Building Purpose & Profit: A Conversation with Ben Hodson, CEO of JobNimbus

In this episode of No Suits Allowed, Connor speaks with Ben Hodson, founder and CEO of JobNimbus, from right inside the company’s Salt Lake City headquarters. Ben takes us on a journey through a roller-coaster entrepreneurial career, ten startups in all, with hard-won lessons learned from early wins, devastating investor fraud that froze the bank accounts of his last venture, and a pivot into home-exterior software that he funded with every dollar he had. Along the way, Ben doubled JobNimbus’s revenue in 2020, raised a $53 million Series A that same year, and then closed a record-setting $330 million Series B in 2024, the largest Series B ever in Utah history.

 

Together, Connor and Ben dig into the habits and mindsets that have carried him from survival mode to scale mode: daily meditation with intention-setting, embracing sacrifice without losing sight of family, and the single-minded focus on impact over income. They also pull back the curtain on private-equity partnerships, why you should raise capital when you’re thriving, how to cast your own vision rather than being “one-and-done,” and why you should always ask potential investors what returns they’re promising to their own backers.

 

By the end of this conversation, you’ll walk away with a playbook for building resilience, balancing growth with fulfillment, and finding true meaning in your work. Whether you’re plotting your first startup, weighing a PE deal, or simply looking for some real talk about what it takes to lead a purpose-driven business, Ben’s stories and insights deliver the kind of no-nonsense guidance you need. Don’t miss it, subscribe, share, and get ready to turn every challenge into your next big win.

 

Timestamps

1. Entrepreneurial Beginnings & Past Exits – 00:03:12
2. Surviving Investor Fraud & Early JobNimbus Struggles – 00:08:45
3. Scaling JobNimbus and Raising Series A & B Rounds – 00:16:30
4. Time Management, Mental Health & Productivity Rituals – 00:27:05
5. Private Equity Partnerships & Vision for Contracting’s Future – 00:37:50

 

Connect With Ben

• Website: https://jobnimbus.me/3W53LGU
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benlanehodson/

 

Connect With Connor

• Website: https://exec.partners/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connor.rodich/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connor-rodich/

 

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