ABOUT

 WITH     Melanie Ryan  

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Professionally, I'm a Business Development Consultant. I specialize in working with professional services in architecture, design and the culture that orbits them. 

My passion for the built environment has led to careers as Accounts Lead at a creative agency representing award-winning architectural clients to Marketing Director for a prolific Southern California real estate developer to Business Development consulting for clients positioning themselves in Los Angeles. 

I bring together the like-minded and uncover collaborations. 
I aim to work with innovators revered in their industries, that wish to expand brand positioning and nurture opportunities in untapped markets. As an independent consultant, I enjoy teaming with creative agencies, large and small studios and urbanism oriented programming as well as a localized extension to your capabilities.

I graduated from Rollins College with my B.A Degree in Environmental Studies and especially seek out people and projects for environmental impact and material solutions; even in the city-dwelling environments I'm often in.    

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I also co-founded a "moonlight design studio" called OPEN for humans, with my architect partner Todd Sussman, here is a link to his professional portfolio. With our studio together, we focus on more artful site specific-design, competitions, objects and spatial installations. We also designed and built our home together, located in Echo Park, nicknamed; The Jungle Gym House. 

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Business Development + Strategic Partnership Consulting

for a diverse range; mostly, but not limited to:

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 a r c h i t e c t u r e

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u r b a n i s m 

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 s u s t a i n a b i l i t y

c u l t u r a l   i m p a c t

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In all consulting partnerships - working with each other includes:  

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• Identifying and developing new opportunities for growth

• Audit on internal culture + systems + goals

• Guidance for creative solutions to land projects

• Access to my vetted resources A + D industry contacts  

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Who do I work with?  

I'm always seeking clients and agencies to team with per-project or extended opportunities.

I enjoy working with design + culture oriented businesses large and small, creative agencies and collaborating with communications firms.

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