Luke Cooper (Ep.136) - Founder & CEO of Fixt to VP of Global Growth at Assurant

<p>Episode 136 features Luke Cooper, Founder, and CEO of Fixt and we highlight a lot of great lessons from his journey and provide key insights to help people get started on their own.</p><br><p><strong>Find Luke Online:</strong></p><br><p>Website: <a href="http://nomudnomagic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nomudnomagic.com</a></p><p>Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukecooperbaltimore/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukecooperbaltimore/</a></p><p>Twitter: @<a href="https://twitter.com/ReadySetGrind" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">readysetgrind</a></p><p>Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@Coop22/when-all-we-have-is-each-other-b0eeed3168ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@Coop22/when-all-we-have-is-each-other-b0eeed3168ca</a></p><br><p><strong>About Luke:</strong></p><br><p>Coop is the Founder and CEO of Fixt, a venture capital-backed technology startup (acquired in 2020 by Assurant, AIZ:NYSE) focused on providing on-demand smartphone repair services to large enterprises. As Founder of Fixt, Cooper guided the company to 400% year-over-year growth, raised a $7 million Series A, earned enterprise clients such as Home Depot, New York Police Department, The Carlyle Group, and IBM. In 2020, the Company was purchased for 11X revenue by Assurant, a $10B Fortune 500 leader in mobility protection.</p><br><p>Before moving into entrepreneurship, Cooper started his career as an attorney at DLA Piper and then as In-House Counsel at State Farm. His first entrepreneurial experience was joining CTS, a cybersecurity software startup, as employee No. 1. On a single round of funding of $180,000, Cooper guided CTS to a $60 million exit to CACI within two years.</p><br><p>His diverse trench experience as both a leader and entrepreneur has earned him a place on the TEDCO board of directors and as a trustee of the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB). In addition to a JD from Syracuse University, he holds an MBA from Babs