📍 Based in Vancouver, BC

Hi, I’m
Danielle.

Danielle Ryan

I’m a Canadian UGC Creator and Content Strategist with 8+ years in the small business social media space.

I’ve spent that time working with brands on content that converts, and alongside small business owners trying to build something real… often while sorting through a lot of noise in the process.

Everything I do is rooted in honest strategy, practical advice based on lived experience, and a genuine interest in making business ownership more accessible.

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8+
Years creating
120K+
Internet friends
CA
Proudly Canadian
My story

I’ve been obsessed with the internet for as long as I can remember.

I made my first stop motion animation video on our communal family computer when I was 12 years old & the rest is history.

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The journey

To be honest, my timeline was not linear.

2014
Graduated from the University of Waterloo with a degree in Environmental Studies & thought I would work in the not-for-profit sector.
2016
Landed my first ‘real job’ working in Municipal Government.
2017
Launched a blog + podcast called ‘Adulting 101’ as a creative outlet from my 9–5.
2018
Made the impulse decision* to leave my full-time job to open a yoga business.*I do not recommend this approach for most people
2019
Dabbled in ‘mindset’ coaching and hired a couple coaches (which consequently resulted in me losing $5000+).
2020
Dropped coaching & doubled down on yoga. Landed my own TV show (which ran for 3 seasons), and I started making TikToks documenting my life as a business owner living in Canada.
2021
Started working as a freelancer creating UGC (before it was even called that), went back to school full-time for my post-grad in Mental Health Intervention, all while teaching 5–6 yoga classes per day*.*yes, burnout was imminent
2022
Decided to close my yoga business, sell my house, move across the country, jump full-time into content creation, and launch my YouTube channel.
2023
Leaned into commentary about the problems with online business, monetized my channel & the rest is history.

This journey has been a wild ride.

I’ve had the opportunity to create content for some of the best and brightest tech, finance, and AI companies on the market.

Float
Wise
GoDaddy
Sage
Wealthsimple
EQ Bank
Mastercard
Canada Life
FedEx
Purolator
Beautiful.ai
CIRA
Brother
Chefs Plate
Danielle Ryan behind the scenes

Most of the time you’ll find me filming TikTok videos, working on content for my UGC clients, or brainstorming which scam I want to expose next — and not a day goes by where I don’t think how crazy it is that this is my job.

Everything I Do

UGC Video Ads

I currently work primarily with tech, B2B SaaS, and finance companies to create vertical video ads for their own organic or paid social media use (Meta, Reddit, X, LinkedIn, etc).

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Sponsorships

I also work with brands relevant to the #smallbusiness community to collaborate in the form of sponsorship. If that sounds like you, you can check out my media kit.

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Digital Products

I’ve taken everything I’ve learned in the past 8 years as a Canadian entrepreneur and turned it into free (or low cost) affordable offers for you to start your own small business.

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Honest conversations

Whether on stage or online, I bring direct, evidence-based perspectives on content, business, and the creator economy.

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When I’m not working you might find me yapping somewhere on the internet

Find me on YouTube — Coaches Coaching Coaches anti-scam commentaryInc. — The Cult-Like Language That’s Coursing Through BusinessAuthentic As F*ck Podcast — Episode 91 with Danielle RyanThe Kara Report — How to Avoid Online Business Scams with Danielle Ryan

…or you’ll probably catch me totally offline playing video games (Legend of Zelda anyone?), trying to nail my handstand, riding my bike, or hiking with my dogs.

Danielle nailing a handstand at the gym
Danielle hiking with her dog
Danielle biking along the Vancouver seawall

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