Ryan spent years turning complicated systems into clear stories — in strategy and communications work connected to NASA, the White House, NATO, and Emmy Award-winning storytelling. Now he brings that same capability to the harder system: people. His talks explore neurodivergence, self-understanding, and what it takes to rebuild after the life you had stops fitting the person living it — synthesizing complexity into something a room can actually use.
Bring Ryan to the room.
Talks that leave a room different than it found it.
The Room Behind the Room
What high-stakes strategy and communications work — inside rooms connected to NASA, NATO, and the White House — teaches about reading a room, holding pressure, and telling the truth clearly when it matters most.
Wired Differently, Not Wrong
A candid, Emmy Award-winning storyteller's take on neurodivergence — how different minds actually work, why so many people spend years being misread, and what changes when the story finally gets corrected.
When the Plan Runs Out
For the moment the life you built stops fitting the person living it. A practical, honest look at rebuilding identity and direction after major life change — divorce, career upheaval, loss, reinvention.
From Complex Systems to Self
The throughline of Ryan's career: turning complicated systems into clear stories. Now applied to the most complex system of all — a human being — for audiences who lead people through change.
Grief Has No Clock
Tools for navigating loss in a culture of speed. A guide to finding stillness and rhythm when the world demands you move on.
Ideal For:
Ideal for: conferences, corporate events, and organizations interested in neurodivergence, resilience, change, storytelling, and leadership communication.
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