Ryan is sports media analyst (Sports Media Challenge) by day, and a blogger/social media marketer by night. He isextremely passionate about both marketing and helping people.
Ryan enjoys spending time with friends, listening to live music, having a few cold beers, running/working out, playing ANY sport, and is a new resident of Charlotte, NC.
Ryan enjoys spending time with friends, listening to live music, having a few cold beers, running/working out, playing ANY sport, and is a new resident of Charlotte, NC.
Work Experience
My experience in the 'corporate world' consists of consulting projects with OfficeMax, HEB Grocery, and CarGo Blue Magic. Additionally, I'm working on a project with Apple during the current semester.
I have also gained valuable entrepreneurship experience working with Oates Specialties, one of the foremost suppliers of innovative training devices for athletes, particularly the consummate pitcher.
I have also done work with respect to various aspects of eMarketing including blogging, social media, web 2.0, search engine optimization, niche marketing, affiliate marketing, copywriting, and basic web design.
I have also gained valuable entrepreneurship experience working with Oates Specialties, one of the foremost suppliers of innovative training devices for athletes, particularly the consummate pitcher.
I have also done work with respect to various aspects of eMarketing including blogging, social media, web 2.0, search engine optimization, niche marketing, affiliate marketing, copywriting, and basic web design.
Blog Posts From Ryan Stephens
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- @JGrilli49 - Leaning towards Kinsler b/c I'm a Texan, but going back & forth between he and Lind. More swiped bags vs. .50 avg points.
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- RT @stuartfoster Salacious Saturday | The Lost Jacket http://bit.ly/2Zo8TF
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- Thanks for the #followfriday @Opheliaswebb @CarlosMic @lysser @umbeta1455 @McGrathComm @RonGoch @mmahoney13 @Meaghery (appreciate you all)
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- Loved this post from @mcuban --> http://is.gd/1mzNW "You don’t have 2 b right everytime.You just have to be right 1 time" via @charliehoehn
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- RT @kathleenhessert - Manny is Back! Tonight check out "Baseball Tonight" for Buzz Manager's indepth look at fan reaction. Plse RT #Manny.
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Ryan's Websites
Ryan Stephens Marketing
Ryan Stephens Marketing is a strategic consulting and professional development entity that specializes in relationship marketing for the business owner.
While our specialty is online marketing and helping small business owners develop a web presence, RSM will work with anyone looking to establish better relationships with co-workers, fellow business people, and most importantly clientele. Learning to develop, nurture, and expand relationships will enable you to leverage your success and increase your bottom line.
RSM believes that any successful business is founded with generosity in mind and we aim to perpetuate that belief with any business looking to align with the work that we engage in.
In addition, it should be noted that RSM is a very reciprocal service. We certainly want to help you, but to best serve our consumer we want (and rely on) continuous feedback. This allows us to most logically map out a strategy that is most conducive to your success as opposed to rehashed, generic models and advice.
Understand that RSM is not looking to endorse tried and true plans that will yield minimal returns, but be creative and unafraid to think outside the box and procure solutions that will help generate long term sustainable growth.
In conclusion, if you are looking to increase your bottom line by way of growing your network and establishing better business relationships then please inquire about our services.
While our specialty is online marketing and helping small business owners develop a web presence, RSM will work with anyone looking to establish better relationships with co-workers, fellow business people, and most importantly clientele. Learning to develop, nurture, and expand relationships will enable you to leverage your success and increase your bottom line.
RSM believes that any successful business is founded with generosity in mind and we aim to perpetuate that belief with any business looking to align with the work that we engage in.
In addition, it should be noted that RSM is a very reciprocal service. We certainly want to help you, but to best serve our consumer we want (and rely on) continuous feedback. This allows us to most logically map out a strategy that is most conducive to your success as opposed to rehashed, generic models and advice.
Understand that RSM is not looking to endorse tried and true plans that will yield minimal returns, but be creative and unafraid to think outside the box and procure solutions that will help generate long term sustainable growth.
In conclusion, if you are looking to increase your bottom line by way of growing your network and establishing better business relationships then please inquire about our services.
The Chin Music Sports Blog
The Chin Music is a sports blog dedicated to facilitating a discussion about sports. This blog aims to target sports enthusiasts who want their voices heard. The title of the blog was inspired by the notion that we're not scared to throw it high and tight and buzz you back. It's easy to read espn.com and get your sports news, but here at the Chin Music we're unafraid to tell to be brash and tell it how it is and/or should be.
Ultimately, we want this to be a community, a place where passionate sports enthusiasts come to congregate and discuss sports unique ways and from interesting perspectives. The thing is that we can't do this alone. We need your help! Don't be scared to chime in, to submit interesting story ideas, unique perspectives, cool links, and even guest blogs.
This blog is part of my summer internship experience with Seth Godin.
Ultimately, we want this to be a community, a place where passionate sports enthusiasts come to congregate and discuss sports unique ways and from interesting perspectives. The thing is that we can't do this alone. We need your help! Don't be scared to chime in, to submit interesting story ideas, unique perspectives, cool links, and even guest blogs.
This blog is part of my summer internship experience with Seth Godin.
Connect With Ryan
Interesting Facts About Ryan Stephens
With each passing day I would like to think I am getting closer to personifying this and this.
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1.) I am VERY passionate about marketing. In need of some extra cash I began studying online marketing two summer's ago and immediately made the transition from Communications Studies (undergrad) to Marketing (graduate school).
I believe this is a "Marketing World" and that virtually every business in the world would benefit from being ran by marketers.
2.) I think outside the box when it comes to marketing. I was once asked what telesales companies should do to increase conversions. The first thing I did was jot down "call successful stock broker firms and ask them what they do" on a napkin.
That's right. Who needs a fancy legal pad? Traditional advertising is dead so why take the same boring approach to marketing?
3.) I WANT to help people! That's no lie, that's not the end of a beauty pageant speech, and nobody told me to say that. I genuinely believe that if you help people get what they want in life, then you can get what you want as well. Not to mention, there's a phenomenal level of self-satisfaction there.
Since I've realized my passion for helping people, the number of business people that I have befriended, worked with, learned from, etc. online has increased tenfold. It's not a coincidence.
4.) I don't want to sell out to the corporate world. What I mean by this is that I have no intention of getting some run-of-the-mill corporate job doing something that 10,000 other people could do.
I don't want to follow normal conventions, I want to change them. I want to be a pioneer, and I think that interning with Seth, my own business ventures, and blogging have provided opportunities for me to expand my breadth of knowledge and become more capable of changing the face of marketing in the future.
5.) I'm charismatic. This is not bragging it's a fact. I'm very fortunate that I was blessed with charisma, but I also work hard to hone it. Telling stories when I speak comes naturally, but being completely comfortable in front of others in a business setting doesn't. That's something I consistently work on.
Before a big presentation this year, I watched hours of funny YouTube presentations and speeches in order to draw from professionals that do it better than me to ensure that I could be charismatic and funny in my own presentation.
6.) I believe in the power of the Internet. With the Internet and web 2.0 it is so easy for promotions, campaigns, heck even a good blog post, to go completely viral.
I'm constantly using what little spare time I have to learn more and more about the Internet. Of late I have been reading an abundance of blogs on social media, word of mouth marketing, relationship marketing, and generation Y.
7.) I want to market to the myth. Honestly, I want to be an entrepreneur, write the coolest books ever, work with the tons of interesting people and companies, etc. BUT if I work for one single company, I would love to have a brand like Mountain Dew that successfully markets to the myth.
What I mean is that the brand goes against the grain. They market to the people that do not want to follow our current national ideology (and they always have, even when that ideology has shifted), and because of that they stay ahead of other brands.
8.) I am a Purple Cow. I'm going to work hard, strive to learn as much as I can, and be respectful of professors and business people.
That said, I am invariably going to crack a joke (at an appropriate time). I am going to have fun. I organize our program's Happy Hour each week. I think the really innovative, really fun ideas start coming out when a group of great business minds get together outside of the classroom structure.
Once I was supposed to build, "The tallest structure" with some paperclips, rubberbands and sheets of paper. That was the only requirement (at least that's the way I heard it).
Our team's structure was by far the tallest and everyone looked at me pretty weird when I was standing on a chair that I had placed on top of a desk to hang our structure from the ceiling (it touched the floor). Apparently it was 'supposed' to be free-standing, but I never heard that, and even so, why limit yourself?
See: #2 outside the box
9.) Color me curious. What made Mike Filasime's product launch of his Butterfly Marketing Manuscript so successful? What about Frank Kern's Mass Control? How do companies like Southwest Airlines, Starbucks, Toyota and other brand champions operate? These are things that I am always trying to study and questions I am always trying to ask.
I take the stuff I learn in class, and I find something that really resonates with me (alot of it doesn't, let's be honest) and I blog about it. That usually gets the wheels spinning, and then I see how I can relate it to other aspects of my own business.
I am always trying to find ways to bring things together in way that makes them a.) make sense b.) more successful c.) potentially a new thought or idea that might fill a current gap.
10.) In an effort to learn not only from brands, but from thought-leaders I try to get my hands on, and read everything from guys like Seth Godin, Tom Peters, Guy Kawasaki, Keith Ferrazzi, Kevin Roberts, etc.
One of the best things about following all of these guys is that I can always find an interesting post or riff that provokes thought and stimulates further research and learning. I get to combine consistently innovative insights and approaches (from some of the world's best new age marketers) to my own knowledge-base in effort to formulate my own theories with respect to marketing.
11.) I dream big. Yeah, I probably need a voice of reason around to insist that sometimes my ideas might not be as feasible as they are in my head, but aspire to be great, and to be the best at whatever I am doing.
I started Ryan Stephens Marketing, not really as a business looking to earn a bunch of money, but as a way to set myself apart from my peers. I wanted to acquire some real consulting experience that I could apply to my studies, and eventually my career.
12.) I am highly competitive. I took the test from the Strengthsfinder book, and my #1 strength was my competitive nature. To the extent that I'm competitive it is not always a good thing. Fortunately I do believe (and feel confident that I have a good grasp on it) in work/life balance, but if I think someone else is getting ahead, chances are you'll find me hammering away on the keyboard into the early morning hours.
One of my best friends makes fun of me because I can't go running without having to pass everyone I see in front of me, even if it means nearly killing myself at the tail-end of a long run. There's just something embedded deep within that feeds off of the competition.
13.) Thrives in fast-paced environment
14.) Polished Written and Verbal Communication Skills
15.) Loves to Collaborate and Build Working Relationships
If you've read this whole list, I certainly appreciate it! Check back as I may add to/update this list quite a few times in the next week or so.
Thanks again for stopping by!
Ryan Stephens
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1.) I am VERY passionate about marketing. In need of some extra cash I began studying online marketing two summer's ago and immediately made the transition from Communications Studies (undergrad) to Marketing (graduate school).
I believe this is a "Marketing World" and that virtually every business in the world would benefit from being ran by marketers.
2.) I think outside the box when it comes to marketing. I was once asked what telesales companies should do to increase conversions. The first thing I did was jot down "call successful stock broker firms and ask them what they do" on a napkin.
That's right. Who needs a fancy legal pad? Traditional advertising is dead so why take the same boring approach to marketing?
3.) I WANT to help people! That's no lie, that's not the end of a beauty pageant speech, and nobody told me to say that. I genuinely believe that if you help people get what they want in life, then you can get what you want as well. Not to mention, there's a phenomenal level of self-satisfaction there.
Since I've realized my passion for helping people, the number of business people that I have befriended, worked with, learned from, etc. online has increased tenfold. It's not a coincidence.
4.) I don't want to sell out to the corporate world. What I mean by this is that I have no intention of getting some run-of-the-mill corporate job doing something that 10,000 other people could do.
I don't want to follow normal conventions, I want to change them. I want to be a pioneer, and I think that interning with Seth, my own business ventures, and blogging have provided opportunities for me to expand my breadth of knowledge and become more capable of changing the face of marketing in the future.
5.) I'm charismatic. This is not bragging it's a fact. I'm very fortunate that I was blessed with charisma, but I also work hard to hone it. Telling stories when I speak comes naturally, but being completely comfortable in front of others in a business setting doesn't. That's something I consistently work on.
Before a big presentation this year, I watched hours of funny YouTube presentations and speeches in order to draw from professionals that do it better than me to ensure that I could be charismatic and funny in my own presentation.
6.) I believe in the power of the Internet. With the Internet and web 2.0 it is so easy for promotions, campaigns, heck even a good blog post, to go completely viral.
I'm constantly using what little spare time I have to learn more and more about the Internet. Of late I have been reading an abundance of blogs on social media, word of mouth marketing, relationship marketing, and generation Y.
7.) I want to market to the myth. Honestly, I want to be an entrepreneur, write the coolest books ever, work with the tons of interesting people and companies, etc. BUT if I work for one single company, I would love to have a brand like Mountain Dew that successfully markets to the myth.
What I mean is that the brand goes against the grain. They market to the people that do not want to follow our current national ideology (and they always have, even when that ideology has shifted), and because of that they stay ahead of other brands.
8.) I am a Purple Cow. I'm going to work hard, strive to learn as much as I can, and be respectful of professors and business people.
That said, I am invariably going to crack a joke (at an appropriate time). I am going to have fun. I organize our program's Happy Hour each week. I think the really innovative, really fun ideas start coming out when a group of great business minds get together outside of the classroom structure.
Once I was supposed to build, "The tallest structure" with some paperclips, rubberbands and sheets of paper. That was the only requirement (at least that's the way I heard it).
Our team's structure was by far the tallest and everyone looked at me pretty weird when I was standing on a chair that I had placed on top of a desk to hang our structure from the ceiling (it touched the floor). Apparently it was 'supposed' to be free-standing, but I never heard that, and even so, why limit yourself?
See: #2 outside the box
9.) Color me curious. What made Mike Filasime's product launch of his Butterfly Marketing Manuscript so successful? What about Frank Kern's Mass Control? How do companies like Southwest Airlines, Starbucks, Toyota and other brand champions operate? These are things that I am always trying to study and questions I am always trying to ask.
I take the stuff I learn in class, and I find something that really resonates with me (alot of it doesn't, let's be honest) and I blog about it. That usually gets the wheels spinning, and then I see how I can relate it to other aspects of my own business.
I am always trying to find ways to bring things together in way that makes them a.) make sense b.) more successful c.) potentially a new thought or idea that might fill a current gap.
10.) In an effort to learn not only from brands, but from thought-leaders I try to get my hands on, and read everything from guys like Seth Godin, Tom Peters, Guy Kawasaki, Keith Ferrazzi, Kevin Roberts, etc.
One of the best things about following all of these guys is that I can always find an interesting post or riff that provokes thought and stimulates further research and learning. I get to combine consistently innovative insights and approaches (from some of the world's best new age marketers) to my own knowledge-base in effort to formulate my own theories with respect to marketing.
11.) I dream big. Yeah, I probably need a voice of reason around to insist that sometimes my ideas might not be as feasible as they are in my head, but aspire to be great, and to be the best at whatever I am doing.
I started Ryan Stephens Marketing, not really as a business looking to earn a bunch of money, but as a way to set myself apart from my peers. I wanted to acquire some real consulting experience that I could apply to my studies, and eventually my career.
12.) I am highly competitive. I took the test from the Strengthsfinder book, and my #1 strength was my competitive nature. To the extent that I'm competitive it is not always a good thing. Fortunately I do believe (and feel confident that I have a good grasp on it) in work/life balance, but if I think someone else is getting ahead, chances are you'll find me hammering away on the keyboard into the early morning hours.
One of my best friends makes fun of me because I can't go running without having to pass everyone I see in front of me, even if it means nearly killing myself at the tail-end of a long run. There's just something embedded deep within that feeds off of the competition.
13.) Thrives in fast-paced environment
14.) Polished Written and Verbal Communication Skills
15.) Loves to Collaborate and Build Working Relationships
If you've read this whole list, I certainly appreciate it! Check back as I may add to/update this list quite a few times in the next week or so.
Thanks again for stopping by!
Ryan Stephens
Testimonials
I just wanted to drop you a note and let you know that after implementing your suggestions, my website traffic and membership enrollments have more than doubled. The process you suggested for handling the combination of marketing and product development has simplified my daily routine to the point where I now feel like I am in charge of my future and no longer just spinning my wheels. Many thanks,
Kirk Ward - Instant Practice Builder
Ryan is definitely not your average marketing consultant. After his guest post on my blog he inspired a great conversation among my subscribers regarding brand building. In just one short post he was able to make a point and give us actionable steps to take in our pursuit of "brand nirvana." He is welcome back as a guest blogger anytime!
Daniel Martin - Mad Mortgage World
Ryan is a uniquely insightful marketer and a great writer. I had the pleasure of working with him during the summer (2008) when we were both interns for Seth Godin. Ryan's project designs, personal work ethic, and depth of knowledge inspired and challenged me to new levels. I know I'll be seeing his name appear in publication soon, since he's sure to make his mark on the marketing world.
Bert Hart - Bert's Music Business Blog
Kirk Ward - Instant Practice Builder
Ryan is definitely not your average marketing consultant. After his guest post on my blog he inspired a great conversation among my subscribers regarding brand building. In just one short post he was able to make a point and give us actionable steps to take in our pursuit of "brand nirvana." He is welcome back as a guest blogger anytime!
Daniel Martin - Mad Mortgage World
Ryan is a uniquely insightful marketer and a great writer. I had the pleasure of working with him during the summer (2008) when we were both interns for Seth Godin. Ryan's project designs, personal work ethic, and depth of knowledge inspired and challenged me to new levels. I know I'll be seeing his name appear in publication soon, since he's sure to make his mark on the marketing world.
Bert Hart - Bert's Music Business Blog
Some of My VERY EARLY Projects
These are some of the projects I worked with when I first started learning (Summer '06 - I've come a LONG way) that it was possible to earn money online. Despite the fact that I do not actively work with GPT (Get Paid To...) sites anymore does not mean they aren't GREAT for newbies just wanting to earn some extra cash.
The Treasure Trooper Blog
GPT Guru Blog
Stylin With Streak (one of my 1st ever websites, beware of popups)
Mylot Profile
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