Ryan Brown

Ryan Brown is a driven and analytical executive with over 20 years of experience in business development, sales, marketing, product management, and partnerships.

He possesses a pragmatic balance of strategic and analytic thinking, translating market and company realities into successful tactical execution.

Throughout his career, Ryan has demonstrated a consistent ability to drive revenue growth, increase market share, develop channels, and boost profits for technology and service companies, as well as their funding partners.

His areas of expertise include marketing and sales plan development, business development, partnership cultivation, product strategy validation, branding, market analysis, customer acquisition, strategic account management, team building, and channel management.

Ryan Brown holds a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and has furthered his education at Stanford University.

He is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Up&Up, and has held key executive positions at prominent companies including SVP of Sales and Marketing at PointCross, Application Sales Manager at Responsys (acquired by Oracle), and Co-Founder and Head of Sales & Marketing at AVRS, Inc. (Acquired by ADP).

Prior to these roles, Ryan has gained valuable experience working at companies like Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Accruent, and Vector Marketing in various sales and management capacities.

With a strong background in sales, marketing, and business development, Ryan Brown has a proven track record of driving success and delivering results in competitive markets.