# Sam Ovens

> Sam Ovens is a New Zealand entrepreneur and the Los Angeles-based co-founder and CEO of Skool, founded with CTO Daniel Kang in 2019. He previously founded property-inspection software business SnapInspect and built the online business-education company Consulting.com. His later work centres on bringing communities, courses and events together; Skool partnered with Alex Hormozi in 2024 to create The Skool Games.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Skool
- **Organizations:** Skool, Consulting.com, SnapInspect, OVENS International
- **Nationality:** New Zealander
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Skool., Founded SnapInspect and developed its initial customer base through customer interviews and pre-sales., Built Consulting.com as an online training business.

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Discussed founding and pre-selling SnapInspect, a property-inspection app, in his first Mixergy interview.
- **2013** — Returned to Mixergy to discuss developing SnapInspect beyond its first version and initial paying customers.
- **2016** — Described shifting OVENS International from digital marketing services toward educational programs.
- **2017** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia in Industry, Manufacturing & Energy; discussed Consulting.com on Mixergy.
- **2019** — Co-founded Skool with Daniel Kang.
- **2024** — Skool partnered with Alex Hormozi to create The Skool Games.
- **2026** — Appeared in Cole Gordon’s July interview about building Skool, product design and company structure.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Skool.
- Founded SnapInspect and developed its initial customer base through customer interviews and pre-sales.
- Built Consulting.com as an online training business.
- Included in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2017, Industry, Manufacturing & Energy.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Cole Gordon published an interview with Ovens on July 23 covering engagement, Skool’s origins, discovery, design and company structure.
- **2025-12** — Skool Stories released “The Secret to Skool’s Success” on December 18, interviewing Ovens in Los Angeles about community building.
- **2025-09** — Jonathan Courtney published a conversation with Ovens on September 16 on The Unscheduled CEO.
- **2025-07** — William Renner shared his interview with Ovens about online community and the early internet.

## Links

- Website: https://www.skool.com/@sam
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samovens
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@samovenstv
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sam.ovens/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sam.ovens.nz

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Last updated: 2026-10-14