Ron J. Williams: Connect

Ron J is a Brooklyn-born and raised social data nerd who loves bringing people together to build good stuff. He’s so obsessed with the mechanics of human networks that he once wrote a post about making intros that wound up in a Biz Marketing for Dummies book. When he’s not speaking and mentoring in the city, he gives talks around the world about the magic that come from understanding how we’re connected to other entities (people, places, moments, content). His highly scientific process for identifying big ideas looks like this: get aggravated by the shortcomings of a system; annoyingly ask “why,” and then “why not;” and finally break down and do some landing page testing. Ron was recently named one of Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business, but he never forgets where his focus lies - his favorite saying around the office is “We fight for the users.”