My next guest, Greg Smith, had a very successful career in corporate law.
He started an online course to move away from corporate law to start a new chapter in his life, and this course had revenues that were much better than expected.
After getting phone calls from others to get advice on how they could also model their courses the same, Greg’s intuition seized on this opportunity to start Thinkific, which has now become one of the largest online course creation platforms.
Timestamps
- 01:37 - Introduction
- 02:39 - Greg introduces himself
- 03:05 - His definition of intuition
- 04:40 - His signals when trusting intuition
- 07:11 - His signals when ignoring intuition
- 10:10 - Reliance on sunk cost theory
- 11:57 - Giving second chances to his employees
- 13:24 - Finding the right fit for his employees
- 15:20 - How he treats his employees
- 15:59 - Greg's first intuitive experience
- 17:00 - His career progression
- 17:51 - What he learned in his past career
- 21:04 - How he ended up as a lawyer
- 21:25 - Greg's love for Law
- 23:43 - Seeing other lawyers that don't enjoy their job
- 25:36 - His intuition telling him something is wrong
- 29:15 - An intuitive moment that got him to pursue Thinkific
- 31:52 - Working with his brother
- 32:41 - The reason behind the fight with his brother
- 35:37 - Passionate debate that turned out with a great idea for the company
- 37:57 - How Thinkific differs from other competitors
- 39:42 - His key to success is finding the right people
- 46:30 - How he values his employees and what process he uses
- 48:25 - What makes him a great leader
- 52:14 - How he improved as a leader
- 53:32 - His intuitive mediums
- 57:08 - How his relationship with people around him changed after shifting careers
- 1:00:28 - How intuition helps you pick the right idea
- 1:08:22 - His opinion on people wanting to change
- 1:14:03 - His biggest business failure
- 1:20:32 - Contacting Greg
- 1:21:08 - Conclusion
