Bill Ryan

Background

About Bill Ryan

As an accomplished and versatile C-level entrepreneur, innovator and business leader I drive industry-leading company performance. I am recognized for developing creative solutions that impact top and bottom lines while improving quality and competitive advantage, having taken my family’s Chicago-based real estate development and home building company to national presence and revenue from tens of millions of dollars into hundreds of millions. I am skilled in innovating product differentiation, strengthening brand position and driving brand growth through high performing sales organizations in competitive markets. By blending strategic thinking, deep subject matter expertise and business savvy with engaging interpersonal skills, a bias for execution and exceptional leadership I deliver results in key performance areas. Product Ideation and Profit Optimization: Achieved record share, inspired sales team and delivered record profits, including record bottom lines year after year at Town & Country, dramatically increasing gross margin and enterprise net income. Business Innovation and Transformation: At Town & Country, grew family business to #1 in share in every submarket, tripling unit growth and expanding nationally; At Sustainable Solutions increased number of industry verticals, tripling revenues; Led several startups to seven figure run rates. High-Performance Team Building: Built industry-leading sales team in emerging LED lighting industry and expanded geographic and market segments at Sustainable Solutions; Recruited, led and motivated industry-leading new-home sales team at Town & Country. Operations/Process Improvement: At Sustainable Solutions built industry leading CRM and ERP platforms; At Roslin and Second Cycle built fully integrated catalogue and online selection system; At Town & Country built in-house market database and reporting system; integrated financial reporting system around construction scheduling and CRM.