Hi I’m John Doherty. I’m a serial digital entrepreneur who started as an internationally-recognized marketer.
I’ve founded two digital agencies:
- EditorNinja, which offered subscription copy editing and proofreading services. I sold this business to Proofed in November of 2025.
- Credo, which connected great businesses with the best digital marketing providers. I sold this business to private equity in September of 2022.
I apparently am pretty good at building agencies! I now coach expert solopreneurs and agency owners to help them build the business they love.
This page is my /now page, inspired by @sivers and @tomcritchlow.
- I live in Denver Colorado.
- I’ve been married to Courtney for 10 years and have 2 children (daughter and son).
- I’ve worked from home since 2015. I cowork with our 100lb black lab mix named Butterbean (his Instagram hashtag here) who is currently chasing squirrels in his sleep as I write this.
- I’m a growth marketer by trade, formerly at agencies and in-house with some Zillow brands, but have been a full-time entrepreneur since September 28, 2015.
What I’m Up To Now
Here is what I am up to these days:
- Coaching solopreneurs and agency owners from $150k/yr to $1m/yr. I love working with digital entrepreneurs and helping them build the business that sets them free rather than controlling them.
- I sold EditorNinja, the best on-demand copy editing and proofreading service online, to Proofed in November of 2025.
- I sold Credo in September of 2022 to micro-PE.
- The occasional SEO Opportunity Analysis, primarily for funded B2B SaaS companies.