Chris Badgett
CEO at LifterLMS
Belfast, Maine, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Badgett is the founder and CEO behind LifterLMS and its parent company codeBOX, building a leading open-source freemium WordPress learning management system that helps educators create, launch, and scale high-value online training platforms. With eight years of focused experience scaling a SaaS product from WordPress roots, he blends product leadership, go-to-market strategy, and practitioner-facing education design. His background spans web design, project management, sustainable development education, and even hands-on operations from firefighting to Alaska glacier tours—bringing a rare mix of technical entrepreneurship and operational grit. Chris is known for advocating ownership-first digital learning on WordPress, offering practical buyer guides, demos, and a try-before-you-buy model to lower risk for course creators.
8 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Study Abroad Human Ecology, Study Abroad Human Ecology at School For International Training, NepalAnthropology & Sustainable Development Local & Global Sustainable Development, Anthropology & Sustainable Development Local & Global Sustainable Development at Appalachian State UniversitySaaS AcademyNorth Cascades Mountaineering, North Cascades Mountaineering at National Outdoor Leadership School
Spanish
Github Skills (25)
learning-management-system10
elearning10
wordpress10
lms10
php10
wordpress-plugin10
protect10
composer10
drag5
css5
perfect5
pixel4
wysiwyg4
designer4
frontend4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
gocodebox/lifterlms-lite-lms-progress-tracker
Aug 2020 - Jan 2022
Contributions:3 pushes, 2 comments, 6 issues in 1 year 5 months
gocodebox/lifterlms
Apr 2019 - Aug 2022
LifterLMS, a WordPress LMS Solution: Easily create, sell, and protect engaging online courses.
Contributions:42 commits, 1 PR, 50 pushes in 3 years 5 months
protectlearning-management-systemonline-courseswordpressphp
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