Ray Gillenwater

Experience

SpeakUp

Founder

Verizon Wireless

Employee

The Spark

Employee

SpeakUp

CEO

Starting Strength Gyms

CEO 2018 - Present (over 8 years)

Created the concept, licensed the brand, co-founded the company, built it from scratch with no external funding. We are the only fitness franchise in the world that can guarantee... more

Research In Motion

Managing Director 2007 - 2012 (about 5 years)

Founder

SpeakUp

Employee

Verizon Wireless, Research In Motion, The Spark, Starting Strength Gyms, SpeakUp

Projects

SpeakUp

With Keith Barney, Mark Wilkerson

Education

About

Achievements

SS Gyms: created and managed the business from startup to eight figure valuation
SpeakUp: customers in 90+ countries
BlackBerry: created $1B business in Indonesia & $100M business in The Philippines
BackBerry: youngest exec in company history

Describe the most impressive thing you've done.

Skills

Leadership

Locations

Singapore San Francisco Berkeley Los Angeles Austin Indonesia Philippines Myanmar (Burma) Thailand Japan Orange County California Australia

Ray Gillenwater

Co-Founder/CEO Starting Strength Gyms • Co-founder/CEO SpeakUp • Former MD at @research-in-motion, Worked at @verizon-wireless • Investor

SS Gyms: created and managed the business from startup to eight figure valuation SpeakUp: customers in 90+ countries BlackBerry: created $1B business in Indonesia & $100M business in The Philippines BackBerry: youngest exec in company history

SS Gyms: created and managed the business from startup to eight figure valuation
SpeakUp: customers in 90+ countries
BlackBerry: created $1B business in Indonesia & $100M business in The Philippines
BackBerry: youngest exec in company history