Greg Smith — CEO
Greg Smith is Co-Founder and CEO of Thinkific, an award-winning learning platform where courses and community come together to power business growth. Greg is passionate about ensuring academies, experts, and businesses can access everything they need to create and sell online learning experiences, build communities, and grow their revenue. Prior to launching Thinkific, Greg was a corporate lawyer for one of the largest law firms in the country. During this time, he launched an online course as a side project, which allowed him to share his passion and expertise with thousands around the world. Revenues from his course soon surpassed his salary as a lawyer. Greg and his team at Thinkific currently power courses for 35,000+ customers in 190 countries worldwide, teaching millions of students and driving $3.7 billion in customer revenue. When he’s not empowering learning communities, Greg can be found kiteboarding, sitting around a campfire, playing board games, and spending time with his wife, daughter and son.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS entrepreneur with a strong focus on education technology.
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Experience: 20 yrs
Skills
- Creator Economy
- Business Strategy
- Teaching
- Corporate Law
Career Highlights
- Co-Founder of a leading online learning platform.
- Generated $3.7 billion in customer revenue.
- Transitioned from corporate law to entrepreneurship.
Work Experience
Thinkific
Co-Founder & CEO (14 yrs)
Alpha Score Seminars
CEO (16 yrs 3 mos)
Moving Media Group
Co-Founder - Director of Sales (11 mos)
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Lawyer (10 mos)
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Lawyer (2 yrs)
Education
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) at The University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) at The University of British Columbia
at Central European University