Ryan is the vice president of digital marketing at Aztek, where he specializes in marketing automation, inbound marketing, web design and development, graphic design, email marketing, social media, search engine optimization (SEO), content marketing, UX, and public speaking. He is certified in HubSpot Inbound Marketing, Google Analytics, Act-On Software, and SharpSpring.
Ryan earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing and studio art from Baldwin Wallace University. He also studied at Cleveland Institute of Art for intermediate web design, and spent a semester at The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars for international business. Prior to joining Aztek, Ryan was the vice president of marketing and digital for ERC, where he managed a high-performing team of marketers with a focus on inbound marketing efforts.
"Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing."
— Ron Swanson
fun facts
- I enjoy woodworking outside of work, and love transforming old furniture and materials into new creations
enjoys
- Cleveland Botanical Garden - best for a fun kids day
- Cleveland Museum of Art - best for a fun adults night
industry resources
- Newfangled - a great resource full of insights for digital marketing agencies
- Signal v. Noise blog - great articles on growing a company and crafting company culture from the guys at Basecamp