Selected Projects

  • Organization: SMARTHINKING
  • Project: StraighterLine
  • Key Successes:
    • Created the concept of College-as-a-Subscription with the introduction of StraighterLine for $99
    • Reduced marketing spend by 90% while increasing sales 150%
    • Earned DETC approvals
    • Finalist for SIIA CODiE Award
    • Finalist for SIIA Innovation Incubator
  • View a Fox News Report on StraighterLine focused on the key innovation created by Ryan Busch–the $99/month College-as-a-Subscription model:

  • Organization:Piccolo International Univerisity
  • Project: Open Course Project
  • Key Successes:
    • Developed a blended course, open to both current and prospective digital marketing students
    • Earned Google Rankings:
      • The number 1 & 2 positions in a Google search
      • 3 of the top 10 positions on page 1 of the Google search
      • 7 of the top 20 positions on pages 1 and 2 of the Google search within 5 weeks of course start
    • Grew course enrollments to 50+ students in 5 weeks

  • Organization: Colorado State University
  • Project: Social Media Audit
  • Key Successes:
    • Uncovered major integration discrepancies
    • Redirected efforts for the development of new communications strategy

  • Organization: Apollo Group, Inc.
  • Project: WritePoint
  • Key Successes:
    • Established new B2B sales channel for Apollo Group intellectual property
    • Facilitate product adoptions to over 50,000 virtual high school students
      • Florida Virtual School
      • Virginia Virtual

  • Organization: University of Phoenix
  • Project: Ground Campus Marketing Management
  • Key Successes:
    • Developed marketing programs for 190 ground campuses
    • Managed millions of dollars in multichannel marketing budget

  • Organization: Words & Numbers
  • Project: Social Media Landscape Research
  • Key Successes:
    • Uncovered social media opportunities for business development team
    • Crafted social media entrance strategy

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