Ryan Gruzen

Doer
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Founder at Pet Portal AI

Los Angeles, California, United States

Overview

Ryan Gruzen is the founder of 911 PAWS, an AI pet health company. After a successful 20-year career in video production, directing projects for brands like Intel and Mercedes-Benz, he pivoted to tech. He studied Film and Digital Media at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

His professional shift was driven by a personal crisis involving his Shih-Tzu, Cooper. This experience exposed a major gap in accessible pet healthcare, inspiring him to build a solution for other pet parents. He is deeply passionate about improving animals lives through technology.

Unique fact: Ryan walked away from his award-winning video production career to create a startup dedicated to helping pets in emergencies.

Personality Overview

Deliberate Doer

Risk-Accepting

Fast-paced

They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.  Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Topics They Care About

Pet Health Tech
Founded 911 PAWS (formerly Pet Portal AI) to provide pet parents with instant, AI-driven guidance during pet health emergencies.
Ethical AI
Focuses on building trustworthy and empathetic AI, based on "Constitutional AI" principles, to support the human-animal bond.
Animal Welfare
His company's mission is deeply personal, stemming from a terrifying health emergency with his own dog, Cooper.

Media Appearances

Ryan has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2023
Founder at Pet Portal AI
1-2006
President/Director at Maximilian Productions Inc.
3-2023 - 10-2023
Generative AI Account Lead at Thinkable
Editor at Campos Creative Works

Education

1996 - 2000
Film and Digital Media from University of California, Santa Cruz
Education details unavailable from Santa Monica High School

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Exp : 17 Location : Los Angeles, California, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Founder at Pet Portal AI
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Insights For Selling To Ryan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Stick to your standard pitch and qualifying script, don't try to wing it
  • Suggest clear next steps with confidence, don't be vague or hesitant
  • Focus on the results that your product produces, expect some strategic questions in return

DONT's

  • Don't take their patience for granted, avoid long-winding sermons
  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building
  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ryan is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ryan

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ryan move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Ryan take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Ryan

Personality Compatibility


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