Bryan is a licensed respiratory therapist in the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin. He is Director of Program Development and former Operations Director at rtNOW. Bryan is co-innovator of rtNOW and brings his background in critical care, general respiratory care, research, management, pulmonary rehabilitation, undergraduate respiratory education, and distance learning into his role of developing programs that are focused on the skills of a respiratory therapist. He is interested in breaking into markets that expand how and where RTs work. On the home front, Bryan has been married for 20 years (in 2024) and has two children, two dogs, and plays jazz piano. His speaking goals are aimed to provoke his audiences to think outside of the box and to take a critical look at things around them.