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Rick Knudtson

Rick Knudtson

Co-founder and chief executive officer of Workshop

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Updated Nov 5, 2026·Latest SEC filing Oct 23, 2026·Suggest an edit

About Rick Knudtson

Rick Knudtson co-founded Workshop and is its chief executive officer and a director. Workshop makes internal communications software for workplace teams.

He previously co-founded WordPress hosting company Flywheel. He helped grow Flywheel to 250 employees and more than 30,000 customers before WP Engine acquired it in 2019.

Experience

This experience comes from official bios and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Rick Knudtson in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.

Workshop Software, Inc. Current
Co-founder and chief executive officer (2020 – Present)
Director
2020 – Present · Omaha, NE
Workshop gives internal communications teams one place to create, send and measure employee messages across email, SMS and workplace tools.
Flywheel
Co-founder
2012 – 2019

Key Colleagues at Startups

The people Rick Knudtson works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.

Workshop Software, Inc. · Form D, Oct 23, 2026
Ben Stevinson
Ben Stevinson
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, director
Bj Hansen
Bj Hansen
Executive officer and director
Derek Homann
Derek Homann
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, director
DD

Rick Knudtson in the News

Sources

  1. SECWorkshop Software, Inc. Form D, filed Oct 23, 2026
  2. CompanyRick Knudtson biography and Flywheel history