We will be hosting this session live/in person and will be providing lunch! However, Eric Ryan will be joining us via zoom due to last minute changes. We will provide the room location in a confirmation email.
Eric Ryan is an American entrepreneur who co-founded successful companies, Method, Olly, Welly, and Cast. He graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a BA in Communications. Under his leadership, Method became one of the fastest-growing private companies in America, producing eco-friendly cleaning products. Ryan's next venture, OLLY, produced appealing vitamin and supplement products, including innovative protein products and gummies.
Always ready for the next challenge, he launched Welly, which produces eco-friendly first-aid kits, as well as skin care and beauty products. Welly offers products that address acne, itchy and dry skin, eczema, and more in a variety of forms such as sprays and lotions, and also produces hydrocolloid spot bandages for blemishes. His most recent venture is Cast, a shared business with a friend that seeks to reintroduce affordable fine jewelry to a younger generation of collectors by working alongside female-focused designers and artists.
Moreover, Ryan's innovative and socially responsible approach to business has earned him numerous awards and honors, including the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award, Vanity Fair's eco-leader, Time Magazine's eco-revolutionary, PETA's Person of the Year, and the Clinton Global Citizen Award. He was also named to Fortune’s 40 under 40 list.
