Thrive showcases increasing momentum with customer growth, awards and biggest-ever Winter Product Release powered by Thrive AI
Thrive, the fastest-growing all-in-one learning technology company, is demonstrating its sky-rocketing momentum with a series of significant company updates unveiled at its annual flagship event, Thrive Live. This includes major customer wins & awards, the launch of new AI-powered features in their latest Winter Release and a new Senior Leadership appointment, all of which highlight Thrive’s commitment to leading the charge in tech-driven workforce transformation.
New customer wins fuel continued growth
Thrive's momentum continues with the addition of several prominent brands to its growing customer roster, including Next, Bannatyne, C&C Group (parent company of Bulmers and Magners), Apex Hotels, Releaf and Leicester Council.
This adoption spanning multiple sectors highlights the widespread recognition of Thrive’s L&D technology as an essential tool for elevating workforce skills. By leveraging cutting-edge solutions, Thrive empowers modern businesses across industries to achieve greater success, marking a new era in learning and development.
Thrive Winter 2024 Release - AI-powered learning for the future
Thrive has also announced its Winter 2024 Product Release, featuring a suite of cutting-edge AI-powered features designed to revolutionise learning and content creation:
- Streamline content creation with Thrive's new AI Content Creator: The new AI Content Creator built within Thrive empowers users to create more engaging content with less effort. Leveraging simple natural language prompts, the tool generates various content formats, including text, images, and audio, and seamlessly integrates different content types for rich, multimodal learning experiences. Key features include AI copy and script generation, image generation, content integration, PDF conversion, auto-translation, content analytics, and collaboration tools.
Additionally, teams can now save time and effort with AI-generated custom badges, while enhanced broadcasts offer multi-speaker support, improved mobile experiences, collaboration features, and auto-generated transcripts.
- Get knowledge faster with new AI-powered learning enhancements: Thrive’s recently launched AI chatbot acts as a readily available smart assistant to answer content-related questions, translate information and get instant answers. While AI summaries offer concise overviews of lengthy learning materials. Improved search functionality quickly surfaces the most relevant results, AI timestamps automatically marks video content into relevant sections, making it easier to skip to specific parts. Lastly, enhanced learning pathways provide a more personalised and organised learning experience.
- Streamline administrative tasks with new AI-powered automation features: Automatically clean up and merge duplicate tags with AI Merge Tags, while AI Suggested Tags intelligently generates relevant tags for content organisation. Users can now easily switch between large language models (LLMs) for optimal performance, and let AI generate appropriate video thumbnails upon upload, saving valuable admin time and effort.
Frankie Woodhead appointed CTPO
To supercharge this increasing momentum, Thrive has appointed Frankie Woodhead as its new Chief Technology and Product Officer (CTPO). Woodhead brings over 18 years of experience leading product and technology teams and a proven track record of scaling SaaS businesses and driving product innovation.
Before joining Thrive, he held executive positions at Barclays and Bank of London, overseeing product vision, strategy, design, and delivery across key business lines. His expertise in building high-performing teams and delivering impactful products will be instrumental in shaping Thrive's product strategy and accelerating its growth.
Award-winning learning solutions recognised by customers for impact
Thrive’s learning solutions are delivering measurable impact, as evidenced by the impressive results shared by its customers:
- AA Driving School Academy (AADS): AADS transformed its instructor training programme with Thrive’s multimedia and VR simulations, leading to an 18% increase in trainee pass rates, a 24% rise in training completions, and significantly faster qualification times. A targeted marketing campaign further boosted applications by 34%, achieving a record-high trainee-to-franchisee conversation rate of 96%. This was awarded with a Bronze Award for Best Use of Learning Data Analytics to Impact Learner and Business Performance at the Learning Technologies Awards.
- Jet2holidays: Developed in collaboration with Thrive, Jet2holidays created an award-winning digital induction programme to streamline onboarding for part-time employees. This innovative approach has seen significant improvements, including reduced training time, increased attendance, and fewer support queries. It has also boosted agent performance with increased call handling and sales conversation rates, while fostering a more confident and independent workforce. This was awarded with a Bronze Award for Best Technology-Based Onboarding Programme at the Learning Technologies Awards.
- pladis: Created in collaboration with Thrive, pladis launched an award-winning learning platform to transform employee development and engagement across its global workforce. The innovative solution has driven remarkable results, including a 3,000% increase in learning engagement compared to their previous platform, a 20% reduction in operational expenses, and enhanced accessibility with personalised learning pathways. By aligning seamlessly with pladis’ mission to “bring happiness with every bite,” the platform has empowered employees to grow and thrive. This initiative was recognised with a Bronze Award for Best Advance in Learning Technology Implementation at the Brandon Hall Excellence Awards.
As well as these accolades, Thrive has recently been recognised as the Technology Scale-Up of the Year by the Scale-Up awards and named the 12th Fastest Growing Company in the Midlands and East of England by Fast Growth Index 2024.
These success stories underscore the tangible benefits that diverse sectors are experiencing through Thrive’s innovative L&D technology.
Thrive’s relentless drive for innovation proven by its latest release and customer-centric approach is redefining the future of learning and development. With cutting-edge AI-powered technology, award-winning solutions, and a proven track record of real business impact, Thrive is poised to enter 2025 continuing to empower businesses and transforming workforces worldwide.