Ryan Teeples ( twitter.com/SportsGuyUtah ) is a respected marketing and technology expert, full-time sports fan and owner of Ryan Teeples Consulting, Inc. ( RyanTeeples.com ). Ryan currently serves several companies in understanding and developing key business goals and translating them into actionable marketing and IT solutions. He was a co-founder of LearningMarkets and has served as an executive in large and small public and private companies. His writing can be found across the internet in a wide range of business subjects. Ryan is a contributor to the Deseret News, writing primarily on the business of sports in Utah.