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

65 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 is a Internet alarm clock service that wakes you to brief, meaningful information. Is your event canceled/delayed, is it a special day for you, do you need an umbrella today and during sleep, is a life-threatening weather emergency about to hit?

Wake up to Sleep.FM and wake up better informed & safer!

Recently noted the top Twitter search term per Compete:
http://bit.ly/ceKT3 (July 08 to Feb. 09)

Check us out!
"Sleep in, schools are two hours late!" - Sleep.FM

Ryan Spahn’s Specialties:

Web and graphic designer (HTML, CSS & Photoshop)
Product Management
Marketing, Sales & 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 9 months)

  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 Honors:

-A TechCrunch 40 semi-finalist
-Presenter at Nov 2007 NY Tech Meetup, alongside Facebook, Google & Microsoft.
-A DreamIt Ventures company(Philadelphia seed capital firm)
-Featured in numerous popular technology sites from Cnet to Engadget to TechCrunch to ReadWriteWeb!
-Recently noted by Compete.com the top Twitter search term

Ryan Spahn’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch