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Ryan Holmes Biography

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Ryan Holmes, born on December 30, 1974, is an individual of an unknown profession category. His life experience and contributions are currently limited in available information.

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“Email is familiar. It's comfortable. It's easy to use. But it might just be the biggest killer of time and productivity in the office today.”

Use Might Today Easy Office Comfortable Productivity Familiar Killers Email

Author:Ryan Holmes

“Social media is the most disruptive form of communication humankind has seen since the last disruptive form of communications, email.”

Lasts Form Social Media Communication Social Media Humankind Email Disruptive

Author:Ryan Holmes

“HootSuite never had a big launch. We were lucky to even have office space.”

Bigs Space Lucky Office Office Space

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“For everybody in their busy lives, you need to invest in sharpening your tools, and you need to invest in longevity.”

Needs Tools Busy Longevity Busy Life Sharpening

Author:Ryan Holmes

“I think that Vancouver as well as Canada needs a boot camp for young entrepreneurs. We have already seen tens if not hundreds of people put their names forward to be involved in the program, and we just think this is an amazing way to accelerate what theyre doing.”

People Ifs Thinking Way Needs Wells Young Names Involved Program Entrepreneur Canada Camps Boots Accelerate Vancouver Young Entrepreneurs Boot Camp

Author:Ryan Holmes

“Not using social media in the workplace, in fact, is starting to make about as much sense as not using the phone or email.”

Facts Social Media Starting Phones Social Media Workplace Email

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“I'm motivated by solving new and challenging problems, especially ones that people say can't or shouldn't be tackled.”

People Problem Challenges Motivated

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“What drives me is the prospect of turning an obstacle into a business opportunity, and then growing that into something lasting and rewarding.”

Opportunity Growing Obstacles Lasting Business Opportunity

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“When I was in high school, I loved paintball. I saved up my allowances and started my own paintball supply company. Everyone thought I was just some obsessed kid, but today the company is one of the biggest paintball suppliers in Canada.”

Kids Today School My Own Company High School Saved Obsessed Canada Allowance Suppliers

Author:Ryan Holmes

“I was told I had to go to business school to succeed. I gave it a shot, but eventually dropped out to bootstrap a restaurant with just a Visa card and a $20,000 line of credit. Everyone told me restaurants were hard work (and they were right! I have so much respect for anyone in the restaurant business). I ran the restaurant for two years, sold a franchise, decided to change paths, and sold the whole operation at a modest profit.”

Years Two Hard Whole School Lines Path Hard Work Succeed Shots Decided Profit Credit Cards Operations Ran Restaurants Two Years Modest Visa Business School Bootstraps Restaurant Business

Author:Ryan Holmes

“Everyone told me you can't build a major tech company in Canada. There just aren't enough investors or engineers or top-level managers. Each day, I'm driven to prove them wrong.”

Enough Levels Company Prove Majors Driven Managers Each Day Canada Investors Engineers Prove Them Wrong

Author:Ryan Holmes

“It may be coincidence that the decline of newspapers has corresponded with the rise of social media. Or maybe not.”

May Social Media Social Media Newspapers Decline Coincidence

Author:Ryan Holmes

“Social media is the future, with employers recognizing they need to start hiring people with the right skills.”

People Needs Social Media Skills Social Media Recognizing Employers Hiring

Author:Ryan Holmes

“You can run a sprint or your can run a marathon, but you can't sprint a marathon.”

Running Marathon Sprint

Author:Ryan Holmes

About the Author

Born: December 30, 1974
Known for: Author
Quotes: 14

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