In this episode of FranchiseU!, Kathy sits down with Ryan Sawchuk, Founder of ReUp Companies. Sawchuk shares his background, from earning degrees in finance and economics to shifting his career focus from investment banking to sales, and eventually venturing into entrepreneurship. He discusses the inspiration behind starting ReUp in 2022 and franchising it by 2023. Ryan delves into his career experiences at companies like Zora, CrowdStrike, and Tessian as well as his switch to real estate, driven by a desire to address issues in the housing market. He introduces the innovative technology, BASE, that supports Reup's business model, which aims to create win-win situations for buyers and sellers through custom home renovations. The episode also covers the challenges and benefits of franchising, emphasizing the importance of trust, sales training, and local expertise.

Ryan Sawchuk’s purpose in life is creating winning situations. ReUp is a PropTech platform that creates winning situations for both buyers and sellers of residential real estate. Before ReUp, Sawchuk led North American Sales at Tessian, a Sequoia backed cyber security company sold to ProofPoint. He was Head of Global Sales Development at CrowdStrike (CRWD) where over 10% of the company reported into his line. He helped facilitate CrowdStrike's growth to the fastest company to reach a billion dollars in revenue at the time. He had his first public exit at Zuora (ZUO) having led Global Campaigns for the company helping harmonize the messaging between Sales and Marketing. Sawchuk received his Master's of Science of Finance from Johns Hopkins and his Bachelor of Arts in Economics at Rollins where he graduated Cum Laude. Sawchuk has a patent pending listed under application number 17989876.