Ryan

"first and foremost, we've gotta get financial information out to public markets in a, you know, accurate way."

"I get paid to talk"

"In the end, I'm a senior leader, and I need to be able to listen to my team members, listen to their concerns, their problems."

"telling the unique story is what I enjoy most and selling the story to investors"

"institutional investors don't want to put equity capital to work in small businesses 'cause they treat 'em riskier."

"What I enjoy most about that is there are highly intelligent people here."

"it's a little bit of a, the world stops to get the deal done."

"It's really important in a CFO role that you trust the team and you trust the team has the ability to identify the key risks in the organization versus sitting and waiting."

"I tend to think audit firms are a better place to start your career because you just get more exposure, you get more clients, you get to work for a lot more people."

"Never burn bridges. Every job should focus on establishing relationships."

"I would recommend students seek out as many leadership opportunities that they can, because in many cases what these leadership opportunities provide is mechanisms to communicate in front of people."