Craig Swanson
| Craig Swanson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 New Mexico, U.S.[1] |
| 💼 Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Notable work | CreativeLive |
| 🏡 Home town | Seattle, Washington |
| 🌐 Website | CraigSwanson.org |
Craig M. Swanson is an American entrepreneur specializing in online education. In 2010 he co-founded CreativeLive with Chase Jarvis.
Career[edit]
Tech Support[edit]
In 1988, at the age of 18 Swanson founded Swanson Tech Support and worked as a tech consultant for 6 years before founding CreativeTechs in 1994.[2] From 1995 to 2010 Swanson grew CreativeTechs to over a million dollars in sales and in December of 2010 he sold CreativeTechs to his former employees. [3][4]
CreativeLive[edit]
In 2010 after experimenting with online video training at CreativeTechs[5][6] Swanson co-founded CreativeLive with Chase Jarvis.[7][8] Over the next 5 years CreativeLive grew to over 2,000,000 users[9] and received an estimated $58.8 million in funding.[10][11] In 2015 Swanson left CreativeLive, saying in a blog post: "Today, I’m announcing that I am graduating from CreativeLive to pursue the next chapter in my entrepreneurial journey."[12]
Digital Product Studio[edit]
In 2016 Swanson co-founded Digital Product Studio with George Varanakis and Aaron Andersen. Digital Product Studio invests in, develops, launches, and helps grow education membership platforms for the best instructors on the Internet.[13][14]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Craig Swanson - The Outsider This Conversation with Jed Taufer. February 4, 2019
- ↑ Craig Swanson Takes Creative Learning LIVE! Seattle24x7.com
- ↑ Craig Swanson - The Outsider This Conversation with Jed Taufer. February 4, 2019
- ↑ Craig Swanson Takes Creative Learning LIVE! Seattle24x7.com
- ↑ Craig Swanson - The Outsider This Conversation with Jed Taufer. February 4, 2019
- ↑ Snider, Lesa Lesa’s 10 years at CreativeLive PhotoLesa
- ↑ Mitroff, Sarah CreativeLIVE Is a Free Online School for Artists and Entrepreneurs Wired. March 10, 2016
- ↑ About CreativeLive CreativeLive.
- ↑ Gannes, Liz CreativeLive Raises $21.5M for Live Online Classes All Things D. March 10, 2016
- ↑ "CreativeLive Raises $25M to Expand 'Artistic Entrepreneurship' Education Platform - EdSurge News". EdSurge. 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
- ↑ "CreativeLive lands $25M to expand online learning platform further into the enterprise". GeekWire. 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
- ↑ Studied Entrepreneurship at CreativeLive CraigSwanson.org
- ↑ Digital Product Studio Digital Product Studio
- ↑ Digital Product Studio Photo Education Platform Digital Imaging Reporting
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