Ryan Spahn

Current

• Founder & CEO at Sleep.FM - The Social Alarm Clock

Past

• Business Sales Consultant at Verizon
• Customer Account Executive at Comcast Cable Corp
• Marketing Assistant at RCA Records

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Education

• Middle Tennessee State University

Connections

51 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog

Ryan Spahn’s Summary

I am the Founder and CEO of Sleep.FM - The Social Alarm Clock.

Sleep.FM - The Social Alarm Clock is a multi-platform alarm clock social network that introduces a new form of communication.

For centuries the alarm clock has been waking us up to impersonal, meaningless noise. Now through Sleep.FM your alarm tones are audio messages received from your friends' on the network; meaningful, personal pieces of communication!

Join us as we change the way we wake up in the 21st century and beyond!
"Don't wait to hear Happy Birthday, wake up to it!" - Sleep.FM

Ryan Spahn’s Specialties:

Web and graphic designer (HTML, CSS & Photoshop)
Finding, hiring and managing web developers and artists
Software tester
Marketing, Accounting, Publicity

Ryan Spahn’s Experience

• Founder & CEO

  Sleep.FM - The Social Alarm Clock

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  November 2006 — Present (2 years)

  Conceptualize and innovate Sleep.FM and it's core concept, The Social Alarm Clock.
  Find, hire and manage software developers to assist in Sleep.FM's continued innovation.
  Sleep.FM - The Social Alarm Clock's web and graphic designer.

• Business Sales Consultant

  Verizon

  (Public Company; VZ; Telecommunications industry)

  May 2006 — May 2007 (1 year 1 month)

  - Handle large volume of inbound calls
  - Interview patrons to identify the best Verizon Business products to meet their needs
  - Expeditiously answer billing and or sales inquiries

• Customer Account Executive

  Comcast Cable Corp

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CMCSK; Telecommunications industry)

  May 2002 — January 2006 (3 years 9 months)

  - Answer high volume of sales and billing calls
  - Detail and help patrons resolve cable TV issues
  - Attend and assist with Comcast Marketing events

• Marketing Assistant

  RCA Records

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BMG; Music industry)

  June 2001 — December 2001 (7 months)

  - Coordinated promotional events in Times Square for simultaneous opening of Broadway shows and their record release.
  - Assisted with VP and Director of Marketing's daily duties.
  - Developed automated spreadsheet to track radio airplay, sales, and touring for recording artist, Jim Brickman, to compare with advertising budget by city.

Ryan Spahn’s Education

• Middle Tennessee State University

  Recording Industry, Music Business, 1997 — 2001

  Activities and Societies:

  NARM (National Association of Recording Merchandiser)
  CRS (Country Radio Seminar)

Additional Information

Ryan Spahn’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog

Ryan Spahn’s Interests:

Creating and enjoying new Internet technologies, songwriting and outdoor activities(hiking, biking, etc..)

Ryan Spahn’s Groups:

TechCrunch40 & NY Tech Meetup, DreamItVentures

•    DreamIt Ventures

Ryan Spahn’s Honors:

- Recognized in publications in creating a new industry;
quoted "A promising site," one that invented the social online awakening
( http://tinyurl.com/3yzeo9 & http://tinyurl.com/3xk392)

- Chosen to present alongside Facebook, Microsoft, Vimeo, Tumblr and Google at the November NY Tech Meetup!

- Selected as a semi-finalist for TechCrunch40; an audience favorite based on votes
( http://www.techcrunch40.com/2007/demopit_company.php?demopit=81 )

- Selected to participate in Philadelphia's Internet incubator, http://DreamItVentures.com, to receive business guidance and resources!

Ryan Spahn’s Contact Settings

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