Free Spirit (Chris Badgett)

Special "Business Revenue Leak Checklist" offer free at http://www.mrse.co/leak.Welcome to Making It! This weekly show explores the lives and stories of entrepreneurs as they share their unique perspectives on their success and the path to making it.      Chris Badgett is the co-founder and CEO of LifterLMS, a learning management system for WordPress. As a kid, he was often bored, preferring outdoor adventure to indoor education.  But his passion for learning things that did interest him fueled one new interest after the other, eventually leading to his own success in online education.     In this episode of Making It, Chris talks about being voluntarily homeless, running sled dogs and turning his quest for freedom and interest into a successful business. “It's less obvious than, you know, making money or making a difference or making an impact, but to truly get to be yourself; that's making it.” – Chris BadgettChris Badgett is the co-founder and CEO of LifterLMS, a learning management system for WordPress. He helps education entrepreneurs create, launch, and scale high value online training platforms. He believes in democratizing education in the digital classroom and contributing as much as possible to the open source WordPress community.     Chris is a successful internet entrepreneur, a lifelong learner and an adventure-seeking family man. He’s also a course creator and writer, and he loves to cook.  Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:Mirasee Chris’ websiteChris’ LinkedInCredits:Guest – Chris BadgettCo-Producers – Danny Bermant & Geoff GovertsenSupervising Producer – Cynthia LambExecutive producer – Danny InyAssembled by – Geoff GovertsenAudio Post Supervisor: Evan Miles, Christopher MartinAudio Post Production by Post Office SoundMusic soundscape: Chad Michael SnavelyMusic and SFX credits: • Track Title: The Sunniest KidsArtist Name(s): Rhythm ScottWriter Name: Scott RoushPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION• Track Title: Sweet Loving WaltzArtist Name(s): Sounds Like SanderWriter Name: S.L.J. KalmeijerPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION• Track Title: Keeper of My DreamsArtist Name(s): FantomsWriter Name: Stephen KeechPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONEpisode transcript: Free Spirit (Chris Badgett) Coming soon. ~~~~~