Ryan St. Germaine

Entrepreneur, online strategist and proud Vancouverite, Ryan St. Germaine is the chief creative evangelist for BCjobs.ca and OutFromTheCrowd.com - two progressive online enterprises based in Vancouver, B.C.
 
From the age of 14, Ryan has been involved in various entrepreneurial endeavours with the help of his father and mentor. He quickly learned the value of a dollar by sweeping parkades and washing dishes through his father’s companies. Still, this upbringing gave Ryan a stable foundation and taught him the value of hard work, determination and sound business relationships. He embraced his father’s commitment to helping family, friends, clients and staff and considers this a fundamental key to a successful business. With a passion for online strategy and business development, Ryan has translated his background and interests into an innovative and successful business. When not found strategizing, researching, blogging or networking, Ryan loves the outdoors and may be snowboarding or hiking the local mountains, fly fishing in Skagit River or just enjoying all that B.C. has to offer. 

About BCjobs.ca

Ryan St. Germaine, Managing Director

In 2001 Ryan co-founded BCjobs.ca, the first online job board focused exclusively on employment opportunities in British Columbia. In 2003 he assumed the role of managing director and expanded operations with the creation of Albertajobcentre.ca four years later. He is known to wear many hats including that of corporate strategist, marketing guru, business development manager, PR superstar, sales guy, project manager, corporate executive and kid in a candy store. Dedicated to helping B.C. businesses grow through the acquisition of top talent, Ryan is often at conferences, trade shows, career fairs, networking functions and meetings with hiring managers in small, medium and large-sized companies throughout the province. His persistence has resulted in BCjobs.ca becoming the largest career site network in Western Canada with over 250,000 visitors and 1.8 million page views per month.

About OutFromTheCrowd.com

Ryan St. Germaine, Principal

Under the direction of Eric Sloan, Ryan has expanded his focus to include online marketing with the creation of OutFromTheCrowd.com. Helping small and medium sized companies integrate online tools into a comprehensive marketing strategy, OutFromTheCrowd leverages the power of social media and search engine marketing, making it possible -- and affordable -- to reach large audiences. With the social web in its infancy and changing at a rapid pace, companies may not have the resources in-house to capitalize on emerging opportunities. OutFromTheCrowd is at the front of this change and will help clients do just that -- stand out from the crowd. 

About St.Germaine.ca

St.Germaine.ca offers entrepreneurs insight on how to promote themselves using online marketing and social media. Founded in 2008, the site provides an outlet to share information on marketing a personal brand or business online, using intelligence and proven strategies -- not get rich quick schemes. Managed by Ryan, St.Germaine.ca assists companies in all aspects of business management with a primary focus on social media and online marketing.