About
Ryan Close is the founder and CEO of Bartesian, a consumer products company he built from an initial concept and prototype into a distribution platform spanning direct-to-consumer, Amazon, national retail, and hospitality channels. His work focuses on scaling physical consumer products that combine hardware with recurring revenue, using partnerships, licensing, and distribution to support growth. He also invests in and advises early-stage consumer, technology, and hardware companies, serves as a board member of YPO Chicago, and is an Endeavor Entrepreneur.
Founder, CEO at Bartesian
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Experience
- BartesianChief Executive Officer & Foundercurrent2017 — presentGreater Chicago Area
- BartesianFoundercurrent2014 — presentWaterloo, Canada Area
- Unisync Group LimitedVP Sales & Marketing2009 — 2013
- Unisync Group LimitedDirector of Strategic Accounts2009 — 2012
- CintasManagement Trainee/Sales & Marketing Manager/Six Sigma2006 — 2009
Skills & more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)3Generative AI for Sales2Generative AI for Leadership2Generative AIorganizational transformationGenerative AI for Performance ManagementGenerative AI for RecruitingGenerative AI for Customer ServiceGenerative AI for ManagementGenerative AI for MarketingE-commerce5Leadership30
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Executive ManagementStrategic PlanningSales OperationsMarketing StrategyProduct DevelopmentNew Business DevelopmentMarketingStrategic VisionMentoringNegotiationStrategyManagement- MIT xPRO’s AI for Senior Executives Program — Emeritus
- Six Sigma
- Certified Plant Manager and Service Manager from Cintas Corporation
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan Close?
- Ryan Close is the founder and CEO of Bartesian, a consumer products company he built from an initial concept and prototype into a distribution platform spanning direct-to-consumer, Amazon, national retail, and hospitality channels. His work focuses on scaling physical consumer products that combine hardware with recurring revenue, using partnerships, licensing, and distribution to support growth. He also invests in and advises early-stage consumer, technology, and hardware companies, serves as a board member of YPO Chicago, and is an Endeavor Entrepreneur.
- Where does Ryan Close work?
- Ryan Close is Founder, CEO of Bartesian.
- What companies did Ryan Close found?
- Ryan Close founded Bartesian.
- Where did Ryan Close go to school?
- Ryan Close studied at MIT xPRO (Ai for senior executives, Artificial Intelligence); Western University (Hon B.A., Business); Nanyang Technological University Singapore (Singapore, Finance).
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Nanyang Technological University Singapore mafia71
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Also attended Western University320
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Also attended Nanyang Technological University Singapore251
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