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Discover insights from 57 interviews with founders and CEOs generating $1M+ in monthly recurring revenue.

57 Companies with $1M+ MRR

Learn from founders and CEOs who have built businesses generating $1M+ in monthly recurring revenue

Mark Shapiro
Sports, Marketing, Technology

Mark Shapiro

President and CEO

$32 million/month
4.8/5
B2C
B2B
Subscription-based
Marketplace
500 employees
Canada
Started 1977

How I'm building a sustainable winning culture in Major League Baseball through people-first leadership and data-driven decision making.

May 20, 2024Read Interview
Morgan DeBaun
Technology, Marketing, Creators, Production

Morgan DeBaun

Founder

$633 million/month
4.9/5
B2B
B2C
Agency
Subscription-based
225 employees
USA
Started 2014

How I built a digital media powerhouse focused on Black culture and created a platform that amplifies diverse voices.

May 15, 2024Read Interview
Travis Kalanick
Technology, AI, Finance, Marketplace

Travis Kalanick

Co-founder & Former CEO

$3.7 billion/month
4.8/5
B2C
Freemium
Subscription-based
B2B
31,100 employees
USA
Started 2009

How I revolutionized transportation by digitizing the physical world and turning a simple idea into a global tech giant.

May 10, 2024Read Interview
Debra Crew
Production, Marketing, Retail, eCommerce

Debra Crew

CEO of Diageo

$1.4 billion/month
4.9/5
Manufacturing
B2B
B2C
30,000+
UK
Started 1997

How I'm transforming Diageo's culture and driving innovation in the spirits industry through data-driven decision making and balanced leadership.

May 5, 2024Read Interview
Tom Bilyeu
Health & Wellness, eCommerce, Retail, Production, Marketing

Tom Bilyeu

Co-founder & Former CMO

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2C
Manufacturing
B2B
50+
USA
Started 2010

How I turned $10,000 and a home-made protein bar recipe into a $1 billion business by focusing on community and value over profits.

April 29, 2024Read Interview
Iman Ghadzi
Creators, eCommerce, Production, Retail

Iman Ghadzi

Founder & CEO

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2C
Agency
Manufacturing
21–50
UK
Started 2018

From intense hustle to strategic scaling: How I built a multi-million dollar business by turning personal expertise into digital products.

April 23, 2024Read Interview
Zach Yadegari
AI, Health & Wellness, Technology, SaaS

Zach Yadegari

Founder

$2 million/month
4.9/5
B2C
Subscription-based
Freemium
B2B
20 employees
USA
Started 2015

How I built an AI-powered calorie tracking app that disrupted the fitness industry and scaled to $24M in yearly revenue.

June 8, 2024Read Interview
Indra Nooyi
Retail, Marketing, Production, Health & Wellness, eCommerce

Indra Nooyi

Former CEO

$1M+/month
4.4/5
B2C
B2B
Marketplace
Manufacturing
50+
USA
Started 2009

Indra Nooyi led PepsiCo through a period of unprecedented growth, pioneering a focus on health conscious products and sustainable development.

July 11, 2025Read Interview
Michael Truell
AI, SaaS, Technology

Michael Truell

Co-Founder & CEO

$1M+/month
4.7/5
B2B
B2C
Freemium
Subscription-based
50+
USA
Started 2022

Michael Truell is the co-founder and CEO of Anysphere, the company behind Cursor an AI native code editor built for professional developers. Under his leadership, Cursor became one of the fastest growing AI tools in devtech.

July 14, 2025Read Interview
Verun Mohan
AI, SaaS, Technology

Verun Mohan

Co-Founder & CEO

$1M+/month
4.5/5
B2B
B2C
Freemium
Subscription-based
50+
USA
Started 2021

Verun is the co-founder and CEO of Windsurf, an AI‑powered IDE that brings agentic capabilities to developers. Under Verun’s leadership, Windsurf has rapidly become a go‑to platform for building and iterating on code with AI.

July 19, 2025Read Interview
Steven Rinella
Production, Creators, Technology, Retail, eCommerce

Steven Rinella

Founder & CEO

$1M+/month
4.8/5
B2C
Subscription-based
Marketplace
50+
USA
Started 2012

Steven is the founder and CEO of MeatEater, a media company and outdoor lifestyle brand. Known for his honest storytelling and conservationist ethos, Steven has grown MeatEater into a multi-channel powerhouse with books, shows, and gear for outdoor enthusiasts.

July 24, 2025Read Interview
Ben Mann
AI, Technology

Ben Mann

Tech Lead, Product Engineering

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2B
Subscription-based
50+
USA
Started 2021

Ben, Tech Lead for Product Engineering at Anthropic, has played a pivotal role in scaling AI products with a deep focus on safety and alignment. From leaving OpenAI to co-founding Anthropic’s culture of mission driven growth, his journey is one of strategic leadership and foresight in a rapidly evolving industry.

August 15, 2025Read Interview
Alex Hormozi
SaaS, Marketing

Alex Hormozi

Founder & CEO

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2B
Agency
50+
USA
Started 2020

Alex Hormozi, founder of Acquisition.com, scaled businesses past $100M+ in revenue by focusing on volume, consistency, and value creation. Known for his no-nonsense frameworks, Alex helps entrepreneurs avoid common traps while building long-term wealth.

August 26, 2025Read Interview
Hayes Barnard
Finance, Technology

Hayes Barnard

Founder & CEO

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2B
B2C
Marketplace
50+
USA
Started 2010

Hayes Barnard, founder of GoodLeap, scaled his company into a multibillion-dollar platform by focusing on resilience, ethical choices, and building value in hard markets. Known for his story of overcoming adversity, Hayes inspires entrepreneurs with lessons on leadership, purpose, and perseverance.

August 30, 2025Read Interview
David Mizrahi
Retail, Marketplace, Technology

David Mizrahi

Founder & CEO

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2C
B2B
50+
USA
Started 2015 or earlier

High school dropout to hospitality leader: David Mizrahi turned a failing shawarma shop into a fast growing group behind Salt Steakhouse, LBK Grill, Soya, Pepe Kitchen, Salt Market, and Bubby’s Bagels. His playbook: customer first service, responsible growth, and hands on leadership.

September 8, 2025Read Interview
Dan Martell
SaaS, Marketing, Agencies, Edu

Dan Martell

Founder

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2B
Subscription-based
Agency
50+
Canada
Started 2015 or earlier

Dan Martell built, scaled, and exited multiple SaaS companies, then reinvented himself as one of the leading coaches and investors for founders worldwide. His approach blends gratitude, flow, and systems with tactical growth strategies.

September 15, 2025Read Interview
Marc Rowan
Finance, Investment, Technology

Marc Rowan

CEO & Co-Founder

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2B
Subscription-based
50+
USA
Started 1990

Marc Rowan co-founded Apollo Global Management and grew it into one of the largest alternative investment firms in the world. He believes the future of investing is not only in equities but also in private markets, which now underpin most of the economy. His mission is to open these markets to individuals, create better diversification, and redefine wealth management.

September 26, 2025Read Interview
Christine Hutter
Production, Technology, Luxury

Christine Hutter

CEO & Founder

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2C
Manufacturing
50+
Germany
Started 2008

Christine Hutter, a trained watchmaker and entrepreneur, founded Moritz Grossmann in Glashütte. She built the brand from scratch into one of the most respected independent watch manufacturers in Germany, combining traditional craftsmanship with useful innovation. Her leadership philosophy blends patience, independence, and a deep respect for horological heritage.

September 29, 2025Read Interview
Rishi Das
Technology, Production

Rishi Das

Co-founder & CEO

$1M+/month
4.8/5
B2B
Subscription-based
50+
India
Started 2015 or earlier

Rishi Das is a serial entrepreneur who helped shape India’s talent story with CareerNet and later co-founded IndiQube to redefine flexible workspaces. His approach blends ecosystem thinking, employee-centric design, and frugal innovation, doing more with less while building sustainable growth across India’s tier-2 and tier-3 cities.

October 3, 2025Read Interview
Sadi Khan
Finance, Technology

Sadi Khan

Co-founder & CEO

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2C
Subscription-based
50+
USA
Started 2019

Sadi Khan, co-founder and CEO of Aven, is building a fintech that allows homeowners to access cheaper credit by combining home equity and credit card models. After leaving Facebook, he set out to attack America’s persistent credit card interest crisis with technology and conviction.

October 07, 2025Read Interview
Mati Staniszewski
AI, Technology, Marketplace

Mati Staniszewski

Co-founder & CEO

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2B
Marketplace
Subscription-based
50+
USA
Started 2022

Mati Staniszewski is the CEO and co-founder of ElevenLabs, a $6.6B voice AI company redefining how humans and machines communicate. With a background in technology and product innovation, Mati has built a voice ecosystem where anyone can clone their voice, create agents, and even earn passive income merging AI ethics, scalability, and creativity into a single frontier.

October 11, 2025Read Interview
Mani Vembu
SaaS, Technology, AI

Mani Vembu

CEO

$1B+/month
4.9/5
B2B
Subscription-based
20,000+
India
Started 1996

Mani Vembu is the CEO of Zoho Corporation, a billion dollar SaaS company that remains proudly private after nearly three decades of innovation. Known for its culture of experimentation, long term thinking, and deep commitment to talent creation, Zoho has redefined what it means to scale responsibly while staying true to its roots in India.

October 15, 2025Read Interview
Phong Lee
Technology, SaaS, AI, Finance, Cryptocurrency

Phong Lee

President & CEO

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2B
Subscription-based
50+
USA
Started 2020

Phong Lee leads Strategy’s twin engines: a Bitcoin-backed capital stack and a mature enterprise analytics business. His playbook is simple: build for the customer first, ship with conviction, and let time do the compounding.

November 05, 2025Read Interview
Dan Moorehead
Technology, Finance, Cryptocurrency

Dan Moorehead

Founder & CEO

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2B
50+
USA
Started 2015 or earlier

Dan Moorehead runs a crypto-first macro shop. His method is simple: find asymmetric trades, size so you can hold through 85% drawdowns, and let time and network effects do the compounding.

November 08, 2025Read Interview
Vlad Tenev
Finance, Technology, Cryptocurrency

Vlad Tenev

Co-founder & CEO

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2C
B2B
50+
USA
Started 2015 or earlier

Vlad Tenev is turning Robinhood into a financial super app by staying on the frontier of 24-hour equities, crypto as infrastructure, prediction markets, and AI tools like Cortex, while keeping revenue growing fast and costs under control.

November 18, 2025Read Interview
Alex Karp
Technology, AI, Defense

Alex Karp

Co-founder & CEO

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2B
50+
USA
Started 2015 or earlier

Alex Karp has spent two decades building Palantir as a “freak show” that breaks every playbook: flat hierarchy, radical meritocracy, deep ties to the U.S. military, and a culture that treats product building more like art than enterprise software.

November 21, 2025Read Interview
Dave Ricks
Pharmaceuticals, AI, Health & Wellness

Dave Ricks

Chair & CEO

$1M+/month
4.8/5
B2B
50+
USA
Started 2015 or earlier

Dave Ricks is leading Eli Lilly through the GLP-1 boom and an AI-powered R&D shift, trying to compress drug discovery timelines while keeping a hard focus on safety, access, and real-world outcomes.

November 23, 2025Read Interview
Tan Su Shan
Banking, AI, Finance

Tan Su Shan

Group CEO & Director

$1M+/month
4.8/5
B2B
B2C
50+
Singapore
Started 2015 or earlier

Tan Su Shan is leading DBS through a volatile macro cycle, pushing diversification, AI-enabled banking, and digital assets while trying to keep the bank dependable and human at the same time.

November 26, 2025Read Interview
Anthony Denier
Finance, Technology

Anthony Denier

Group President & U.S. CEO

$1M+/month
4.8/5
B2B
B2C
50+
USA
Started 2016

Anthony Denier is leading Webull through its first years as a public company, building an AI-enabled global brokerage for sophisticated retail investors while trying to stay nimble, transparent, and close to the everyday trader.

November 29, 2025Read Interview
Garry Ridge
Retail, Production

Garry Ridge

Chairman Emeritus, Former CEO & Founder of The Learning Moment

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2B
B2C
Manufacturing
50+
USA
Started 2015 or earlier

Garry Ridge led WD-40 Company for 25 years, turning a simple blue-and-yellow can into a multi-billion-dollar global brand and a 93% engagement “tribe,” using servant leadership, learning moments, and radical humility as his playbook.

December 1, 2025Read Interview
David Baszucki
Technology, Creators, Marketplace

David Baszucki

Founder & CEO, Roblox

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2C
Marketplace
Subscription-based
50+
USA
Started 2015 or earlier

David Baszucki turned a simple 3D physics experiment into Roblox, a global platform with hundreds of millions of users, by trusting his gut, chasing virality, and repeatedly rebuilding the product and himself as a leader.

December 2, 2025Read Interview
Greg Marcus
Retail, Production

Greg Marcus

President & CEO, The Marcus Corporation

$1M+/month
4.8/5
B2C
B2B
50+
USA
Started 2015 or earlier

Greg Marcus grew up in a 90-year-old family business and helped steer The Marcus Corporation through streaming, pandemics, and generational change by holding to Ben’s commandments, owning real estate, betting on community, and turning moviegoing into a two-hour vacation with recliners, burgers, and a familiar face on the screen.

December 3, 2025Read Interview
Satya Nadella
Technology, AI

Satya Nadella

Chairman & CEO, Microsoft

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2B
B2C
Subscription-based
50+
USA
Started 1977

Satya Nadella thinks in decades, not quarters. He sees AI as the next big platform shift after PC, web, mobile, and cloud, and is willing to invest tens of billions into a fungible AI fleet because Microsoft already earns at scale. His leadership mixes long-term vision, careful risk management, and a strong focus on inclusion and real-world impact.

December 5, 2025Read Interview
Marc Boroditsky
Technology, AI

Marc Boroditsky

Chief Revenue Officer, Nebius

$1M+/month
4.8/5
B2B
Subscription-based
50+
USA
Started 2023

Marc Boroditsky is the revenue leader behind Nebius’ explosive rise as a full-stack AI infrastructure company. He combines old-school enterprise discipline with startup hunger, pushing hard on margins, execution, and deep partnerships. His playbook is simple: win premium AI workloads, move faster than rivals on land and power, and let an elite engineering culture do the talking.

December 6, 2025Read Interview
Doug McMillon
Retail, Technology, AI

Doug McMillon

President & CEO, Walmart Inc.

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2C
B2B
Subscription-based
50+
USA
Started 2015 or earlier

Doug McMillon is the long-time Walmart insider who turned the world’s largest retailer into a people-led, tech-powered giant. He pushes hard on culture, margins, and reinvention, betting billions on wages, e-commerce, and AI while still keeping prices low and growth steady.

December 7, 2025Read Interview
Karan Virwani
Retail, Technology

Karan Virwani

MD & CEO, WeWork India

$1M+/month
4.8/5
B2B
B2C
Subscription-based
50+
India
Started 2017

Karan Virwani is the second-generation entrepreneur who turned WeWork India into the country’s largest premium flexible workspace operator. He blends Embassy Group discipline with startup scrappiness, betting on metros, multinationals, and top-tier Indian companies while staying ruthless on unit economics, culture, and long-term demand.

December 8, 2025Read Interview
Dharmesh Shah
SaaS, Marketing, AI, Technology

Dharmesh Shah

Co-founder & CTO, HubSpot

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2B
Subscription-based
Freemium
50+
USA
Started 2015 or earlier

Dharmesh Shah is the engineer-founder who turned HubSpot into a multibillion SaaS platform while quietly blogging his way to the top of SEO. Now he is pushing the shift from search engine optimization to answer engine optimization, building agents, tools, and side projects with the same quiet, obsessive intensity.

December 9, 2025Read Interview
Sundar Pichai
AI, Technology

Sundar Pichai

CEO, Google

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2B
B2C
Subscription-based
50+
USA
Started 2015 or earlier

Sundar Pichai is the engineer-turned-CEO leading Google through what he calls an extraordinary AI inflection point, balancing trillion-dollar infrastructure bets with safety, climate, and long-term societal impact.

December 12, 2025Read Interview
Neil Patel
AI, Marketing, Agencies

Neil Patel

Co-founder, NP Digital

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2B
Agency
Subscription-based
50+
USA
Started 2015 or earlier

Neil Patel is the marketer-turned-operator who rode the SEO wave early, built a $100M agency, and is now obsessed with practical ways to win in the AI gold rush with small, focused teams.

December 13, 2025Read Interview
Ryan Serhant
AI, Production, Agencies, Creators, Technology

Ryan Serhant

Founder and CEO, SERHANT.

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2B
B2C
Agency
Subscription-based
50+
USA
Started 2020

Ryan Serhant is the founder CEO behind SERHANT., building a content to commerce real estate company powered by education and an AI operating system, while balancing public visibility with the private weight of leadership.

December 14, 2025Read Interview
Robert Kyncl
AI, Creators, Technology, Production, Marketing

Robert Kyncl

CEO, Warner Music Group

$1M+/month
4.8/5
B2B
B2C
50+
USA
Started 2015 or earlier

Robert Kyncl is the CEO of Warner Music Group, bringing an operator mindset to music as pricing shifts, AI accelerates change, and scale becomes a bigger advantage for artists and rights holders.

December 15, 2025Read Interview
Fabricio Bloisi
AI, eCommerce, Marketplace, Technology, Finance, Edu, Health & Wellness

Fabricio Bloisi

CEO, Prosus and Naspers

$1M+/month
4.8/5
B2B
B2C
50+
UK
Started 2015 or earlier

Fabricio Bloisi leads Prosus and Naspers with a founder mindset focused on building the next Tencent, scaling consumer platforms across Europe, India, and Latin America, and using AI to move faster, serve more partners, and create new global tech leaders outside the US and China.

December 16, 2025Read Interview
Patrick Kelleher
Technology, AI, Retail

Patrick Kelleher

CEO, GXO Logistics

$1M+/month
4.8/5
B2B
50+
USA
Started 2021

Patrick Kelleher leads GXO Logistics with a sharp focus on organic growth, North America expansion, and tech-driven execution. He explains why GXO’s pure-play model moves faster, how automation and AI increase productivity and stickiness, and why performance culture and feedback habits matter when scaling 1200+ operations across global markets.

December 17, 2025Read Interview
James Dyson
Technology, Production, Retail

James Dyson

Founder, Dyson

$1M+/month
4.8/5
B2C
Manufacturing
50+
Singapore
Started 2015 or earlier

James Dyson built Dyson by turning repeated failure into a prototyping system. He explains how engineering-first decisions, strong IP, and manufacturing discipline create premium products, and why long-term category leadership comes from solving real problems, not chasing trends.

December 18, 2025Read Interview
Alice Bentinck
Technology, Finance, Edu

Alice Bentinck

Co-founder and CEO, Entrepreneurs First

$1M+/month
4.8/5
B2B
50+
USA
Started 2015 or earlier

Alice Bentinck runs Entrepreneurs First like a product company, built on investing in people before they have an idea. She shares how EF survived early uncertainty, why co-founder productivity matters more than likability, and how moving fundraising to San Francisco doubled valuations and sped up revenue by forcing a faster customer-driven pace.

December 19, 2025Read Interview
Fred Thiel
Cryptocurrency, AI, Technology, Finance

Fred Thiel

Chairman and CEO, MARA Holdings

$1M+/month
4.8/5
B2B
50+
USA
Started 2010

Fred Thiel leads MARA with a power-first mindset: treat land and electrons as a portfolio of assets. He explains why Bitcoin sold off in a risk-off cascade, how leverage and whale moves amplify fear, and why miners should earn optionality by pairing low-cost energy with modular infrastructure for Bitcoin and inference AI.

December 20, 2025Read Interview
Brian Schimpf
Technology, AI, Defense, Manufacturing

Brian Schimpf

Co-founder and CEO, Anduril Industries

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2B
Manufacturing
50+
USA
Started 2017

Brian Schimpf leads Anduril through rapid scale, doubling revenue year over year while reshaping defense around autonomy, speed, and software-driven production. He shares lessons on leadership, talent, accountability, and building systems designed for the future battlefield.

December 21, 2025Read Interview
Jeremy Allaire
Finance, Cryptocurrency, Technology, AI

Jeremy Allaire

Co-founder and CEO, Circle

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2B
50+
USA
Started 2013

Jeremy Allaire leads Circle in building internet-native financial infrastructure through USDC and programmable digital money. He shares lessons on long-term vision, regulation, leadership, and how stablecoins, AI, and software platforms are reshaping the global financial system.

December 22, 2025Read Interview
Salim Ramji
Finance, Technology, AI

Salim Ramji

CEO, Vanguard

$1M+/month
4.8/5
B2B
B2C
50+
USA
Started 1977

Salim Ramji leads Vanguard into a new era focused on technology, client-first investing, and long-term value creation. He shares insights on modernizing asset management, responsible AI adoption, leadership transitions, and preserving trust while innovating at massive scale.

December 23, 2025Read Interview
Kaveh Ofogh
Health & Wellness, Technology

Kaveh Ofogh

Founder & CEO, Medico

$1M+/month
4.7/5
B2B
50+
USA
Started 1996

Kaveh Ofogh is a physician-founder leading Medico with a mission to deliver constitutionally sound, proactive correctional healthcare. He shares insights on staffing, leadership, accountability, and how strong management systems improve outcomes for patients, employees, and communities.

December 24, 2025Read Interview
Garrett Lord
SaaS, Education, Technology, AI

Garrett Lord

Co-founder & CEO, Handshake

$1M+/month
4.8/5
B2B
Marketplace
Subscription-based
50+
USA
Started 2014

Garrett Lord is the co-founder and CEO of Handshake, a career network powering millions of students and employers. He shares lessons on resilience, hiring, culture, scaling leadership, and building with Olympic-level standards.

December 25, 2025Read Interview
David Lee
Technology, AI, Sports, Entertainment

David Lee

Co-founder & CEO, Nex

$1M+/month
4.7/5
B2C
Subscription-based
Manufacturing
50+
USA
Started 2017

David Lee is the co-founder and CEO of Nex, the company behind Nex Playground, a camera-based family gaming system redefining living-room play through active games, subscriptions, and thoughtful hardware design.

December 26, 2025Read Interview
Tom Halverson
Finance, Agriculture, Infrastructure

Tom Halverson

CEO, CoBank

$1M+/month
4.6/5
B2B
50+
USA
Started 1977

Tom Halverson is CEO of CoBank and a member of the Brookings–AEI Commission on Rural Prosperity, bringing decades of global finance experience to strengthening rural America.

December 27, 2025Read Interview
Howard Chan
Finance, Technology

Howard Chan

CEO & CIO, Kurv

$1M+/month
4.7/5
B2B
50+
USA
Started 2022

Howard Chan is CEO of Kurv, an investment firm known for active option income strategies that focus on NAV stability, disciplined risk management, and sustainable income.

December 28, 2025Read Interview
Pärtel Tomberg
Finance

Pärtel Tomberg

CEO & Co-founder, Bondora

$1M+/month
4.6/5
B2C
50+
Germany
Started 2009

Pärtel Tomberg is the CEO and co-founder of Bondora, a European fintech company focused on simple investing, fair consumer credit, and long-term financial stability.

December 29, 2025Read Interview
Vikram Pandit
Finance

Vikram Pandit

Former CEO, Citigroup

$1M+/month
4.7/5
B2B
50+
USA
Started 2007

Vikram Pandit is a global finance leader and former CEO of Citigroup, known for leading large institutions through crisis, transformation, and long-term restructuring.

December 31, 2025Read Interview
Paul Guyett
Retail

Paul Guyett

Managing Director

$1M+/month
4.8/5
B2B
B2C
Manufacturing
50+
Australia
Started 1932

Paul Guyett leads Leffler Leather, a multi-generation business built on quality, knowledge, and adaptation. He focuses on craftsmanship, education, and long-term value across the leather industry.

January 01, 2026Read Interview