Ryan Mickle

Current

• Co-publisher at TriplePundit
• Founder at Companiesandme

Past

• Consultant at LAACMA Consulting (Self-employed)
• Instructor at Princeton Review
• Contracts Administrator, Business Analyst, Chair - Employee Involvement Team at The Boeing Company

• Assistant Trader at Cutler Group LP
• Intern at Smith Barney
• Intern at Morgan Stanley

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Education

• The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
• University of California, Berkeley
• University of Cambridge

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Recommended

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Connections

397 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Blog
• My Company

Ryan Mickle’s Summary

Entrepreneur, social enterprise, new media product and marketing innovator, speaker, writer, and marathoner.

Ryan Mickle’s Specialties:

Consumer Internet, Social Media, Community, Social Enterprise, Content and Editorial, Organizational and Process Design, Change Management, Strategy, Process, and Organizational Consulting

Ryan Mickle’s Experience

• Co-publisher

  TriplePundit

  (Internet industry)

  April 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

  Manage and write for TriplePundit, featuring news and information on business and technology aimed to leave the world better off. TriplePundit is read by more than 150k executives, entrepreneurs, and grad students monthly.

• Founder

  Companiesandme

  (Internet industry)

  January 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)

  Co-founded and launched dotherightthing.com, the world's first user-powered site to harness the power of new media to rank and collect information about companies, based on their social and environmental impacts. Managed product development and marketing, from concept to NY Times and SF Chronicle features, in under a year.

• Consultant

  LAACMA Consulting (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Management Consulting industry)

  January 2005 — March 2006 (1 year 3 months)

  Managed the design and implementation of a complete organizational and process overhaul of a 30-person corporate information center, and new document management processes and systems for the entire R&D organization, estimated to save the company $1MM annually.
  
  Managed the turnaround of derailed critical $5 MM software implementation. Revived communication between the client and vendor, resolving potentially schedule-impacting issues, and taking the necessary steps to ensure its expeditious implementation.

• Instructor

  Princeton Review

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; revu; Higher Education industry)

  January 2003 — February 2006 (3 years 2 months)

  Instructed fast-paced GMAT strategy and fundamentals course to business professionals and students, consistently achieving superior student evaluation ratings, generating extensive referrals and score improvement results.
  
  Analyzed market for GMAT test preparation courses in Orange County and Los Angeles, launched promotion to employees of large corporations, tripling sales to select companies and dissolving past relationships with competition.

• Contracts Administrator, Business Analyst, Chair - Employee Involvement Team

  The Boeing Company

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BA; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  February 2003 — March 2005 (2 years 2 months)

  Designed new strategies, led the implementation of program to create an environment of involved, challenged employees and to improve team culture across large divisions of the company.
  
  Managed contract administration and communication with government customers.

• Assistant Trader

  Cutler Group LP

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Capital Markets industry)

  June 2002 — October 2002 (5 months)

  Executed hedge trades, reviewed stock and option trades for accurate pricing and effective risk management.
  
  Mastered advanced option trading techniques, theory, and relevant floor regulations.
  
  Trained new assistant traders, delegated work to promote learning and operational efficiency.

• Intern

  Smith Barney

  (Public Company; Investment Management industry)

  December 2001 — January 2002 (2 months)

• Intern

  Morgan Stanley

  (Public Company; Investment Management industry)

  May 1999 — December 1999 (8 months)

Ryan Mickle’s Education

• The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

  Leading and Managing People Executive Education Course October 2004

• University of California, Berkeley

  BA , Economics

  Emphasis on economics, from a behavior/influence perspective, with coursework in social psychology and international business.

  Activities and Societies:

  Puente High School Outreach Program, Student Life Achievement Award for Community Service and Academic Excellence, Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Associated Student Vice President of MiraCosta College, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics Tutor and Teacher's Aid

• University of Cambridge

  International Economics Course

Additional Information

Ryan Mickle’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Company

Ryan Mickle’s Groups:

Net Impact, The Greenhouse, Business for Social Responsibility, Good Business Network

•    NetSquared
•    Sustainable Brands
•    GreenBiz.com -- Green Business Professionals
•    Social Capital Markets Conference (SoCap09)
•    Triple Pundit

Ryan Mickle’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch