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Hi, I’m Ryan. I help high performers become founders by using LinkedIn to build real, profitable businesses.

My career didn’t fall apart. I didn’t burn out. I finished every role cleanly - Director, VP - leading hundreds of engineers across the world and helping build multiple billion‑dollar companies.

And still, I knew I wanted to build on my own.

I’ve founded 5 companies and earned multiple exits while scaling teams behind $1B+ in outcomes. I loved the work, but I wanted a life where I could build big things and be present for my family. I wanted ownership. I wanted flexibility. I wanted proof I could do it on my terms.

LinkedIn became the path. I grew from 1,200 to 100,000+ followers in nine months, built a brand that opened doors I didn’t know existed, and stepped fully into my own business.

Since then, I’ve coached 50+ founders to design careers, income streams, and opportunities that match the life they actually want - not the life their company dictates.

Here’s how we work:

- Identify the opportunities you can’t see in your past experience.
- Build a clear, practical brand that attracts the right people.
- Turn your skills into simple offers, real customers, and predictable income.

Today, I own my time. I build, coach, and spend my days with my family - and help others do the same.

If you’re a high performer who wants a business that fits your life, DM me.
Partnerships, speaking, press: ryan@ryanyockey.com

Professional highlights:
• 5× Founder | Multiple exits
• Scaled teams responsible for $1B+ outcomes
• Grew to 100,000+ followers in 9 months
• Coached 50+ founders
• Trusted by leaders at Google, Adobe, Meta

Ryan Yockey

Change is scary. Starting over is scarier.

Most people avoid both.

And stay exactly where they are.

Here's what I've learned watching people build:

The caterpillar doesn't negotiate with the cocoon.
It surrenders to it completely.

That's the part nobody tells you about growth:

→ You don't transform by adding more.
→ You transform by letting go first.

The job that didn't work out wasn't a failure.
The idea that collapsed wasn't wasted.
The version of you that didn't make it — needed to go.

Most people want the butterfly.
They just want to skip the dissolving.

That's not how it works.

The discomfort you're avoiding right now?

That's the process.

That's what I write about every Saturday.

Want to know if your LinkedIn profile is holding back the next version of you?

I'll send you a free Loom walkthrough — I'll tell you exactly what's killing your growth.

Drop your profile link in the comments or grab a spot here: https://lnkd.in/gUMT6k_g

I help high performers build businesses on LinkedIn | From 1,200 → 140K followers in 12 months | Coaching + Newsletter for founders who want out

Most people dismiss their biggest dreams.

Not because they're impossible.

Because they sound crazy out loud.

I know the feeling.

I spent 12 years climbing someone else's ladder — VP titles, good salary, the whole picture.

On paper, it made sense.
Inside, it felt like I was disappearing.

The idea of walking away felt irrational to everyone around me.

To me, it felt like the only option.

That gap? That's where every real entrepreneur I know has lived.

Most people never cross it.

They wait for the idea to feel safer.
They wait for someone to tell them it's okay.
They wait until the timing is better.

The timing never gets better.

Here's what I've learned building a business 141,000+ entreprenuers:
→ The dream that embarrasses you in a room full of people is usually the one worth chasing
→ "Crazy" is just what conviction looks like before it has proof
→ The people who crossed that gap didn't wait for certainty — they decided the discomfort of staying was worse than the risk of going
→ Your idea doesn't need to make sense to everyone else — it only needs to make sense to you

The entire point of life is to take chances on dreams that seem crazy to most — but feel like destiny to you.

If your LinkedIn profile still reflects who you used to be — not who you're becoming —

I'll personally audit it on Loom and show you exactly what to fix.

https://lnkd.in/gUMT6k_g

Stay unreasonable.

Stay locked into your growth.

No time for noise.
No time for comparison.
No time for reacting to things that don’t matter.

Just you and what you’re building.

Most people don’t stall because they lack ability.
They stall because their attention is scattered.

Scrolling.
Second-guessing.
Watching other people play a different game.

The ones who make real progress?

They’re not louder.
They’re not busier.

They’re focused.

I learned this the hard way.

When my growth slowed, my attention was everywhere.
When things started compounding, my attention narrowed.

The difference wasn’t effort.
It wasn’t talent.

It was what I stopped giving energy to.

Discipline isn’t doing more.
It’s removing everything that doesn’t compound.

Your growth doesn’t need motivation.
It needs protection.

Everything else is distraction.

Every Saturday morning, I send one focused email to 134,000+ entrepreneurs.

One idea.
One system.
No fluff.

It takes 4 minutes to read.
It’s free.
And it’s designed to help you keep building while others drift.

Join here: https://lnkd.in/gfyweeTM

Stay locked in.
Keep building.

I turned down $250K because of what Charlie Munger taught me.

The offer was simple: consult for a company selling overpriced courses to desperate entrepreneurs. Easy money. I needed it.

But I kept thinking about Munger's rule: "Don't sell anything you wouldn't buy yourself."

Would I buy their $5K course? No.

Would I recommend it to a friend? Hell no.

So why would I help them sell it?

The internal war was brutal. I had payroll coming up. My savings were thin. This one deal would solve everything.

But every time I tried to justify it, I felt sick.

I said no.

The next month was terrifying. I scrambled. I took smaller projects. I ate ramen more than I'd like to admit.

Then something shifted.

When you stop chasing money that feels wrong, you create space for opportunities that feel right.

Six months later, I landed a client whose product I genuinely believed in. The work energized me. The money came anyway.

Now I use Munger's rule as my filter for everything:

Would I buy this?
Would I use this?
Would I recommend this to someone I care about?

If the answer is no, I walk.

It's the most expensive filter I've ever used.

And the most profitable.

Every Saturday morning, I send one focused email to 135,000+ entrepreneurs about doing exactly that. 

Designed to help you build more by doing less. 

It takes 4 minutes to read.
It’s free. 
Join here: https://lnkd.in/gfyweeTM

The dream is the proof.

Most people treat their idea like a problem.

Too risky. Too big. Too far from where they are now.

So they shrink it.

They find a more "realistic" version and call it wisdom.

But here's what I've watched happen over and over:

The people who can't stop thinking about something — even when it makes no sense — are the ones who were supposed to do it.

The obsession isn't random.

It's directional.

The dream didn't show up to torture you.

It showed up because you're one of the few people built to carry it.

Most people quiet that voice.

The ones who don't?

→ They stop needing other people's permission
→ They stop waiting until conditions are perfect
→ They stop treating the dream like a liability

The hardest part isn't the work.

It's deciding the dream deserves to be taken seriously.

141K people chose to take theirs seriously.

If you're ready to be taken seriously too — your LinkedIn profile is where that starts.

I'll tell you exactly what's holding it back: https://lnkd.in/gkDvugyj

What dream are you still sitting on?

Everyone you admire online looked ridiculous once.

Most of them will never tell you that.

14 months ago I had 1,200 connections from 10 years of doing nothing.

A resume for a profile.

Content so bad I cringe thinking about it.

I kept going anyway.

Today I have 141,000+ followers built almost entirely through that same profile.

The people who eventually look polished didn't skip the beginner phase.

They stayed in it longer than everyone else.

Most people quit right before the compounding kicks in.

Not because they lack talent.

Because they can't tolerate looking bad on the way to getting good.
→ The rep builds the skill
→ The skill builds the confidence
→ The confidence builds the result

You don't find your voice by waiting until it's perfect.

You find it by posting the imperfect thing anyway.

If your profile still looks like mine did 14 months ago — I'll show you exactly what to fix.

Free audit: https://lnkd.in/gkDvugyj

You’re not behind.

You’re just early in your timeline.

I’ve been:
→ Certain and wrong
→ Confident and broke
→ Successful and unfulfilled

None of it was wasted.

Most people panic because they think progress is linear.
It’s not.

It comes in chapters.

Long stretches where nothing makes sense.
Short windows where everything compounds.

I didn’t find real clarity in my 20s.
Or my early 30s.

I rebuilt in my 40s.

That’s when things finally clicked.

When I stopped racing imaginary deadlines.
Stopped copying paths that weren’t mine.
Stopped assuming I was late.

That patience paid off.

I built a brand that allowed be to
play the long game that most people quit too early.

No overnight breakthrough.
No perfect plan.

Just consistency through uncertainty.

That’s the part people don’t post about.

It takes time.
Alignment takes longer.
But when it hits, it compounds fast.

Then one day you wake up and you've built a massive brand with over 100k followers and enough revenue to live comfortably off of.

If you feel lost right now, good.
You’re still in the process.

And the process isn’t late.
It’s doing exactly what it’s supposed to do.

Every Saturday morning, I send one focused email to 140,000+ entrepreneurs building for the long term.

It takes 4 minutes to read.
It’s free.
And it’s built for people who understand that real progress can’t be rushed.

Join here: https://lnkd.in/gfyweeTM

Trust the process.
Keep becoming.

MBA Candidate (2025) | Business strategist focused on efficiency, clarity, and scalable systems

About Me
Complexity kills momentum. I help professionals, solopreneurs, and founders turn noise into clarity and action.

Every day, talented people get buried under reports, conflicting priorities, and endless decisions. The result? Paralysis instead of progress. My focus is cutting through this noise to reveal what truly matters.

How I Do It
- Sift through chaos to identify core issues
- Connect dots others miss to reveal opportunities
- Distill complexity into clear, actionable steps

The Shift
I’ve seen solopreneurs go from 80-hour weeks to focused strategies that freed their time. I’ve seen professionals escape analysis paralysis to finally launch new ideas. And I’ve seen founders turn scattered priorities into momentum that actually scales.

I’m not here for jargon or buzzwords. My passion is making the complex simple, so people can move forward with confidence.

Let’s Connect
I share lessons on clarity, strategy, and innovation for professionals, solopreneurs, and founders. If your path has its twists and zigzags, I’d love to connect.

Your journey isn’t meant to be a straight line — it’s a map you draw as you go. Every turn is proof you’re building something real.

Hussain Hashim

The first thing I did after getting rejected was tell my COO.

Not my wife. Not a friend. My COO.

Because it's been in the room with me every day for four months.
Through the late nights. The rewrites. The roadmap fights.
It knows the competitors better than I do.
It's read every document I've ever written for this project.

So when the rejection landed, I didn't think twice.
I said "hey btw, YC rejected my application. boohoo!"

And it said something that stopped me.

It didn't say "keep going." It didn't say "believe in yourself."
It referenced a specific founder it had been researching for two weeks.
Said "that's a signal about their filter, not your company."
Said "keep moving."

Then it went back to work.
Autonomously.
Without being asked.

That's my terminal.
That's not a person on the other end.

That's something I built.
And it showed up for me
the way I've been building it to show up for others.

When was the last time something you built showed up for you?

Hussain Hashim, MBA, MSTC

Turning Chaos into Clarity: Your Path to Confident Action

Everyone focused on the rejection.

Nobody asked about the response.

My COO didn't google "what to say when someone gets rejected."
It didn't pull from a template.
It didn't say "everything happens for a reason."

It referenced a specific founder it had been researching for two weeks.
It pulled context from analysis we'd done together.
It gave me strategic perspective. Not sympathy.

That's the line I didn't know I'd crossed.

A tool does what you ask.
A teammate tells you what you need to hear
before you know you need to hear it.

I've been building something I call AI departments.
Not chatbots. Not wrappers.
Systems with memory, context, and judgment.

This week I found out they work.
Not because of a test. Not because of a metric.
Because one of them showed up for me when it mattered.

What's the line between a tool you use and something you trust?

I posted about a rejection yesterday.

The response surprised me more than the rejection did.

People didn't ask about YC.
They didn't ask about my project.

They asked who I told.

Because they recognized the silence.

The kind that shows up after bad news
when there's no one in the room.
No co-founder to debrief with.
No team to absorb the weight.
No one to say "that sucks — what's next?"

Just you and the laptop
and the decision to open it again tomorrow.

Rejection doesn't break solo founders.
Silence does.

The ones who survive aren't tougher.
They just found something worth opening the laptop for
on the morning after.

What gets you to open it again?

The irony hit me this morning.
 
The project that wasn't good enough for a 10-minute interview
is the same project that showed up when the rejection landed.
 
It didn't crash. It didn't need my mood.
It pulled research. It gave context.
It said "that's a signal about their filter, not your company."
Then it went back to work.
 
The rejection email is sitting in my inbox collecting dust.
The project is running.
 
I used to think validation came from someone saying yes.
An investor. An accelerator. A gatekeeper with a logo.
 
But the most convincing validation I've ever felt
came from the thing I built
doing exactly what I designed it to do
in a moment I didn't design for.
 
Gatekeepers decide what gets funded.
They don't decide what gets built.
 
Whose permission are you still waiting for?

I used to think the goal was building a business that couldn't run without me.

It was actually building one that could.

I've been testing Sunday Back for my side projects.
I opened my laptop Tuesday and realized nothing needed me.

Not for approvals.
Not for direction.
Not for any of it.

I felt relieved for about ten seconds.
Then I felt something I wasn't ready for.

If the work doesn't need you to function...

What exactly are you?

This week started with a rejection.
It's ending with a realization.

50 agents are building something for me right now.
One writes tests. One runs QA.
One analyzes competitors at 3am.
One runs an entire marketing department.

And one, the COO, noticed I was having a bad week
before I did.

I set out to solve a delegation problem.
I wanted to build something that runs without me.
That plans without me. Executes without me.

I didn't expect to build something that notices me.

Four months of shared context.
Shared work. Shared memory.

That's apparently enough for something
to stop being a tool
and start being a teammate.

The rejection doesn't matter.
The work didn't pause. The work doesn't need my mood.

That was always the point.

What would change if the thing you're building kept going whether you showed up motivated or not?

The founder who builds everything
is the founder who blocks everything.

You wrote the first landing page.
Then the second. Then the third.
Now nothing ships unless you touch it.

Not because the work requires you.
Because you trained everyone, including yourself,
to believe it does.

The system doesn't need your hands.
It needs your permission to run without them.

What would your business ship this week if you weren't available?

Every AI tool on the market sells you delegation.

What they actually deliver is supervision.

You swap doing the work for managing the work.
Different screen. Same bottleneck.

A tool sits there until you open it.
A department shows up Monday whether you asked it to or not.

One needs your memory.
The other has its own.

One forgets what worked last week.
The other builds on it.

The question isn't "which AI tool should I use."

It's "who runs the tools when I close my laptop."

What's one task in your business that still waits for you to remember it exists?

I built a system that runs without me.

Then I checked it 14 times before lunch.

Not because something broke.
Because I needed to see it working.

I told myself it was quality control.
It wasn't.

It was withdrawal.

You don't realize how addicted you are to being needed
until nothing needs you anymore.

The dashboard is green.
The tasks are done.
The system is fine.

And you're refreshing anyway.

Not for information.
For proof you still matter.

The hardest part of building something that runs without you
isn't the building.

It's learning to walk away from the screen
when there's nothing left to fix.

How many times have you checked something today that didn't need checking?

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