Episode 93 - How I Turned an Idea into a Multimillion Dollar SaaS Business with Chris Keeling

The Conference Room with Simon Lader

In this week’s episode, we welcome the Chris Keeling, the founder, and CEO of Jobtrain, as he shares his story of how he established SaaS software vendor JobTrain in 2004 as a way to disrupt outdated recruitment processes, and grew it to now being used by over 130 private and public sector organizations. KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE: How JobTrain was conceptualized How to get a product to market Challenges in launching and growing a business How to win your first client THIS WEEK'S GUEST Chris Keeling is the founder and CEO of Jobtrain, the UK-based applicant tracking software vendor that supports mid to large organizations. He's based in Manchester, England, and Chris sat a successful career in HR and search. Having senior positions with organizations such as Land Rover, becoming managing Director of Tourism Partners, one of Europe's leading search firms. And he was also runner-up in the Institute of Directors, Young Entrepreneur of the Year, and was named in the Top 40 under 40 by Northwest Insider Magazine. Chris established job training in 2004 as a way to disrupt outdated recruitment processes, and it's now used by over 130 private and public sector organizations. For more information, or to get in touch with Chris, check out: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erecruitment1/ Website: https://jobtrain.co.uk/ YOUR HOST Simon Lader is the host of The Conference Room, Co-Founder of global executive search firm Salisi Human Capital, and online coaching firm Salisi Academy. Since 1997, Simon has helped Senior Executives achieve Life Transformation by finding their ideal job and consulting with leading enterprise software and cybersecurity vendors to build highly effective teams. Get to know more about Simon at: Podcast: https://theconferenceroompodcast.com Website: https://simonlader.com/ Blog: blog.salisi.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/simonlader LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/headhuntersimonlader Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3dd0obQSM8cYRV0HCxiuF0