# Peep Laja

> Peep Laja is an Estonian-born entrepreneur and marketing strategist who built three companies from scratch - CXL (marketing education), Speero (CRO consulting), and Wynter (B2B message testing) - all bootstrapped. Recognized as the world's most influential conversion rate optimization expert in 2016, he now focuses on B2B strategy and competitive positioning through his 'How to Win' podcast, biweekly newsletter, and daily LinkedIn presence with 69K+ followers.

- **Role:** CEO & Founder at Wynter
- **Organizations:** Wynter, CXL, Speero
- **From:** Estonia
- **Nationality:** Estonian
- **Education:** Self-founded educational platform, CXL Institute
- **Known for:** Recognized as the world's most influential conversion rate optimization expert (2016), Built three bootstrapped companies: CXL, Speero, and Wynter, Helped companies generate approximately $100 million in additional revenue through CRO

## Career timeline

- **1980** — Born in Estonia
- **2007** — Started digital marketing career in SEO, PPC, and general marketing consulting
- **2007** — Discovered conversion rate optimization as an underserved field and pivoted to specialize
- **2008** — Moved from Estonia to Austin, Texas after falling in love with a woman from Austin
- **2011** — Founded CXL (ConversionXL) as a conversion optimization blog, then grew it into an agency
- **2016** — Launched CXL Institute e-learning division to serve 100,000+ email subscribers; recognized as world's most influential CRO expert
- **2019** — Began conceptualizing Wynter after identifying gap in B2B message testing market
- **2020** — Founded Wynter (initially 'Copytesting'), a B2B message testing platform
- **2021** — Wynter reached $450,000 ARR in its first year; published extensively on LinkedIn driving 90% of demo pipeline
- **2022** — Stepped down as CEO of CXL, became Chairman of the Board; Speero spun off as separate agency
- **2023** — Wynter grew to $2.4M+ projected ARR with 16-person team
- **2024** — Continues hosting 'How to Win' podcast and biweekly newsletter focused on B2B strategy and competitive positioning

## Achievements

- Recognized as the world's most influential conversion rate optimization expert (2016)
- Built three bootstrapped companies: CXL, Speero, and Wynter
- Helped companies generate approximately $100 million in additional revenue through CRO
- Grew CXL to 100,000+ email subscribers before launching e-learning
- Wynter reached $2.4M+ projected ARR with 16-person team
- 69,400+ LinkedIn followers with Top 1% professional ranking
- 47,200+ Twitter/X followers
- Drove 90% of Wynter's demo pipeline through organic LinkedIn content alone
- Hosts 'How to Win' podcast covering B2B strategy with founders and executives

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Continues publishing biweekly newsletter with original B2B market research
- **2023-12** — Wynter projected to exceed $2.4M ARR with 16-person team
- **2023-06** — Hosted Spryng, B2B SaaS marketing unconference in Austin TX
- **2022-11** — Transitioned from CXL CEO to Chairman of the Board after 12 years leading the company

## Links

- Website: https://peeplaja.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peeplaja
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/peeplaja
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@peeplaja
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peep_laja/

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Last updated: 2026-04-22