Ryan Holmes Biography

Ryan Holmes is the CEO of HootSuite. Thought leader dog lover and serial entrepreneur he has redefined the face of social media - bringing Twitter, Facebook and other social networks out of the dorm room and into the boardroom. Ryan has grown HootSuite from a lean startup to a global leader in social media with 8 million users including 79 of the Fortune 100 companies. A college drop-out he started a paintball company and pizza restaurant before founding Invoke Media the company that developed HootSuite in 2009. Today Ryan is an authority on the social business revolution quoted in The New York Times and Wall Street Journal and called upon to speak at TEDx and SXSW Interactive Conferences. Ryan is an active investor and advisor, whose Maple Syrup Mafia syndicate is dedicated to accelerating Canadian startups. Through HootSuite University Ryan partners with major universities to deliver social media coursework to the next generation of business leaders. Ryan is the author of the Amazon-best-selling guide to social media for leaders, The $4 Billion Tweet. He shares his insights in Forbes, Fast Company and Inc. and ranks as a global influencer on LinkedIn and Facebook.

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