“Giving our employees the chance to earn an MBA while working at Athena has made a huge difference in retention and performance. With so much turnover in the industry and many applicants jumping jobs every six months, we knew we needed a way to keep talent long-term. Partnering with Woolf helped us create a curriculum that supports our business goals while giving employees the skills to grow and advance with the company.”
Jatin Miglani
CEO - Ethans
Challenge
Tech companies burn through talent. Smart, ambitious people join, learn quickly, and move on. It’s the norm, especially in outsourcing, where six-month job hopping isn’t uncommon. Athena saw this firsthand. To grow, they needed a way to keep their best people longer.
The answer? Give them something they’d stay for. Not just a raise or a better title, but something that actually made them better: an accredited MBA. Instead of losing employees to career moves, Athena made career growth part of the company itself.
Solution
Retention in a Fast-Turnover Industry
Tech companies burn through talent. Smart, ambitious people join, learn quickly, and move on. It’s the norm, especially in outsourcing, where six-month job hopping isn’t uncommon. Athena saw this firsthand. To grow, they needed a way to keep their best people longer.
The answer? Give them something they’d stay for. Not just a raise or a better title, but something that actually made them better: an accredited MBA. Instead of losing employees to career moves, Athena made career growth part of the company itself.
Results
Retention in a Fast-Turnover Industry
Athena is in a hyper-competitive space: global tech and services. Hiring great people wasn’t the issue; keeping them was. Without a structured path to develop their skills, employees left for the next opportunity. Athena needed a long-term play, one that made staying more valuable than leaving.
Impact
An In-House, Accredited MBA
Most companies don’t think of themselves as educators, but Athena saw an opportunity. They partnered with Woolf to build a real, recognized MBA program: Metis College. Employees could now work at Athena while earning a degree that mattered. This wasn’t a corporate training program with a fancy name. It was an actual MBA, structured to fit alongside work, taking three to four years to complete. More importantly, it aligned with Athena’s business goals. Employees weren’t just learning abstract theory, they were developing skills directly tied to their roles.
