Maya Chen started SkillForge in 2017 with a weekend UX workshop above a Boulder coffee shop. Students loved the feedback more than the slides — so feedback became the whole idea.
Today 120 working professionals mentor small cohorts online. Every course has a start date, live workshops and real projects, because people finish what they start together.
Since 2017
Learners leveling up
Example figures for a fictional academy.
28,000+
Students taught
In 40+ countries.
84%
Finish their course
Thanks to live cohorts.
120+
Mentors
Working professionals.
4.8★
Star rating
From 3,214 reviews.
Our story
Nine years of finished courses
From a weekend workshop to an academy.
2017
A weekend workshop
Maya Chen teaches her first UX workshop above a Boulder coffee shop.
2019
Online cohorts
The workshop moves online with weekly live sessions.
2021
Code & data
Web development and data analytics join the catalog.
2024
Team training
Companies start sending whole teams.
2026
28,000 students
Still small cohorts, still real mentors.
OUR TEAM
The mentors beside you
Working professionals who love to teach.
Maya Chen
Founder & UX mentor
Twelve years designing products, nine years teaching.
Leo Martinez
Head of curriculum
Turns complex topics into short, clear lessons.
Aisha Patel
Data mentor
Analyst by day, patient teacher by night.
Ben Carter
Student success
Makes sure nobody falls behind.
RECOGNITION
Trusted by learners
2026
Best online bootcamp for beginners
Learner’s Choice Awards (fictional)Recognition
Two years running.
2025
Accredited course provider
Online Learning Council (fictional)Certification
Renewed yearly.
2024
Team training launched
SkillForgeMilestone
120 companies so far.
2023
20,000th student
SkillForgeMilestone
A nurse learning data analytics.
Our promise
If you attend the live workshops and submit your projects but do not finish feeling ready, join the next cohort free. We would rather teach you twice than let you stop halfway.