Phase2careers

Name

Phase2careers

Legal name

Phase2Careers

Website

https://phase2careers.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Career Services for Experienced Professionals

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Individual Outplacement & Career Coaching (BPACAOAA)

Keywords

• Career coaching services
• Professional development resources
• Job search assistance
• Resume database services
• Networking events

Headquarters

HQ city

San Mateo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership donations starting at $40 per year for basic access to webinar recordings, with higher tiers including career coaching sessions and resume analysis.
2. Donations: Fully funded through donations from individuals and corporate supporters. Accepts PayPal donations and car donations.
3. Sponsorships: Corporate sponsorships from employer partners who support the mission of helping over-40 professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Phase2Careers is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that provides career support services to professionals over 40 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Its core offerings include free and member-based career webinars, individual career coaching and mock interviews, resume analysis, a resume database that matches job seekers to Bay Area employers, in-person career fairs and business mixers, and a curated library of job board resources.

Product overview

Phase2careers is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that provides career support services for professionals over 40 in the Bay Area. The organization offers a suite of services including free and member-only webinars, career coaching sessions, a resume database for employer matching, job fairs, and curated job board resources. The main product components are: the Webinar Programs (webinars on career topics, with 95% free), the Membership Program (paid tier offering coaching, resume analysis, and video library access), the Phase2Careers Resume Database (connects job seekers to employers), and the Members-Only Video Library (past webinar recordings for members). The organization does not appear to offer a software platform or API product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Webinar Programs Career-focused online presentations for Over 40 Bay Area professionals covering topics such as job search strategies, interviewing, career transition, AI tools for job searching, ageism in the workplace, and professional development; 95% of webinars are free.
• Membership Program
• Phase2Careers Resume Database
• Members-Only Video Library
• Career Fairs and Business Mixers
• Job Board Resources

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Franklin TempletoncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFranklin Templeton Careers is a corporate supporter of Phase2Careers. Team member Ann Greenhaw worked 32 years at Franklin Templeton in HR and recruitment, and represents Franklin Templeton at Phase2 events.
• SmartRecruiterscoreTechnology or IntegrationSmartRecruiters provides the technology platform for Phase2Careers' resume database, allowing Bay Area employers to access job seeker resumes.
• Redwood City Public LibrarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhase2Careers collaborates with Redwood City Public Library to produce inclusive recruitment panels that mirror community diversity. Library Partner Roz Kutler praised the DEI focus of the collaboration.
• City of San MateocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity of San Mateo is a corporate supporter and employer partner. Phase2Careers hosts webinars featuring the city's HR team to help job seekers explore public sector careers. The city has approximately 550 full-time and 200 per diem employees.
• Enterprise MobilityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEnterprise Mobility is listed as a corporate supporter of Phase2Careers, providing sponsorship support for the nonprofit's mission.
• MonteraminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMontera is listed as a corporate supporter of Phase2Careers.
• Slingshot ConnectionsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSlingshot Connections is listed as a corporate supporter of Phase2Careers, providing recruitment and staffing industry connections.
• Edward Jones (Chris Menzl)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEdward Jones financial advisor Chris Menzl is listed as a corporate supporter of Phase2Careers.
• Tri Counties BankminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTri Counties Bank (TCBK) is listed as a corporate supporter of Phase2Careers.
• Finance Search PartnersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFinance Search Partners is listed as a corporate supporter and recruitment industry partner.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Per Scholas: Per Scholas is a national nonprofit providing tuition-free tech training and career placement for adults facing barriers to employment. It overlaps with Phase2Careers in workforce-development mission and employer-partnership-driven placement, though it focuses on technical-skills training.
• Robert Half: Robert Half is a major commercial staffing and career-services firm offering resume, coaching, and placement services to experienced professionals. It competes for Phase2Careers' employer partners and over-40 candidate pool, though as a paid commercial service rather than a community nonprofit.
• Year Up: Year Up is a large nonprofit workforce-development organization offering training, coaching, and employer placements for young adults. Comparable to Phase2Careers in nonprofit career-services + employer-partnership model, but serving a much younger demographic.
• AARP Foundation (Back to Work 50+): AARP Foundation's Back to Work 50+ program delivers workforce development, training, and employer connections for workers 50+, making it a broader but highly analogous incumbent operating at national scale versus Phase2Careers' Bay Area focus.
• LinkedIn (Career Services): LinkedIn offers job seeker tools, resume databases, learning content, and networking communities that overlap with Phase2Careers' offerings — but at massive global scale and with proprietary tech that Phase2Careers lacks.

Direct peers

• iRelaunch: iRelaunch runs return-to-work programs, conferences, and employer connections for professionals re-entering the workforce after career breaks — a directly analogous model to Phase2Careers' career-reentry and coaching services for over-40 professionals.
• The Mom Project: The Mom Project is a career-reentry platform helping professionals (predominantly women) return to the workforce, with employer matching and community programs — a structurally similar model to Phase2Careers focused on a different life-stage demographic.
• Encore.org: Encore.org is a nonprofit focused on second-half-of-life career and purpose work for professionals typically aged 50+. It is highly comparable to Phase2Careers given the shared mission of helping experienced professionals find meaningful work after mid-career transitions.
• Reunion (by The Mom Project): Reunion is The Mom Project's dedicated reentry platform offering career coaching, employer matching, and community — directly comparable to Phase2Careers' coaching + resume database + community event model.

Emerging players

• 80,000 Hours: 80,000 Hours is a nonprofit that provides career coaching and research-backed guidance to help professionals (often mid-career) find high-impact work. It shares Phase2Careers' nonprofit career-coaching model and content-led GTM, but operates nationally without geographic concentration.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/phase2careers
• Facebookfacebook.com/phase2careers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/phase2careers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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