A serial entrepreneur, Ryan Holmes started his first business in high school, ultimately opening a string of ventures—from a pizza restaurant to a digital media agency—before starting Hootsuite in 2008. As founder and CEO, he has helped grow Hootsuite into the world’s most widely used social relationship platform, with 18-million-plus users, including more than 800 of the Fortune 1000 companies.

A supporter of socially conscious ventures, Ryan is proud to have steered Hootsuite to B-Corp status, a distinction awarded to leading for-profit companies with a social and environmental mission. His charity, League of Innovators, offers online and in-person programs for the next generation of entrepreneurs

Ryan is an active investor and advisor, whose Maple Syrup Mafia syndicate is dedicated to accelerating Canadian startups. A future enthusiast (with a love of VR) and the inventor of a low-cost standing desk, he’s a hacker at heart - always looking for easier, better and more efficient ways to solve problems.

Ryan is the author of the Amazon-best-selling guide to social media for leaders, The $4 Billion Tweet. He shares his insights in Forbes, Fast Company and Inc. and ranks as a global influencer on LinkedIn and Facebook.