# Ryan Deiss

> Ryan Deiss is an Austin-based entrepreneur, DigitalMarketer co-founder, author and CEO of The Scalable Company. His work spans marketing education, the Traffic & Conversion Summit and advising founders on systems that reduce a business’s dependence on its owner. He co-hosts Business Lunch with Roland Frasier and writes the Accidental MBA newsletter.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at The Scalable Company; co-founder of DigitalMarketer
- **Organizations:** The Scalable Company, DigitalMarketer, Scalable Equity, LLC, Business Lunch, Traffic & Conversion Summit, Idea Incubator LP, Native Commerce, Red House Publishing
- **Education:** The University of Texas at Austin
- **Known for:** Co-founded DigitalMarketer and Traffic & Conversion Summit., Co-authored Digital Marketing For Dummies with Russ Henneberry., Participated in the 2018 sale of Traffic & Conversion Summit to Clarion Events.

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Began selling online while a freshman at the University of Texas at Austin.
- **2003** — Graduated from college and married Emily.
- **2009** — Co-founded Traffic & Conversion Summit.
- **2010** — His current autobiographical account dates the DigitalMarketer.com launch to the 2010 summit; other interviews describe its development across subsequent years.
- **2017** — Wiley published Digital Marketing For Dummies, co-authored with Russ Henneberry.
- **2018** — Traffic & Conversion Summit purchase and partnership agreement with Clarion Events finalized August 29.
- **2020** — Second edition of Digital Marketing For Dummies published in August.
- **2021** — His current autobiography dates the founding of The Scalable Company to 2021; a later retrospective describes predecessor mastermind offerings beginning in 2019.
- **2023** — A later retrospective places Scalable’s shift to individual implementation help in late 2023.

## Achievements

- Co-founded DigitalMarketer and Traffic & Conversion Summit.
- Co-authored Digital Marketing For Dummies with Russ Henneberry.
- Participated in the 2018 sale of Traffic & Conversion Summit to Clarion Events.
- Author of Get Scalable and Invisible Selling Machine.
- His website reports eight companies scaled to eight figures and four exits; these are self-reported totals.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — DigitalMarketer’s public pivot page announces an exit from courses and certifications toward AI-assisted marketing execution; October is the observation date, not a verified announcement month.
- **2026-05** — Appeared on The Checkout on May 7 to discuss ecommerce scaling, business mapping and handing off roles.
- **2026-10** — His website currently promotes The Million Dollar Napkin with an announced publication date of March 2, 2027; October is the research observation date.

## Links

- Website: https://ryandeiss.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryandeiss/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ryandeiss
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RyanDeissOfficial
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryandeiss/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryandeiss

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Last updated: 2026-10-23