Summary
Ryan Gorley is a creative marketing leader with 9 years of formal experience and a long entrepreneurial track record founding Freehive, a distributed creative agency that champions open-source tools and global talent. As Head of Marketing at Recon InfoSec and former CMO at OPSGEAR, he has scaled companies, built creative departments from scratch, launched dozens of products, and led multimillion-consumer campaigns across broadcast and digital channels. He combines an architectural eye—rooted in a BS in Architectural Studies—with an MBA from the University of Utah to design compelling brand experiences that prioritize human well-being. Known for channeling diverse creative teams into ambitious marketing outcomes, he balances high-level strategy with hands-on production across 3D, design, and video. Based in Salt Lake City, he brings an unusual mix of product launch chops, creative craft, and open-source advocacy to growth-stage and agency contexts.
10 years of coding experience
Master Business Administration, Master Business Administration at University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business
The University of Utah
English, Dutch, German