Who we are
Super State Advisors is a collective of world-class strategists, designers, and technologists. We specialize in helping organizations uncover bold ideas, craft transformative strategies, and shape the future.
With deep experience across startups, Fortune 500 companies, and industry-defining innovations, we thrive at the intersection of humanity and technology — where vision meets execution, and complexity becomes clarity.
We’re not just advisors; we’re partners in possibility, guiding our partners from big ideas to bold results.
Meet the team
Ryan is a visionary entrepreneur and technology leader with a proven track record of building transformative companies and shaping industries. Over his career, he has raised over $300M in venture capital and contributed to multiple billion-dollar successes.
As the co-founder of Fabric, Ryan scaled the commerce platform to unicorn status, achieving a valuation exceeding $1B while redefining enterprise retail. At eBay, he led innovations in global checkout and returns, powering over 1 billion annual transactions across 37 countries. Earlier, at Rackspace, Ryan managed a Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering and played a role in the creation of OpenStack, ushering in the cloud era.
Ryan also brings his expertise to Jelly Collective, a Seattle-based Startup Studio, where he collaborates with founders to create transformative consumer businesses, leveraging Amazon-inspired principles. His unique ability to combine strategic vision with creative precision has made him a trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies and entrepreneurs alike.
Ryan Bartley, founder, ceo, & strategist
What we believe
The future should be awesome. And it rightfully belongs to those bold enough to imagine it and clear enough to act on it. We help organizations distill complexity into bold, simple ideas—and craft the plans to make them real.
