Challenging status quos, inspiring creativity, and imaginative storytelling are at the core of Ryan’s career. For nearly 15 years, his award-winning work ranges from in-house creative direction to development, strategy, and execution of campaigns through branding, UX design, film & video production, and more.

His focus on story-driven content and media enables companies to stand distinct. He excels at finding business solutions through innovative, creative concepts. He’s skilled at presenting to clients, pitching new ideas, and leading talented teams that bring out the best individual and collaborative excellence. He’s worked for worldwide organizations, creative agencies, tech consultancies, startups, and more — scaling brands to acquisitions and IPOs in Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Seattle, and beyond. Hire him for your next project at ryanschwalm@icloud.com.

He also tries not to speak in the third person this much.