Kenny Rueter is the CEO of Kajabi, a platform for creating, promoting and selling online courses. In 2010, he founded Kajabi as as a solution for solopreneurs seeking to get in on the booming elearning and knowledge sharing economies. Kajabi has been on Inc. 5000’s Fastest Growing software companies list for three straight years. Some 20,000 people have shared their knowledge with 5 million students on Kajabi to date, collectively earning more than $500 million.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson of Base Camp
When business started difficulties overcame:
I think some of the difficulties came around about the time we launched Kajabi. We kind of built up this campaign around you know pre-launching Kajabi. So before Kajabi was ever available to the public we were building up this interest list of people that wanted to use it. And so on one day… it was October 14th 2010 , I still remember it very clearly, we kind of opened the doors until this interest list okay it’s time you can buy Kajabi and I was overwhelmed with just how many people signed up. I really wasn’t prepared for that…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility Book by Patty McCord
- Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets Book by Al Ramadan, Dave Peterson, Christopher Lochhead, Kevin Maney
Favourite Quote:
“For an entrepreneur, motivation is the core of all things,” Brendon Burchard
Recommended Online Resources:
- Todoist App – Trusted by over 13 million people to tame life’s chaos Ranked by The Verge as the world’s best to do list app Free on iOS, Android, Mac, Windows
- Evernote – is the app that keeps your notes organized Memos are synced so they’re accessible anywhere, and searchable so you always find what you need Learn more!
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
Show up and do the work that needs to get done…don’t hesitate from pressing towards your entrepreneurial goal because you think someone else out there is more qualified than you are and you don’t have what it takes. Anybody can be successful entrepreneur if you really have that drive and that motivation. So I would say don’t let imposters syndrome stop you in your tracks from continuing…[Listen for More]
More About Kenny Rueter:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Answers mean nothing without questions. Ask the questions and draw your own conclusions. Finding your own answers will help you to focus your intentions, and drive your purpose.Evolve with your growth.” Akiroq Brost
Other Quotes From the Chat with Kenny Rueter:
- “I am just driven to provide success and to guide more and more people to success online”
- “really solve for the value to the customer first above all else”
- “making mistakes and overcoming the hurdles really helps your intuition and your performance in the future”
- “I wish I had thought bigger at the beginning”
- “I believe gut feelings and hunches are a huge part of business”
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