Ryan W. Decker
Growth Partner
About
Operator and trusted force multiplier with a track record of scaling early-stage teams and GTM engines.
Built products, playbooks, and dashboards that turn plans into revenue and create systems that scale.
Hired over 150+ people across sales, marketing, and operations.
Designed partnership programs, managed strategic accounts, and built ecosystems that open new markets.
Led planning cycles, built attribution models, and established operating rhythms that keep founders and teams focused.
Known for being curious, structured, and efficient, I thrive in cross-functional roles where sales, product, and operations meet. I help founders unblock priorities and run high-stakes projects end-to-end, which in turn leads to repeatable, predictable growth.
Experience
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The Swarm
Role: Founding Growth Manager
Situation: Early-stage team without a structured process for warm introductions, yet with strong potential in relationship-driven growth.
Task: Design and operationalize a repeatable warm intro motion.
Assignment: Documented messaging and workflow in Google Docs, then built an agent that integrated with the CRM and Swarm GTN tool. The agent mapped connectors to target domains, drafted intro emails, and routed them to the CEO’s inbox for approval.
Results: A full-fledged application ready for standalone release or integration, powering a scalable warm intro channel with meeting rates above 50%. -
Kiin Global
Role: Founding Chief of Staff
Situation: Pre-seed startup in need of structure across operations and growth.
Task: Establish foundational rhythms and handle critical growth-linked operations.
Assignment: Set up cadences, processes, and GTM strategy. Took on recruiting assignments and cross-functional responsibilities to support founders directly.
Results: Laid the groundwork for scalable operations and early growth, enabling the team to focus on customer acquisition and fundraising. -
Totem
Role: Creator, Co-Founder
Situation: Hundreds of client inquiries at Kiin Global revealed a global compensation knowledge gap.
Task: Build a platform to answer how to think about and pay global employees.
Assignment: Created a database combining boots-on-the-ground data, third-party compensation sources, and AI-generated fills. Designed a user-friendly interface and set up usage-based monetization. Secured investor funding to accelerate growth.
Results: Built one of the most robust global compensation databases, establishing a scalable SaaS business with paid access for enterprises. -
chckm8
Role: Creator
Situation: Years of using strategic planning spreadsheets highlighted a gap for operators needing structured tools.
Task: Transform a manual process into a productized solution.
Assignment: Built a strategic planning platform with automations, templates, and embedded best practices to help operators run planning programs efficiently.
Results: Shipped a working application, adopted by operators as both a productivity tool and a framework for effective strategy execution. -
Eventimusly
Role: Creator
Situation: At Behavox, event planning was handled in HubSpot, which proved inefficient for tracking ROI and attendee engagement.
Task: Build a dedicated event management system.
Assignment: Designed a platform covering attendee tracking, follow-ups, reporting, and ROI analysis, replacing fragmented workflows with one dashboard.
Results: Delivered a comprehensive event management platform that became a standard for planning, execution, and reporting, enabling better decision-making. -
Atsimulate
Role: Creator
Situation: After testing many ATS tools, none matched the simplicity and flexibility of a spreadsheet-based system I had built.
Task: Turn a proven spreadsheet model into the best ATS on the market.
Assignment: Designed a platform with candidate and job tabs, advanced filters, automated stage-based email triggers, and AI-driven dashboards. Integrated role creation with Totem for compensation pricing and feedback loops.
Results: A next-generation ATS concept combining flexibility, automation, and intelligence, positioned as a powerful tool for recruiters and hiring teams.