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Ryan W.

Questioner · DISC type c
VP of Operations & Strategy at Pale Blue Dot
📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Ryan is a two-time CPG founder and operational consultant with 15 years of financial experience. After starting his career as a CPA at EY, he launched two innovative food brands, Protes and CandyCan. He now helps CPG founders scale their operations at Pale Blue Dot and holds a BS from Boston College.

Passionate about the consumer goods community, Ryan dedicates time to mentoring emerging leaders as an Advisory Board Member for Naturally Chicago. He enjoys sharing his experiences and insights with other entrepreneurs, helping them navigate the challenges of building a business from the ground up.

He brought the first-ever protein popcorn and protein chip to the market, creating a new category in the snack food industry.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
VP of Operations & Strategy
Job Level
Senior
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Personality Overview

How Ryan shows up

Value Seeker
Cautious & Analytical
Price-Sensitive

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.

Priorities

Topics Ryan cares about

CPG Entrepreneurship
A two-time CPG founder, he now consults for other founders, sharing his direct experience with the "ups and downs" of building a brand from scratch.
Scaling Operations
His primary focus is helping CPG founders build scalable systems and processes for finance and logistics to manage growth effectively and avoid common pitfalls.
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Career

Work history

3-2024
VP of Operations & Strategy
Pale Blue Dot
3-2024
Advisory Board Member
Naturally Chicago
7-2020 - 6-2023
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer
CandyCan
6-2013 - 1-2020
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer
Protes Protein Snacks
6-2011 - 5-2013
Assurance Staff - Financial Services Office
Ernst & Young
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2007 - 2011
BS
Boston College Carroll School of Management
2009 - 2010
N/A
Università Bocconi
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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