Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> June 4, 2001

Douglas J. Manning – Bridges.com (bitt)

DOUGLAS J. MANNING is Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Bridges.com, Inc. since August 1994. The company's co-Founder and CEO, Mr. Manning spent 14 years in the Canadian career services industry where he designed and implemented a comprehensive district-wide award- winning career program for students in Grades 7 to 12, authored several career guidance curricula that are used throughout Canada, and co- authored the British Columbia Ministry of Education's Career Developer's Handbook. Mr. Manning obtained his Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Victoria in 1975 and his Master's degree in Psychological Foundations from the University of Victoria in 1983. Mr. Manning was chosen Kelowna's Community Leader of the Year for 1995. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch and a profile of

Bridges.com as it is now?

Mr. Manning: Many people in schools and the workplace draw little

meaning from their daily