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Baby Got Backstory is the ultimate insider’s guide to business storytelling, brand storytelling, messaging, and communications for entrepreneurs, visionary leaders, and progressive businesses of all sizes. We ask inspiring creators, entrepreneurs, and storytellers to share their backstory by answering the questions: “Who am I? How did I get here? And Where am I going? Listeners will not only hear the story behind the story of our guests but understand how their own story and backstory have shaped who they have become. Your host, Marc Gutman, is a story nerd. He’s served as Story Editor for Oliver Stone’s Illusion Entertainment, and written stories and screenplays for Oliver Stone, Warner Bros., and 20th Century Fox. In addition to his time in Hollywood, Marc scratched the entrepreneurial itch by founding a multimillion-dollar tech company in Boulder, Colorado. Today, Marc focuses his ene...
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Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
BGBS Episode 006: Stoked! From Kitebro to Electric Vehicle CEO
Dynamic, charismatic, intelligent, passionate, storyteller, athlete, leader, and futurist are words that describe Ryan Evans of Inboard Technology. It’s a transportation company that strives to have fewer cars on the road and replace them with short-range, electric vehicles. Ryan and his partner, Theo, are two passionate action sports athletes looking to redefine electric vehicles and urban transportation by offering an e-transportation suite of innovative, safe, and fun vehicles.
You’ll Learn…
- Marc’s first memory of Ryan: Kiteboarding in the middle of the Pamlico Sound where it’s raining and windy; Ryan is screaming, “Yeah… Gutmaaaaan!”
- As a kid, if Ryan had a robot that broke, he would open it and find the electronics; Theo would open it, figure out how it worked, rebuild it, and make it better
- Theo was an early influence on Ryan; support from mentors and others made a difference in Ryan’s pursuit
- Most entrepreneurs don’t realize how complex and challenging something will be; you need to have drive and passion because you can’t fake it
- How Inbound went from being in a dusty garage to actual office space with carpeting and adding locations in Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles
- A consistent feeling of being overwhelmed and not knowing what he was doing made Ryan realize that he needed to embrace opportunities and risks to grow
- Inboard’s future involves making its products better, beautiful, safer, and easy to use to empower riders
- Concept of Freedom: Ryan has always had a thirst for living life to its fullest
- Create value in this world by improving the lives of the people around you; have a vision to build a community, inspire people, be a leader, and have fun
Resources
Pure Action Sports Best Kiteboarding
Quotes:
“You just knew he was destined for bigger things.” – Marc Gutman
“Naivete. We had no idea what we were getting ourselves into.” – Ryan Evans
“I think for a lot of entrepreneurs, you don’t have any idea how complex, how challenging it’s going to be. You’ve got to have that drive and that passion.” – Ryan Evans
“Our goal was…we want to give this freedom to everybody. That was always in our DNA.” – Ryan Evans
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