# Chris Ronzio

> Chris Ronzio is the Scottsdale-based founder and CEO of Trainual, an author and podcast host whose career has revolved around making a business less dependent on the knowledge in its founder's head. He began a sports-video company at 14, trained hundreds of camera operators, sold the business, turned his operating methods into a consultancy, and then turned the consultancy's internal training tool into Trainual.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Trainual
- **Organizations:** Trainual, Organize Chaos, Event Video Company, PHX FWD, YPO, Bentley University
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Owner/President Management program (OPM 64), Harvard Business School Executive Education, Bachelor of Science in Management, Bentley University, Photography and Italian language studies, Lorenzo de' Medici
- **Known for:** Built his first company from a high-school project into a national operation using more than 300 camera operators and later sold it., Founded Trainual, which reported serving more than 5,500 businesses in 177 countries at the time of its 2021 Series B announcement., Raised $33.75 million in disclosed Series A and Series B funding for Trainual.

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Started a youth sports and event video production company while in high school.
- **2004-2008** — Studied management at Bentley University while continuing to operate the video company.
- **2012** — Installed an operations leader at the video company, stepped off payroll and sold its contracts, equipment and intellectual property in a two-part transaction.
- **2013** — Founded Organize Chaos, an operations consultancy for small businesses.
- **2014-2015** — Developed the early Trainual prototype for consulting clients.
- **2017** — With a five-person team, committed to turning Trainual into a standalone software business.
- **2019** — Trainual raised a $6.75 million Series A.
- **2021** — Trainual raised a $27 million Series B, bringing disclosed funding to $33.75 million; Ronzio published The Business Playbook and received regional business honors.
- **2024-2026** — Attended Harvard Business School Executive Education's Owner/President Management program.
- **2025** — Joined PHX FWD as an advisory board member and cohort leader.

## Achievements

- Built his first company from a high-school project into a national operation using more than 300 camera operators and later sold it.
- Founded Trainual, which reported serving more than 5,500 businesses in 177 countries at the time of its 2021 Series B announcement.
- Raised $33.75 million in disclosed Series A and Series B funding for Trainual.
- Authored The Business Playbook, promoted by its publisher as a number-one Amazon bestseller in several business categories.
- Named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2021 Mountain Desert Region winner and a Phoenix Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree.
- Selected for the Forbes Next 1000 in 2021.
- Hosts the long-running Organize Chaos podcast, active since 2019.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Organize Chaos continued its monthly publishing schedule with Chris Ronzio, Jonathan Ronzio and Sasha Robinson discussing business systems, leadership, operations, performance and AI.
- **2026-04** — Completed the OPM 64 Owner/President Management credential through Harvard Business School Executive Education.
- **2025-08** — Became an advisory board member and cohort leader at PHX FWD.
- **2025-01** — Discussed building a family business with brother and Trainual co-founder Jonathan Ronzio in an Authority Magazine interview.

## Links

- Website: https://www.chrisronzio.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisronzio/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/chrisronzio
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeY21VlQ39Q
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisronzio/

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/chris-ronzio
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-09-28