How did Brad Smith make his money?

Brad Smith made his money as an entrepreneur. He founded 8 successful businesses, with two successful exits, and has spent 11 years online helping 3,000+ founders grow. The path started with a garden bench business at 15, then a hockey coaching business at 18, a fitness business, an online directory, and later companies in ads, payments, and content.

This page is about Brad Smith the entrepreneur and founder of AutomationLinks, not Brad D. Smith, the president of Marshall University.

Key takeaways

He is an entrepreneur who founded 8 successful businesses, with two successful exits.
The path started at 15 with a garden bench business, then hockey coaching at 18.
He has spent 11 years online helping 3,000+ founders grow.
Today he is the founder of AutomationLinks and shares weekly AI ad tips.

The path so far

He started early. A garden bench business at 15. A hockey coaching business at 18. Then his own fitness business, an online directory, an agency, an ADA compliance firm, the payment checkout form PayLente, Content House, and two nonprofits.

That is the path behind the 8 successful businesses and two successful exits. You can see the full list in what company Brad Smith started.

What he focuses on now

Today Brad is the founder of AutomationLinks, an agency for ads, CRM, and follow-up automation. He writes the weekly newsletter AI Ad Accelerator, and this site has a $29 ad strategy and 1:1 consulting.

He is now building an AI company. For more on the work itself, see what Brad Smith is known for or Work with us at AutomationLinks.

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Common questions

How did Brad Smith make his money?

Brad Smith made his money as an entrepreneur. He founded 8 successful businesses, with two successful exits, and has spent 11 years online helping 3,000+ founders grow.

Does Brad Smith publish his net worth?

No. Brad Smith's net worth is not publicly disclosed, and Brad does not publish it.

What company did Brad Smith start?

He founded 8 successful businesses, including AutomationLinks, an agency for ads, CRM, and follow-up automation.