Empowering Upstate talent. Driving local business growth.
TalentRiseSC acts as your workforce development partner by providing navigation to educational opportunities
About TalentRiseSC
A clear path through the education maze
TalentRiseSC is a career navigation service built by the Greenville Chamber Foundation.
We help you navigate the red tape so you can focus on what matters most: your career, your team, or your clients.
What We Offer
Empowering the Upstate Workforce
TalentRise delivers individualized career guidance, connecting adults to the right degree, training, and certification programs. Across the region, we help:
- Participants: Take charge of their careers through 1:1 coaching and skill-building.
- Higher Education: Boost student retention and drive completion rates.
- Employers: Upskill workforces through customized career pathways.
- Non-Profits: Expand impact with direct training and education opportunities.
- Economic Development: Strengthen regional talent pipelines to drive local growth.
For Businesses
Retain and reward top employees
In today's market, you can't afford to lose your best people. Investing in your employees' skills and certification growth is the smartest investment you can make in your business.
Slashed Turnover
Significantly increase retention by giving your people a reason to stay. They grow, you win.
Zero Cost
Offer your employees a FREE, personalized career and education pathway plan.
Zero Admin Stress
We serve as an extension of your HR team and your partner in workforce development.
For Nonprofits & Partners
Your partner in comprehensive case management
The program provides neutral navigation to educational opportunities, offering the individuals you serve a completely free, personalized career and education pathway plan.
Specialized NavigationÂ
We handle the complex education and financial aid systems for your clients.
Economic Mobility
You help clients build lasting wealth through better career pathways.
For Individuals
Ready to level up your career?
Unlock your potential with TalentRiseSC—a FREE benefit designed to help you grow and advance within your team. We help you find the right path and walk it with you.
1-On-1 Expert Support
Receive personalized support from one of our Career Navigators to choose the best education program and develop the exact skills needed to advance at your company.
Enrollment and Financial Aid Guidance
Get hands-on assistance with the complexities of school enrollment and the financial aid process.
Clear Steps to Advance
Discover clear, step-by-step pathways to gain employment or increase your salary potential and move up within the organization.
Our Career Navigators
Your Guides Through the Red Tape
Real people who know the system and care about your success, because we know going back to school can feel overwhelming, especially when dealing with applications and financial aid. TalentRiseSC is designed specifically to help you navigate that red tape.
Benedicte Axboe
Garland Crowley
Jasmine Morgan