Ryan is the co-founder of Arist, which he helped scale from inception to Series B between 2019 and 2026. With experience spanning marketing, sales, customer success, finance, and product, Ryan has held nearly every role within a startup as an individual contributor, manager, and executive, giving him a unique perspective on building and scaling high-performing organizations. His primary focus at Arist was go-to-market strategy and execution, including increasing pipeline volume, transitioning beyond founder-led sales, scaling the sales organization, and identifying and developing exceptional talent. Ryan is a Y Combinator alum, serves as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Babson College during the summer, and is a frequent angel investor and startup advisor. Prior to Arist, he demonstrated his entrepreneurial drive early, running both a public speaking coaching business and a Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) business while still in high school. Fun fact: Ryan is a triplet!