# Shawn Chhabra

> Shawn Chhabra is the founder and CEO of Laptop Universe in St. Louis. He and his wife Indu began their IT business in 1999; Chhabra Enterprises later appeared on the Inc. 5000 in 2018 and 2019. His career also includes restaurants, authorship, book coaching and hosting Winning the Game of Life.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Laptop Universe
- **Organizations:** Laptop Universe, Chhabra Enterprises, LC, Winning the Game of Life
- **Education:** Master’s in Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University
- **Known for:** Built the electronics business with Indu Chhabra from 1999., Chhabra Enterprises appeared on the Inc. 5000 in 2018 and 2019; these are company honors., Authored Get Published, Get Noticed.

## Career timeline

- **1988** — Moved from India to the United States, according to his 2016 interview.
- **1999** — Began the IT business with his wife Indu, selling used laptops online.
- **2000–2001** — Bought a supplier’s mailing list of approximately 3,000 industry contacts and expanded wholesale trading, according to his retrospective account.
- **Around 2004** — Shifted toward selling laptop parts to repair companies as hardware prices fell, according to his retrospective account.
- **2015–2016** — Hosted Winning the Game of Life; the archive includes interviews with entrepreneurs, authors and business coaches.
- **2016** — Discussed his business and book-coaching work on Entrepreneurs on Fire and Eventual Millionaire.
- **2018** — Chhabra Enterprises ranked No. 2509 on the Inc. 5000.
- **2019** — Chhabra Enterprises ranked No. 2613 on the Inc. 5000.

## Achievements

- Built the electronics business with Indu Chhabra from 1999.
- Chhabra Enterprises appeared on the Inc. 5000 in 2018 and 2019; these are company honors.
- Authored Get Published, Get Noticed.
- Hosted Winning the Game of Life, whose listed guests include Bob Burg, Neil Patel, David Allen and John Lee Dumas.

## Latest updates

- **2016-07** — Appeared on Entrepreneurs on Fire on July 5 to discuss his entrepreneurial background and book coaching.
- **2016-07** — Published My #1 Habit: Reading Valuable Books on LinkedIn on July 8.
- **2016-06** — Published the Winning the Game of Life interview with Thomas O’Grady on June 30.

## Links

- Website: http://shawnchhabra.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnchhabrausa
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ShawnChhabra
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnChhabraUSA

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