Headshot — print resolutionHost · founder, Synergy Solutions
Ryan McGarghan
Architect of Synergy Hacked, the seven-pillar operating system for building a profitable, sellable business, and founder of the firm that implements it. He works both sides of a sale, and most owners call him a year or two before they are ready to be looked at.
Background25+ years and more than 100 businesses. Started as a financial advisor at a boutique investment firm in Boca Raton, Florida, then moved to working directly with owners on their numbers, their teams, and their growth
CredentialsCertified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), trained in value-acceleration methodology. Profit First Professional and 2025 Profit First Contributor of the Year
NowFounder, Synergy Solutions. The firm works with $1M to $25M companies across manufacturing, marketing, churches, and the trades, its specialty
Advises onCash and margin, owner dependence, operating rhythm, exit readiness, buying and selling businesses. Every pillar, cash through exit, connected into one system the owner can step away from
WritingSynergy Hacked, the seven-pillar operating system. 3:17 A.M., a business parable about cash, control, and a company that runs without you, from Morgan James, March 2027
BasedMedellín, Colombia. Works across North America and Latin America
Speaks on
Revenue is a vanity metricThe figures that decide what a business is worth, and why owners rarely see them monthly.
The seven pillarsCash, operating system, operations, financial intelligence, tax, marketing and sales, exit. Score each one out of ten.
The business that cannot be soldOwner dependence as a measurable condition rather than a personality trait.
Buy, or build?The IDEA process for acquisitions, and the seven conditions that decide whether a deal deserves the fees.
Episodes Ryan leads on
Episode thumbnailEpisode 22 · 28 minYour Best Year Was a Trap: Revenue Growth vs Profitable Growth
Episode thumbnailEpisode 21 · 31 minYou Sell Time. That's the Problem: Scaling a Service Business
Episode thumbnailEpisode 14 · 30 minThree Legs, One Wobbly: Exit Planning So You Don't Regret Selling
Episode thumbnailEpisode 22 · 28 minYour Best Year Was a Trap: Revenue Growth vs Profitable GrowthEpisode thumbnailEpisode 21 · 31 minYou Sell Time. That's the Problem: Scaling a Service BusinessEpisode thumbnailEpisode 14 · 30 minThree Legs, One Wobbly: Exit Planning So You Don't Regret SellingBooking a speaker?Topics, formats, past appearances and the enquiry form.
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