Ryan Lavarnway is a retired 10-year MLB veteran catcher and Olympian, now channels his expertise as a Leadership Coach. As the facilitator of the Spark Brilliance Leadership Accelerator, he has collaborated with C-suite executives from Fortune 500 companies, offering invaluable insights and strategies.

Sought after for his dynamic, engaging, and authentic presentations, Ryan has appeared on stages nationwide. With over a decade and a half of firsthand experience witnessing how leadership impacts wins and losses in high-stakes environments, Ryan is passionate about combining the lessons learned from his playing career with empirically supported research. His mission is to empower leaders and their teams while enhancing the company's bottom line through a blend of practical wisdom and data-driven methodologies.