Creating a Multi-Million Dollar Business from a WordPress Theme
Brian Gardner is the founder of StudioPress, which makes WordPress themes based on their Genesis framework. Brian grew StudioPress from nothing into a multi-million dollar business. In 2010, Brian merged StudioPress and several other companies with Copyblogger to create Copyblogger Media. Brian is a founding partner of Copyblogger Media and also its Chief Product Officer.
Getting to $10K MRR
Weekly coaching, proven frameworks, and a community of early-stage founders.
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Scaling to $1M ARR
Strategic guidance, direct mentorship, and a peer group of 6-figure founders.
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Success Quote
- “A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.” – Wayne Gretzky
Book Recommendation
- “Once You're Lucky, Twice You're Good” by Sarah Lacy
Links & Resources Mentioned
Recommended Podcast Episodes
- Jobs-to-be-Done: Customer Interviews That Drive Growth - with Bob Moesta [423]
- Thinkific: From $29 Online Course to $60M ARR SaaS Company - with Greg Smith [380]
- Cleary: Transitioning from Custom-Services to SaaS Product Success - with Thomas…
- How to Build a SaaS Brand Without Doing 'Branding' - with Paul Campillo [270]
- Stravito: Lessons in Enterprise Sales for Early Stage SaaS Founders - with Thor…
- SaaS Product-Led Growth and the New Customer Journey - with Blake Bartlett [263]
- Qwilr: SaaS Freemium Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them - with Mark Tanner [261]
- Lessons on Marketing a SaaS App with Zero Marketing Budget - with Erik Christiansen [162]
- From Bootstrapping Struggles to a $60M Exit and Beyond - with Bob Moore [396]
- Getting Your SaaS Product Messaging Right - with Robin van Lieshout [242]