Company History

While pursuing his MBA at Harvard Business School, Bjorn Billhardt struggled to understand some basic concepts of macroeconomic policy. He decided to build a simple simulation that would illustrate economic concepts and let him—and others—experiment with economic variables outside of the fast-paced classroom. His professor liked the simulation enough to recommend it to other students and soon Bjorn's fellow MBA students were clamoring for more—Bjorn and his collaborators knew they had hit on a powerful formula for developing engaging interactive learning.

After graduating from Harvard, Bjorn founded Enspire Learning and obtained contracts from both his alma mater and the World Bank. He moved the company to an apartment in the heart of the creative high-tech city Austin, Texas, and assembled a creative and seasoned team with expertise in education, technology, entertainment, and business.

Our early success and innovative approach to e-learning led to industry recognition, work with clients such as United Technologies, Yahoo!, Johnson & Johnson, American Heart Association, US Air Force, and Capital One, and to less humble office space. Since our founding in 2001, we have grown to a team of over 50 creative professionals, dedicated to serving the needs of learners and clients around the world.