Ryan Longo smiling in a leather chair beside a podcast microphone

Marketing strategist, speaker, founder and…

Purpose meets strategy.

I help business owners and leaders grow what they’ve been called to build, with clear strategy, honest numbers and tools that actually work.

2017Building brands and businesses since
30+Signature talks and workshops
10+Years serving in ministry
2Software companies founded

For the builders

You were made to build something.

Grow a business that keeps the phone ringing. Bring a speaker to your stage. Use the tools I’ve built. Or invite me to serve your church.

Ryan teaching a small-group marketing workshopConsulting

Fractional CMO · Home services

Marketing that keeps the phone ringing.

For established plumbing, HVAC, electrical, fencing and lawn care companies ready for their next stage. I build the plan and track every lead, and my team can run it for you start to finish.

VenturesThe BowNotes lesson editor

Software I’ve built

Tools for people who build.

  • BowNotes
  • Pinecone
  • Agency toolkit
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Keynotes · Workshops · Breakouts

Get Ryan on your stage.

Practical insight with personal conviction, for business conferences, leadership retreats, ministry events and marketing workshops.

Ryan teaching with both hands raised, wearing a gray blazerMinistry

Faith & ministry

Serving the people who serve.

I’ve served in church ministry for more than ten years. I teach at churches, retreats and men’s events, and I build tools for the pastors and teachers who stand up every week.

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My story

I started with a lawnmower.

I could lead with the client wins, the stages or the software. None of it matters much without the why.

I grew up a pastor’s kid in a small Arkansas town, mowing lawns and power-washing houses for cash. I taught myself Photoshop at thirteen. I was also the quiet kid in speech therapy, and today I speak for a living.

Later I ran marketing for car dealerships and a national medical supply company, usually as a one-person department where every dollar had to prove itself. That taught me the thing I still preach: good marketing isn’t an expense. It’s a multiplier.

Now I help the kind of businesses I grew up working for: the plumbers, electricians and lawn crews who keep their towns running. And I build tools for the churches and teachers who shaped me.

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Founder of BowNotes

Teach with clarity.

BowNotes is the lesson-notes app I built for pastors, teachers and speakers. Write your notes once, then teach, present and hand out from the same page.

Also built by Ryan

Pinecone

The CRM for holiday lighting companies: quotes, scheduling, crews and billing in one place.

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What I believe

Why I do this.

“When purpose and strategy collide, lives change.”
01

Faith first

My faith shapes how I work: honest numbers, straight answers, and real care for the people on the other side of the deal.

02

Family always

Family comes before anything else. Every business I help should give its owner more life, not less.

03

Main Street matters

The trades keep our towns running. Those owners deserve marketing as smart as anyone’s, without the agency runaround.

Let’s build something.

Growing a business, planning an event or launching something new? Start with a 15-minute conversation.

Or email Ryan@RyanLongo.com