billy ryan - Biography

Billy Ryan is a leadership and high-performance speaker with over 20 years of experience operating in high-stakes, results-driven environments. As an MLB executive, he helped build elite talent pipelines and guided organizations through ground-up rebuilds into sustained contenders—where standards, discipline, and execution determined success long before outcomes showed up on the scoreboard.

He has since applied those same performance principles across venture-backed startups, small businesses, and corporate leadership teams, helping organizations strengthen culture, elevate execution, and produce durable results under pressure.

Billy’s work focuses on the behaviors and systems that drive consistent performance when expectations are high and margins for error are low. His philosophy is captured in the No One Is Watching (NOW) ethos: authentic leadership is forged away from the spotlight—through private discipline, clear standards, and the ability to perform when outcomes are on the line.

He is the host of a leadership and performance podcast featuring conversations with elite performers, including professional athletes, executives, coaches, CEOs, and Special Forces operators. These conversations distill the unseen habits, decisions, and mindsets that separate sustainable excellence from short-term success.

Billy’s approach is grounded in non-negotiable principles of elite performance and translated into practical, actionable frameworks for leaders at every level. His keynotes challenge audiences to raise standards, sharpen execution, and lead with consistency—regardless of industry or title.

Stolen from high performers & distilled into actionable steps designed to challenge your approach, optimize your performance, & sharpen how you think, act, and influence those around you.