Jessica Burlingame interviews Omar Zenhom
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Oct 8, 2020 ·
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Status Paradox, Episode 3: Interview with Omar Zenhom Omar Zenhom is the co-founder and CEO of WebinarNinja. Founded in 2014, over a million people have attended a webinar on WebinarNinja...
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Status Paradox, Episode 3: Interview with Omar Zenhom
Omar Zenhom is the co-founder and CEO of WebinarNinja. Founded in 2014, over a million people have attended a webinar on WebinarNinja and it has been named as one of the fastest growing SaaS companies in 2018.
Omar is also the host of the iTunes Best of 2014 podcast, The $100 MBA Show. With over 90 million downloads and over 1,300 episodes, The $100 MBA Show is ranked as a top business podcast in over 30 countries.
Tell us what it was behind some of those decisions to join Wharton and then leave and join the circus (01:36)
First career was in education; High school and University teacher for over 13 years
Always curious about the internet and possibilities
Entrepreneur on the side
Due to unfavorable circumstances at work, decided to become a full time entrepreneur.
Joined Wharton to attain an MBA
After his marketing professor approached him, he realized he doesn’t need an MBA to open his own business, and dropped out
What would you say was the biggest hurdle you encountered along the way? (05:28)
As a new entrepreneur, understanding that you need to take responsibility for structure and productivity.
When you’re getting started, you’re learning by doing and failing
You need to learn to accept failure and disappointment as a learning curve
Many entrepreneurs end up feeling isolated and lonely
It’s a good idea to join a co-working space or community of some sorts
And are there any aha moments that you had either when you got it really right or got it really wrong and learned a great deal along the way? (09:30)
Know one really knows what they are doing; There is no unified ‘one way to do it’
It depends on what’s best for you and your audience/market
You can build a successful business without worrying about competition too much
It’s about who you’re going to attract; Not everyone will be a good fit
Jessica speaks of her experiences coaching possible Wharton applicants for group interviews (12:15)
There’s a tendency to want to dominate and crush everybody, and a tendency to want to recede and be nice
We are trained that it’s a zero sum
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Omar Zenhom is the co-founder and CEO of WebinarNinja. Founded in 2014, over a million people have attended a webinar on WebinarNinja and it has been named as one of the fastest growing SaaS companies in 2018.
Omar is also the host of the iTunes Best of 2014 podcast, The $100 MBA Show. With over 90 million downloads and over 1,300 episodes, The $100 MBA Show is ranked as a top business podcast in over 30 countries.
Tell us what it was behind some of those decisions to join Wharton and then leave and join the circus (01:36)
First career was in education; High school and University teacher for over 13 years
Always curious about the internet and possibilities
Entrepreneur on the side
Due to unfavorable circumstances at work, decided to become a full time entrepreneur.
Joined Wharton to attain an MBA
After his marketing professor approached him, he realized he doesn’t need an MBA to open his own business, and dropped out
What would you say was the biggest hurdle you encountered along the way? (05:28)
As a new entrepreneur, understanding that you need to take responsibility for structure and productivity.
When you’re getting started, you’re learning by doing and failing
You need to learn to accept failure and disappointment as a learning curve
Many entrepreneurs end up feeling isolated and lonely
It’s a good idea to join a co-working space or community of some sorts
And are there any aha moments that you had either when you got it really right or got it really wrong and learned a great deal along the way? (09:30)
Know one really knows what they are doing; There is no unified ‘one way to do it’
It depends on what’s best for you and your audience/market
You can build a successful business without worrying about competition too much
It’s about who you’re going to attract; Not everyone will be a good fit
Jessica speaks of her experiences coaching possible Wharton applicants for group interviews (12:15)
There’s a tendency to want to dominate and crush everybody, and a tendency to want to recede and be nice
We are trained that it’s a zero sum
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