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During this episode, You Me and Your Top Three host, Gregg Garrett, speaks with Ryan Green, Co-Founder and CEO of Gridwise - The #1 companion app for rideshare drivers. Ryan shares his history as a Naval Officer turned entrepreneurial CEO who is actively shaping the ride-share market in the US. He discusses how fragmented the mobility market is and how companies that fill the white space and provide integration will be the long-term winners. Ryan speaks to the importance of keeping the ends in mind and how being focused on realistic means is key to driving out a two-sided business model. Of course, Ryan speaks about his top three including his first entrepreneurial business partner, his tech-minded business partner of today, and a formal investor and advisor who reminds him to always \\u201ckeep his saw sharp\\u201d. Finally, Ryan shares his thoughts about the difference between management and leadership and shares advice with leaders about how to surround yourself with positive energy to maintain the bravery to innovate and disrupt.

Ryan started his first company while attending the Naval Academy, providing online financial education & coaching services in the realm of Foreign Exchange Trading. He grew the team to 7 members and partnered with one of the largest FX currency brokerages in the US. After serving as an active-duty Naval Officer, he transitioned into working on an FX trading desk at PNC, where he worked with clients to execute multi-million dollar currency trades. He later left PNC to start Gridwise. As the CEO of Gridwise, Ryan plays a pivotal role as the visionary for the company focusing the majority of his efforts on platform strategy & execution, customer acquisition strategy & execution, business development, sales, fundraising, and hiring.

Segment 1: Overview

1:22\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Capitalizing on the edges of the mobility industry. (Uber. Lyft.)

4:16\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 About Ryan Green \\u2013 Co-Founder and CEO of Gridwise \\u2013 The #1 companion app for rideshare drivers.

6:11\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The non-traditional route: From middle school Entrepreneurship to the Naval Academy and Collegiate Football to the Mobility space. (United States Naval Academy.)

8:46\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 About Gridwise \\xa0\\u2013 solving the inaccessibility and fragmentation of data problems for mobility providers.

11:50\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Entrepreneurship from a young age.

Segment 2: The \\u201cTop Three\\u201d \\xa0

13:22\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Ryan\\u2019s \\u201cTop Three\\u201d: Ty Nielson \\u2013 The highs and lows of life. (CircusTrix.)

17:34\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Ryan\\u2019s \\u201cTop Three\\u201d: Brian Finamore \\u2013 Key part to the success of Gridwise. (Cornell University. Carnegie Melon University.)

24:43\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u201cThe strongest relationships are built when people who go through adverse challenges and overcome together.\\u201d (Techstars.)

26:50\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Ryan\\u2019s \\u201cTop Three\\u201d: Ted Serbinski \\u2013 The support system for the company. (Techstars Detroit.)

29:38\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Accelerator Classes \\u2013 building and maintaining strong relationships.

31:48\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u201cIf you\\u2019re going to cut down a forest of trees, you can\\u2019t do that unless you sharpen the saw.\\u201d \\u2013 Ted Serbinski

35:32\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The importance of the family support system.

Segment 3: Industry Disruption & Transformation \\xa0

37:13\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The experience of being in the midst of disruption.

39:10\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Trends: On-demand modes of transportation. The fragmentation of services in the industry.

42:51\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Building a two-sided business model and creating a smarter mobility grid.

47:09\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Gridwise\\u2019s Growth: 4 to 32 cities in one year.\\xa0 90,000 ride share drivers on the platform. Growing 20% month over month.\\xa0

49:30\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Keeping the faith through the ups and downs of building a company.

52:30\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Hints for entrepreneurs: \\u201cYou have to just figure out what those core tasks/projects/initiatives are that you can keep moving while, in parallel, fundraising.\\u201d

54:44\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What\\u2019s going on with autonomy? \\u201cWe will see quite the hybrid market until 2030 \\u2013 2035.\\u201d

Segment 4: Wrapping Up

57:45\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u201cLeadership comes down to your ability to empower people to achieve their full potential.\\u201d\\xa0

1:01:26\\xa0 The importance of team on the leadership position.

1:03:10\\xa0 Advice to leaders: \\u201cA lot of the successful has come from surrounding yourself with likeminded people who share your ambitions.\\u201d

1:05:50\\xa0 Visit Gridwise.io or the app store!