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.
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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
- From Bootstrapping Struggles to a $60M Exit and Beyond - with Bob Moore [396]
- Bootstrapped SaaS to 8-Figure Exit (No VC, No Problem)
- How to Build a SaaS Brand Without Doing 'Branding' - with Paul Campillo [270]
- Getting Your SaaS Product Messaging Right - with Robin van Lieshout [242]
- From Software Engineer, to Facebook CIO to SaaS Founder - with Tim Campos [221]
- Autoklose: Launch a SaaS in a Crowded B2B Market - with Shawn Finder [216]
- Banzai: Pivoting from a Near Collapse to 8 Figure ARR SaaS - with Joe Davy [371]
- 5 Steps to Nailing Your SaaS Product Positioning - with April Dunford [252]
- Boast.ai: The Tough Road to SaaS Success and Beyond - with Lloyed Lobo [377]
- Qwilr: SaaS Freemium Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them - with Mark Tanner [261]