Summary
Today’s Online Business Launchpad podcast guest is Karthik Vijayakumar, He is the Founder of Design Your Thinking Labs.
After having worked for over 15 years on products, design, and marketing with big companies and startups, Karthik started designyourthinking.com. This started out as a blog. But over time, this little “thing” grew and took on a life of its own.
Trudy and Karthik talk about –
1. Karthik’s background and his move from India to the US to work for IBM and others.
2. How after working for 15 years he decided he needed a change of direction in his life.
3. That he started blogging and how one of his blogs went viral.
4. How Karthik created an e-book that also went viral and credits Pat Flynn for his help.
5. The beginnings of Karthik’s podcast career on the 17th of October, 2016.
6. The struggles Karthik faced in the early stages of his new career.
7. How Karthik realized that he had no goal in place and made the decision to hire a coach named Brian Harris from Videofruit to help him on his journey and also THE “POSTER BOY” FORMULA: HOW I GOT MY FIRST 10,000 READERSwhich Karthik found very helpful.
8. That Karthik considers himself a storyteller and that he is a numbers person and has a lot of faith in metrics and what they convey.
9. The answer Karthik gives people when asked what it is that he does for work.
10. That Karthik is also a caregiver to his Father who is suffering from dementia.

Trudy Rankin, is the host of the Online Business Launchpad Podcast, Director of West Island Digital and the founder of the Online Business Lift-Off program.
Affiliate Disclaimer:Affiliate Disclaimer: If you click on links on this page and then make a purchase, I may earn a commission (at no cost to you). I am a proud affiliate for these resources because I use them in my own life and business.

The transcript for this episode can be found here.
ResourcesDesign Your Thinking WebsiteKartvee - YouTubeKartvee - TwitterKartvee - InstagramKart vee - Email ContactTHE “POSTER BOY” FORMULA: HOW I GOT MY FIRST 10,000 READERSBrian Harris from Videofruit
Visit us here at https://onlinebusinessliftoff.com
If you'd like to reach out and say "hi" you can find Trudy on LinkedIn.

<div>Summary</div><div><br></div><div>Today’s Online Business Launchpad podcast guest is Karthik Vijayakumar, He is the Founder of Design Your Thinking Labs.</div><div><br></div><div>After having worked for over 15 years on products, design, and marketing with big companies and startups, Karthik started <a href="https://designyourthinking.com/about/" target="_blank">designyourthinking.com</a>. This started out as a blog. But over time, this little “thing” grew and took on a life of its own.</div><div><br></div><div>Trudy and Karthik talk about –</div><div><br></div><div>1. Karthik’s background and his move from India to the US to work for IBM and others.</div><div><br></div><div>2. How after working for 15 years he decided he needed a change of direction in his life.</div><div><br></div><div>3. That he started blogging and how one of his blogs went viral.</div><div><br></div><div>4. How Karthik created an e-book that also went viral and credits Pat Flynn for his help.</div><div><br></div><div>5. The beginnings of Karthik’s podcast career on the 17th of October, 2016.</div><div><br></div><div>6. The struggles Karthik faced in the early stages of his new career.</div><div><br></div><div>7. How Karthik realized that he had no goal in place and made the decision to hire a coach named <a href="https://videofruit.com/blog/" target="_blank">Brian Harris from Videofruit</a> to help him on his journey and also <a href="https://videofruit.com/blog/poster-boy/" target="_blank">THE “POSTER BOY” FORMULA: HOW I GOT MY FIRST 10,000 READERS</a></div><div>which Karthik found very helpful.</div><div><br></div><div>8. That Karthik considers himself a storyteller and that he is a numbers person and has a lot of faith in metrics and what they convey.</div><div><br></div><div>9. The answer Karthik gives people when asked what it is that he does for work.</div><div><br></div><div>10. That Karthik is also a caregiver to his Father who is suffering from dementia.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Trudy Rankin, is the host of the Online Business Launchpad Podcast, Director of West Island Digital and the founder of the Online Business Lift-Off program.</div><div><br></div><div>Affiliate Disclaimer:</div><div>Affiliate Disclaimer: If you click on links on this page and then make a purchase, I may earn a commission (at no cost to you). I am a proud affiliate for these resources because I use them in my own life and business.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://onlinebusinessliftoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Episode.-77-How-Getting-Comfortable-With-Being-An-Introvert-Can-Lead-To-Online-Business-Success-With-Karthik-V.-Transcript-Final.docx" target="_blank">The transcript for this episode can be found here.</a></div><div><br></div><div>Resources</div><div><a href="https://designyourthinking.com/" target="_blank">Design Your Thinking Website</a></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTBlA3e9y8woccN0JUI9Ydg" target="_blank">Kartvee - YouTube</a></div><div><a href="https://twitter.com/kartvee" target="_blank">Kartvee - Twitter</a></div><div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kartvee/" target="_blank">Kartvee - Instagram</a></div><div><a href="https://designyourthinking.com/" target="_blank">Kart vee - Email Contact</a></div><div><a href="https://videofruit.com/blog/poster-boy/" target="_blank">THE “POSTER BOY” FORMULA: HOW I GOT MY FIRST 10,000 READERS</a></div><div><a href="https://videofruit.com/blog/" target="_blank">Brian Harris from Videofruit</a></div><div><br></div><div>Visit us here at <a href="https://onlinebusinessliftoff.com/" target="_blank">https://onlinebusinessliftoff.com</a></div><div><br></div><div>If you'd like to reach out and say "hi" you can find Trudy on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/trudyrankin/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</div>

This podcast is for new and emerging online business owners who are determined to do what it takes to reach their financial goals, help people along the way and learn a bunch of useful new skills. Have a love/hate relationship with the tech? We talk about that. Not sure you have what it takes to achieve success? We talk about that, too, plus how to deal with mindset challenges. Trudy Rankin, Founder of the Online Business Program, shares actionable tips that will help you really get your business growing, as well as interviews with experts and inspiring stories so that you can grow your online business with confidence.

<p>This podcast is for new and emerging online business owners who are determined to do what it takes to reach their financial goals, help people along the way and learn a bunch of useful new skills. Have a love/hate relationship with the tech? We talk about that. Not sure you have what it takes to achieve success? We talk about that, too, plus how to deal with mindset challenges. Trudy Rankin, Founder of the Online Business Program, shares actionable tips that will help you really get your business growing, as well as interviews with experts and inspiring stories so that you can grow your online business with confidence.</p>

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<p>The Online Business Launchpad podcast shares tips, techniques and stories from small business owners who have solved problems and challenges like the ones you face.  This podcast is for you if you want to increase revenue and profits without burning out so that you can have more time for yourself and your family and more choices in how you live your life.</p>

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