Arist started as a way to deliver learning in war zones, one text message at a time.

A few years ago, we started Arist with a simple mission: delivering entrepreneurship courses to high school students in the Yemeni conflict zone.

Unfortunately, internet and laptop access was limited. However, almost everyone had access to a phone and text messages. Hence, the text message course.
At Arist, we care deeply about making learning more accessible and effective.

Since we invented the text message course in 2018, we've delivered 100,000+ courses to students, frontline employees, and managers alike.

As part of our commitment to access, Arist partners with non-profits and other social-good organizations to deliver impactful learning at scale at a discounted rate. Request discounted access here.

Digital vaccines, our 1:1 pledge, and critical skill building

We donated over 1 million lessons in 2022. See who they helped.

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Michael Ioffe
Co-founder & CEO
Maxine Anderson
Co-founder & COO
Ryan Laverty
Co-founder & President
Shannon Kinney
Head of Account Management
Farjad Fazli
Software Engineer
Robert Lucy
Engineering Manager
Rosie De La Cruz
Head of Experiential Marketing
Jasper Ng
Chief of Staff
Rachael Ghorbani
Software Engineer
Dan Horne
Product Lead
Jason Doty
Principal Software Engineer
Yuna Hur, M.S.Ed
Head of Learning and Curriculum
Merrill Cook
Head of Content and Brand Marketing
Sana Malik
Head of Customer Success
John Espinosa
Software Engineer
Lisa Dombroski
Account Executive
TJ Stankus
Staff Engineer
Meredith Foster
Implementation Partner
Henk Campher
Chief Marketing Officer
Michelle Pedicone
Customer Support Engineer
Rebecca McCraney
Curriculum Writer
Sterling Beck
Head of Demand Generation
Kristin Pike
Enterprise Account Executive
Court Kizer
Product Design Lead
Tom LeGrone
Senior Enterprise Account Executive
David Verhaag
Chief Customer Officer
Darren Ong
Senior BDR

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Even Joe Montana!
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