A Comedy of Errors: From Cow Town to Paramify
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The coolest ideas solve the biggest problems in the most boring of ways. Kenny Scott, CEO of Paramify, takes us on a wild journey from punk rock to cyber security compliance on today’s episode. Hear how he became a SaaS Startup founder, learned to trust those who know better, found the yin to his yang business partner, and discovered boring and painful were good things. Tune in for the laughs and stay for the inspiration. It’s an episode dedicated to everyone’s crush, Cow Town’s very own, Jimmy Zendejas.
ABOUT KENNY SCOTT
Kenny Scott is a seasoned startup founder with 16 years of experience. His impressive career also includes consulting services to major corporations such as Adobe, Google, and Pricewaterhousecoopers. Today, Kenny and Tyler Stevens, co-founders of Paramify, are leading the charge in empowering organizations to efficiently build and maintain their enterprise security programs.
Despite his busy professional life, Kenny prioritizes his role as a devoted husband and father to his five children. He enjoys spending time with his family and indulging in his passion for surfing, even though he lives in Utah.
HIGHLIGHTS
- 1:42 - Humble beginnings in Cow Town, aka Chino, CA
- 10:22 - Solving the pain, how Paramify came to be
- 20:17 - Entrepreneurship isn’t for the faint of heart
- 24:51 - Tragedy and the hope
- 30:59 - Building a team, abdicating over delegating
- 35:27 - Paramify’s evolution
- 41:41 - No need to fear AI
- 46:02 - Learning to see pain as experience
RESOURCES & LINKS
- Connect with Kenny Scott on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenny-scott-960bb43/
- Learn more about Paramify on https://www.paramify.com/ or follow them on Instagram @letsparamify
- This is Marketing by Seth Godin is available at popular book retailers or visit https://seths.blog/tim/
- Discover how RevRoad can help visionary founders grow https://www.revroad.com/
- Find Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary via your favorite book retailer.
- Connect with Nicole on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-donnelly-dmg
- Find out more about DMG Digital at dmgdigital.io
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