Ryan Goodwin

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Executive Vice President of Technology at Thrive

New York, New York, United States

Overview

Ryan Goodwin is an IT leader who progressed from a network engineer to become the Executive Vice President of Technology at Thrive. A graduate of Syracuse University, his career ascended when Thrive acquired his former company, Precision IT Group, where he was the CTO. He is an expert in network architecture, virtualization, and cloud services.

Residing in New York City, Ryan is a family man with two young children. He enjoys spending his free time with them, playing basketball, and skiing. He is also an avid reader, committed to continuous learning through industry certifications and personal study to stay ahead in the tech landscape.

He played a key role in developing and implementing Thrives ServiceNow platform.

Personality Overview

Slower Adopter

Disciplined

Overcautious

They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.  They are thorough and always follow a systematic approach. They tend to be clear about their needs and limitations and are unlikely to promise too much.

Topics They Care About

Cloud Architecture
As Architect of Public Cloud Services, he focuses on standardizing and managing Thrive's product offerings in Microsoft Azure, recently implementing Azure Lighthouse for unified monitoring.
IT M&A Integration
After his company was acquired by Thrive, he took on pivotal projects related to integrating new acquisitions, showcasing his expertise in post-merger technology alignment.
Emerging Technologies
He is passionate about staying current with the latest technological advancements to deliver the best service and drive product development, a focus he maintained from his time as CTO.

Media Appearances

Ryan Goodwin - Executive Vice President Of Technology at Thrive (TheOrg.org). Featured in TheOrg.com

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Work History

10-2017
Executive Vice President of Technology at Thrive
4-2015 - 10-2017
Chief Technology Officer at Precision IT Group
1-2013 - 4-2015
Lead Senior Systems Engineer at Precision IT Group
10-2010 - 1-2013
Senior Systems Engineer at Precision IT Group

Education

2003 - 2007
BS from Syracuse University

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Insights For Selling To Ryan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control
  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions
  • First of all, focus on building their confidence by sharing examples, case studies etc.

DONT's

  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.
  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time
  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ryan is

  • Adoption by others is very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ryan

  • Often, they don't say no, or keep going about it in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ryan move?

  • They don't like to hasten, so their speed of decision-making may be slow.
  • Can Ryan take some risk or not?

  • They have little willingness to take risks, and prefer making calculated decisions.

You And Ryan

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