Chris Badgett and Kurt von Ahnen explore the key mindset, strategy, and execution patterns that separate successful online course creators from those who struggle, highlighting the importance of clear audience focus, practical curriculum design, and staying connected with learners.

They emphasize that building a sustainable education business requires continuous improvement, disciplined habits, and a willingness to engage directly with customers—whether through coaching, community, or selling to groups and companies.

In this LMScast episode, student confidence coach Anita Van Rooyen describes how she used LifterLMS to target groups rather than individuals in order to effectively sell over 5,000 course enrollments.

Instead of promoting to students individually, she collaborated with educational institutions and schools to provide her confidence-boosting activities in large quantities. She made it possible for companies to enroll and manage whole student cohorts using LifterLMS's group enrollment functionality, with group leaders managing registrations and monitoring progress.

James Kemp's genuineness and depth in this LMSCast episode, which discusses what it truly takes to create and develop a product that serves millions of people, is what makes it so ideal and genuine. In this LMScast, James talks about how he went from working as a web designer at a small business to being the Core Product Manager at WooCommerce. His tone is really accessible and grounded.

He candidly discusses the difficulties, trials, and epiphanies that molded his journey rather than only highlighting his accomplishments. James provides insightful information about how WooCommerce strikes a balance between usability and complexity, particularly for novice and expert users, demonstrating a thorough comprehension of both product design and user experience.

In this LMScast episode, Chris Badgett and Michael Wolf share a passion for online education, technology, and personal transformation.

Michael Wolf left his job in corporate sales to co-found Golden XPR, a learning platform devoted to personal change, and Empowering Now. Through the use of ancient languages and systematic research, he explains how his goal is to assist move the world from "greed to grace" by getting deeper insights.

In this LMScast episode, Chris Badgett and Jill Schulman discuss leadership, bravery, and overcoming fear in both personal and professional growth.

Jill Schulman is an educator, business leader, leadership specialist, and former U.S. Marine Corps officer who places a strong emphasis on both professional and personal development. She entered the business sector after serving as an officer in the Marine Corps, where she swiftly advanced to leadership roles but soon came to understand that leadership is a talent that needs constant learning and improvement.

In this episode of LMScast, Chris Badgett talks with Nick Usborne about his initiative, Your Awesome Life Story, a website that helps people, especially those over 50, record and save their life experiences for those who come after them.

Nick Usborne has decades of expertise in the field and is a prolific author, educator, and course developer. In order to preserve family history and make sure that priceless experiences, lessons, and memories are not lost over time, Nick emphasizes the need of documenting personal narratives. He talks about how many people lament that their family's legacy is lacking since they didn't document their parents' or grandparents' stories before they died away.

In this LMScast episode, James LePage and Chris Badgett explore how AI is changing WordPress, online education, and coaching.

James LePage, who has experience in web development, entrepreneurship, and artificial intelligence, is a prominent figure in the AI and WordPress fields. From creating websites for neighbors to managing a prosperous organization that specialized in WooCommerce and online learning systems, he began working with WordPress as a youngster.

Chris Badgett and Jim Hankins discuss how Jim and his wife, Doreen, developed a flourishing e-learning firm in the firearm safety teaching area. Training was an important part of the company when they first opened as a gun store. They eventually discovered their love for teaching and switched to weapon safety instruction. Doreen swiftly rose to prominence as one of the best educators in the field. Using her knowledge to expand their company. To assist other instructors and other companies increase their web presence. She even penned a book called "The Firearms Marketing Toolkit".

For education entrepreneurs, Chris and Jason stress the value of community building as a long-term commitment and a development strategy. A free community may be a very effective marketing strategy by fostering trust and authority.

A community must, however, be focused on the areas where the target audience currently interacts, whether in person or online, if it is to succeed. They emphasize that social media calls for real interaction and active dialogue in addition to content posting.

In this LMScast, Chris and Jason talk about how LMS technology has advanced and how LifterLMS revolutionized online learning by fusing course administration and content production in a seamless manner. In the past, educators had to produce structured material using independent e-learning authoring tools, which they then had to export and import into an LMS.

By developing on top of an already-existing content management system, LifterLMS, however, removed this unnecessary step and increased process efficiency. They stress how crucial it is to strike a balance between offering an all-in-one platform and preserving flexibility so that customers can combine LifterLMS with other tools they already use and modify it.