Ryan Holmes
Ryan Holmes
Ryan Holmesis a Canadian computer programmer and internet entrepreneur. He is best known as the founder and CEO of Hootsuite, a social media management tool for businesses. Holmes began developing Hootsuite in 2008 through his agency Invoke Media...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth30 December 1974
CountryCanada
thinking names young-entrepreneurs
I think that Vancouver as well as Canada needs a boot camp for young entrepreneurs. We have already seen tens if not hundreds of people put their names forward to be involved in the program, and we just think this is an amazing way to accelerate what theyre doing.
phones media facts
Not using social media in the workplace, in fact, is starting to make about as much sense as not using the phone or email.
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When I was in high school, I loved paintball. I saved up my allowances and started my own paintball supply company. Everyone thought I was just some obsessed kid, but today the company is one of the biggest paintball suppliers in Canada.
media may coincidence
It may be coincidence that the decline of newspapers has corresponded with the rise of social media. Or maybe not.
media skills people
Social media is the future, with employers recognizing they need to start hiring people with the right skills.
office use might
Email is familiar. It's comfortable. It's easy to use. But it might just be the biggest killer of time and productivity in the office today.
each-day levels canada
Everyone told me you can't build a major tech company in Canada. There just aren't enough investors or engineers or top-level managers. Each day, I'm driven to prove them wrong.
running marathon sprint
You can run a sprint or your can run a marathon, but you can't sprint a marathon.
communication media lasts
Social media is the most disruptive form of communication humankind has seen since the last disruptive form of communications, email.
needs tools busy
For everybody in their busy lives, you need to invest in sharpening your tools, and you need to invest in longevity.