Lingo LIVE

About Lingo LIVE

Lingo LIVE provides skills-based coaching for corporate clients, focusing on leadership development and communication skills for employees at multinational companies. The company was founded in 2012 by Tyler Muse and Mike Giordani, though some sources indicate a 2014 founding date. Muse's journey began when he was an analyst at GE Energy Financial Services and needed to improve his Spanish for a deal in Mexico. He found a tutor on Craigslist and realized the potential for a one-on-one online learning program, which led to the creation of Lingo LIVE. Prior to this, Muse co-founded a mentorship program for multilingual youth in New York City.

The company operates on a B2B model, partnering with Learning & Development (L&D) leaders in organizations to deploy its coaching programs at scale. Revenue is generated by selling packages of coaching sessions to corporate clients. These packages are assigned to specific, named employees and are generally non-transferable. Lingo LIVE's client roster has included prominent companies like NBC Universal, Slack, Eventbrite, and Twitter. The firm was acquired by Preply and now operates as a subsidiary.

Lingo LIVE's core offering is personalized, one-on-one coaching delivered through a proprietary online platform. The service initially focused on language skills for non-native English speakers but expanded to include leadership and communication skills for all employees. The platform's "Applied Learning" model uses a proprietary framework and "Skills Catalogs" to design custom programs that align with a client's specific business goals. Coaches, of whom only the top 5% of applicants are selected, are ICF-accredited or hold advanced degrees and work with learners on real-world scenarios to ensure skills are applied directly to their jobs. The platform provides L&D departments with dashboards to manage programs, track employee engagement, and measure ROI through metrics on behavior change and business impact.