Samuel Ryan is a digital strategist and design sprint facilitator based out of New York City. He has 20 years of experience across the digital landscape — spanning multiple disciplines including lead positions in design, development, and marketing. This breadth of experience allows Samuel to uniquely understand problems from multiple viewpoints, connecting disparate pieces of information into concisely designed solutions. His recent work includes developing the music startup NoiseTrade (sold to PledgeMusic in 2016), running design sprints for international nonprofits (the Southern Baptist Convention’s Send Relief arm), and leading large-scale digital projects within the education sector (Matchbook Learning and Princeton Seminary). He most recently functioned as the Director of Digital for FiveStone, a boutique NYC agency focused on “making things that matter.”He currently resides with his wife and his too many children somewhere in New York.