Ryan Berman is an author and the founder of Courageous, a 'special forces consultancy' that helps some of the worlds biggest brands from the NFL to Johnson & Johnson with their business problems.
Ryan started in the New York City agency world before moving to California to start his own agency, and eventually starting his own consultancy, Courageous.
Before writing his book, Return on Courage, Ryan shadowed leaders from some of the most prominent organizations in order to learn and develop a framework that would go on to mold some of the world's biggest brands into Courage Brands.
Ryan joins the podcast to discuss how he's #SolvingBusinessProblems for the biggest brands.
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0:54 about Ryan's background & his company, Courageous
3:39 Ryan's process he learned building an agency
7:26 the benefit of process & the 'clarity epidemic'
10:27 why he relies on a #MissionBased approach
14:02 the secret sauce of Courageous
15:32 the impact of a negative culture
17:19 what happens when there is no trust
19:50 the missions Ryan & his company focus on
22:30 his gut-check moment of self reflection
26:42 more about Ryan, his company & his book
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