CHIEF EVERYTHING • Ryan Rydell
Ryan started RyCOM in 2011 and has grown it from a basement operation to a full-service marketing agency with over 400 clients. When you meet Ryan, you will know why so many people trust RyCOM. He is a down-to-earth, charismatic, nerdy, baseball-loving, superman fanatic.
As the driving force behind RyCOM, Ryan has his hands in just about everything that we do. His skills in visual design, digital marketing, website design, and communications help to ensure that every client gets the best out of their marketing & advertising.
What Does It Really Mean to be “Award Winning”?
Ryan can tell you a bit about that… #HumbleBrag
• Senate Recognition, 2012 • IL State Senate
• Leadership Rockford Graduate, 2012 • Rockford Chamber
• Entrepreneur of the Year, 2013 • Rockton Chamber
• Pride of Rockton, 2014 • Rockton Chamber
• Silver Addy, 2016 • American Advertising Federation
• Community Service, 2017 • Stateline Chamber
• Top Firm in 6 Categories, 2017-2021 • UpCity
• 40 Leaders Under 40, 2019 • Rockford Chamber
• Chamber Champion, 2021 • Stateline Chamber
• The Blox, 2024 • Season 17 Contestant
Ryan
Chief Everything
Still heavily involved with the daily operations, Ryan is the head of all things RyCOM, including doing the dishes at least once a month, maybe.
Kenzie
Awesome Asst.
The project pusher and multi-tasking communication key behind RyCOM’s client projects that keeps all the doors open (and closed) when necessary.
Luis
King of Cameras
All things still and moving, Luis makes them sexy, or professional – whatever you need. Just don’t ask him to get less footage #cantstopwontstop
Aly
Digital Media Diva
The power behind all things media buying and ad management, she’s got the swagger of a 3 million dollar ad budget – sometimes.
Renan
Design Guru
If you’ve seen some of our client’s organic social media content, chances are Renan designed it. Unless Ryan did – or Aly – or Zach.
Lana
AI Chat Bot
Yes, she made the “team page” cut because honestly, she’s better at communicating than most humans. Just don’t tell her she’s a bot – we’ve yet to break that news to her.
Zach
The Future
Someday he’ll take over the “family” business – but until then, he’s enjoying being whatever we need, and for now – and awesome son/intern is perfect.
Tom Ford “Lolipop”
Director of Client Cuddles
He barks, he runs, he cuddles, and he makes all of our clients feel at home. Until he’s gone missing for more than 2 minutes… (check the bathroom).
We have been helping businesses reach their goals for over 12 years now, and looking good while doing it. We are one of the lucky few to turn a basement freelance gig into a turn-key agency. One minute it’s a laptop in the basement, the next minute we are a full team working in a 3500 sq. foot office with over 500 clients. #humblebrag
Systems & Services We Work With
RyCOM works with the best software and service providers
