RyanG Live
Founder & CEO
Entrepreneur. Pilot. Philanthropist.
Patrick Shelley.
Build with purpose.
Live with curiosity.
01 / The storyAlways looking forward
Different perspectives. New possibilities.
Rooted in Texas.
Driven by possibility.
I love creating and building new projects. The relationships along the way have made all the difference.
I grew up in Houston, where cowboy culture meets modernity. Football, tennis, and track filled my days before Economics and Finance took me to the University of Texas at Austin.
In 2013, I followed a few friends to Los Angeles. After brief stints in the corporate world, I knew I wanted to build something of my own. I taught myself to code and started my first business at 25.
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That journey led to Aruna, Clover Family Office, Dapper, RyanG Live, and Tributan — businesses across different industries, collectively employing more than 50 people. My first companies were built without outside capital; since then, I’ve invested and raised over $10 million for businesses.
Outside work, I’m an avid reader, traveler, pianist, and Taekwondo black belt. In the skies, I fly aircraft ranging from the A-27 Tucano to the Gulfstream G600 and G650, for which I hold type ratings.
The beginningHouston, TX
2007 – 2011UT Austin
2013 – onwardLos Angeles
50+People across our ventures
$10M+Invested & raised for businesses
90Countries explored
600+Books & new perspectives
02 / Ventures & investmentsIdeas into enterprises
A builder.
At heart.
Different industries. A shared instinct to create.
A selection
of the businesses I’ve founded
and helped bring to life.
Capital with conviction
Clover
Clover
Family Office.
We invest our own capital in seed and Series A technology and consumer businesses, acquire distressed technology companies, and provide the growth capital to help them scale.
With more than $25 million placed over five years, our work brings together investment, capital raising, and services for ultra-high-net-worth founders and investors, including our SFR platform.
Our goal: maximize returns while fulfilling investment and philanthropic ambitions.
Our investment focus +
Sectors
Consumer products
Real estate
Technology
Stages
Seed / Early VC
Mid / Late VC
Pre-IPO
Structures
Direct · Equity
Financing · Funds
Thrilliant — Creative solutions +
A digital agency helping individuals and organizations simplify business needs, stay agile, and focus on growth through creative solutions.
Somewhere above the everyday.
03 / Beyond businessA curiosity without limits
One life.
Many passions.
The things that challenge me,
move me, and keep me curious.
01 / In the skies
01
Aviation
+
The skies are my canvas. I hold Gulfstream G600 and G650 type ratings, fly the T38 and A-27 (non-typed), and have seaplane and tailwheel endorsements.
02
Travel & discovery
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I didn’t leave the United States until I was 23. Since then: 90 countries and every continent except Antarctica. Mountain summits, scuba dives, and group trips with more than 1,500 friends — sometimes 50 on a single adventure.
03
Books & ideas
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A goal of 40 books a year became more than 600 books over 15 years, mostly nonfiction. A few from my reading list:
- 100 People Who Shaped the World
- $100M Leads
- $100M Offers
- 1984
- The 48 Laws of Power
- 5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
- A Brief History of Time
- A Briefer History of Time
- 500 podcasts across 20 channels and disciplines
Watch the explainer videos ↗
04
Martial arts
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Four years of Taekwondo as a kid led to my black belt. Rigorous training, testing, and study taught me the balance of physical technique and mental discipline — “the way of the foot and fist.”
05
Music
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Three years of guitar taught me to read sheet music. More recently, I’ve taken up piano. Through RyanG Live, we bring together stand-up comedy, crowd work, and remarkable vocals in a 90-minute musical comedy experience.
04 / Giving backPurpose beyond the personal
Success means more
when it gives back.
I’ve contributed over $1.2 million to organizations that promote global wellbeing and spur innovation. Giving also means showing up — including Power Red donations with the American Red Cross every 112 days.
$1.2M+Charitable contributions
30Blood donations
90+Lives helped through donation
05 / Learning & connectionBetter, together
In good company.
Licenses & continued learning +
- California Boating
- California Real Estate License
- Hyperion Planning — Oracle
- Life and Health Insurance
- Machine Learning — Stanford
- PADI Scuba Diving
- Product Management — General Assembly
- Sailing 101, 103, 104, 114
06 / In the frameMoments along the way
A life well lived.
A few places, faces, and experiences
I’ll carry with me.