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Ryan O'Donnell
Product @ Hireology - CEO @ EmployUs - Employee Referral Expert - World Record Holder
Ryan O'Donnell is a successful entrepreneur and product manager with a background in the recruitment and HR technology industry. He co-founded EmployUs, an employee referral software company, in 2014 alongside Matt Cotter and Jeff Stocks.13 EmployUs was acquired by Hireology, a national HR and recruitment platform, in 2021.23
After the acquisition, O'Donnell joined Hireology as a Group Product Manager, where he continues to work on growing the EmployUs platform.3 Under Hireology, the EmployUs customer base has grown significantly, with a reported 3,500% year-over-year increase since the acquisition.3
Prior to EmployUs, O'Donnell co-founded Pennies 4 Progress while in college, which rounded up transaction totals for charitable donations.1 He is also known for setting a world record in high school by collecting 559,885 pounds of food in 18 hours for a food bank.1
O'Donnell is an alumnus of North Carolina State University and has been recognized in the local tech community, receiving grants and participating in entrepreneurial programs like ThinkHouse.13 He is based in the Raleigh, North Carolina area.4
