Eric Ryan

  • Method’s Eric Ryan makes good on Big Omaha promise to find long-lost soap

    Method’s Eric Ryan makes good on Big Omaha promise to find long-lost soap

    Like many entrepreneurs and visionaries who attend Big Omaha, Nate Allen was ready for an inspirational takeaway. As with past Big Omaha events, Allen—CTO of Kansas City-based software development firm Proof—was poised to glean seeds of wisdom from startup royalty such as Evan Williams and Kevin Rose. This year, however, he had an agenda.

  • Eric Ryan’s talk in a 5-minute Tapestry recap

    Don’t have 30 minutes to watch a Big Omaha speaker video? No problem. Our friends at Tapestry have compiled many of the highlights of our speaker talks into easily digestible, readable presentations. Be on the lookout over the next week, as we’ll be sharing a Tapestry for each of our speakers. It’s simple: tap to…

  • First-day speakers reconvene to talk culture, what’s not on the resume

    Big Omaha speakers Eric Ryan, Laura Weidman Powers and Jason Johnson fielded questions ranging from how to improve company culture to hurdles they’ve had to overcome.   Q: What doesn’t show up on your resume? Eric Ryan: I love pizza. When I was 16 I worked at a Little Caesar’s. That’s where I discovered my…

  • method’s Eric Ryan is fighting dirty by building a culture of openness

    Fighting Dirty Method co-founder Eric Ryan is no stranger to tackling giants. Ten years ago, he and co-founder Adam Lowry launched method, a line of cleaning products, among heavy hitters such as Proctor & Gamble. Against the grain of multi-national companies, method carved out its own industry niche with eye-catching design and eco-friendly products. Ryan…

  • Method co-founder Eric Ryan joins the Big Omaha slate of speakers

    Last week we announced the first of four speaker reveals for Big Omaha leading up to tickets going on sale February 14th. Without further adieu, we’re excited to announce that Eric Ryan, co-founder of Method, will be joining us on stage! Method started in an apartment where Eric and his co-founder wanted to create green…