career pathing technology platform that works with companies and individuals to help empower and support career development, identify and strengthen talents and skills, and give insight and enlightenment to create and motivate healthy career path growth. Through a series of monthly group meetings that introduce and explain the online platform content, private and confidential coaching sessions, and regular check-ins from the Landit team and concierge regarding suggestions for online courses, skill building exercises and easily accessible question and answer model tasks that help to do things like write a personal statement, identify your core team of advisors or identify personal skills or goals, Landit has created a method for the individual to be attended to in a personalized way through the use of a highly specialized technological platform that opens up these very special tools to everyone who signs into their website. For individuals who are not part of a company that has gotten on board with Landit, there is a pay per use option for courses and support such as reviews for online presence or bios, making access to these very high level services more easily available and affordable and possible to engage in. Because my own connection with the program is being facilitated through PASE, I have access to the whole program, and as each week passes I find myself sharing information with friends and colleagues about insights I have gained, discussing ideas and opportunities in different ways, and feeling that wonderful feeling of empowered growth that only happens when there is a strong and very real support system around us. My coaching sessions have been phenomenal as well, and I felt jump-started from day one. Areas in my business and career and personal growth where I have felt questions or blocks have been brought to the forefront to be addressed with compassion and care, and I'm finding that there are so many reflections throughout my days and weeks that are bringing new insights on a regular basis.

As the Founder Lisa Skeete Tatum said in our first meeting, she created the platform because of her love for technology and her desire to help empower others for their own personal business and career growth. Having experienced Landit first hand, I can attest to the fact that she has integrated technology with the personal in a way that is not only empowering for the moment that we read a great quote or have an online experience but that carries the growth and empowerment into real time with real people we interact with every day. Recently Landit made its Series A Funding Round goal a reality by raising $13 Million in a funding round led by WeWork and backed by investors including NEA, Valo Ventures, Workday Ventures, Gingerbread Capital and current venture and seed funders. This round included early seed investors Cue Ball Capital, XFund, Female Founders Fund, Morgan Stanley, Uprising Investor Fund, Costanoa Ventures, Yard Ventures, Wavemaker Partners, Connectivity Partners, Sofia Fund, and angel investors.

In the words of Founder and CEO Lisa Skeete Tatum, "The future of work is focusing on unlocking the potential of each individual by investing in their personal success. We partner with companies around the globe to offer a turnkey solution at scale that enables organizations to better democratize access and success with a clear and measurable ROI. When you have what you need when you need it, in a way that is relevant and actionable, that's how you land it. Our members are more engaged, and as a result, companies see the increase in retention and mobility." It is no wonder that Landit is making waves this big in the world of business, because the foundation it's built on is one of pure gold.

Lisa Skeete Tatum
Landit Founder And CEO
Photograph Courtesy Of Lisa Skeete Tatum
And Skai Blue Media
www.landit.com