Ryan Naylor

Founder & CEO, VIVAHR · 1 appearance on the record.

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Ryan Naylor is the founder and CEO of VIVAHR, an applicant tracking and recruitment platform that helps small businesses attract talent using a culture-marketing approach. He first gained national recognition after pitching Esso Watches on Season 3 of ABC's Shark Tank, later going on to found LocalWork and develop HR software solutions.

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Opinion

Naylor: Shark Tank producers leak pitch details to the Sharks

“There was a lot of comments and statements and questions that they shouldn't have known. Unless it was a hundred percent leaked to them through this confidence, you know, relationship you had with the junior producer.”

Ryan Naylor Jan 8, 2021 ▶ 22:06 The Truth About Shark Tank They Edit Out Before It Airs

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Naylor: Shark Tank edit highlighted Cuban's insults and cut compliments

“The episode painted me as Mark Cuban calling me snake oil salesman. He called me a liar several times and they emphasize that in the editing of the show, but they didn't talk about how many other compliments I got during, during the recording.”

Ryan Naylor Jan 8, 2021 ▶ 25:28 The Truth About Shark Tank They Edit Out Before It Airs

Insight

Naylor: Educating clients creates inherent trust over competitors

“And I think what there's a sense of inherent trust when you can teach someone You trust them. You look back at your college professors, your teachers, you naturally trusted what they were telling you because they were teaching you something. And I think that i…”

Ryan Naylor Jan 8, 2021 ▶ 12:04 The Truth About Shark Tank They Edit Out Before It Airs

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Naylor: Post-Shark Tank lawsuits were filed before products had even shipped

“Three out of the four kind of lawsuits came our way. I hadn't even shipped the product to them yet. They had purchased it, but we were out of inventory because we sold so many and we're on backorder and they still filed the lawsuit and the timestamp before the…”

Ryan Naylor Jan 8, 2021 ▶ 27:59 The Truth About Shark Tank They Edit Out Before It Airs

Insight

Naylor: Top 5% of job postings prioritize purpose over responsibilities

“Our top five percent of job postings Came from companies that talked about who we are as a company and what we can achieve together. Meaning they put purpose ahead of roles and responsibilities”

Ryan Naylor Jan 8, 2021 ▶ 38:04 The Truth About Shark Tank They Edit Out Before It Airs

Assertion Partly supported

Naylor: Shark Tank records an entire season in five days

“They record an entire season within five days and they put everyone on the same hotel.”

Ryan Naylor Jan 8, 2021 ▶ 18:22 The Truth About Shark Tank They Edit Out Before It Airs

Assertion Partly supported

Naylor: Settled with ExxonMobil over Esso Watches trademark and closed business

“And they felt that I was infringing on their trademark. I obviously didn't think that I'm selling a fashion accessory. They sell petroleum quite different. And The cost to defend myself in that really took us down a path that a side business couldn't support a…”

Ryan Naylor Jan 8, 2021 ▶ 31:12 The Truth About Shark Tank They Edit Out Before It Airs

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Naylor: Business school placement rate dropped from 94% to 8% in 2008

“So they had a 94% placement rate of new graduates had jobs before they walked and got their diploma, which was a major statistic they were super proud of. When we graduated less than eight percent had jobs and it's because the economy was falling apart right a…”

Ryan Naylor Jan 8, 2021 ▶ 6:23 The Truth About Shark Tank They Edit Out Before It Airs

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Naylor: Watch side hustle sold up to 6,000 units monthly in year one

“And we started selling two, four, 6000 watches a month. Like, we were just crushing. We were in Parenting Magazine, we were in Elle Magazine, all within the first year of this thing rolling out.”

Ryan Naylor Jan 8, 2021 ▶ 15:58 The Truth About Shark Tank They Edit Out Before It Airs

Appearances (1)

Episode	Date	Speaking time
The Truth About Shark Tank They Edit Out Before It Airs	Jan 8, 2021	27m

Ryan Naylor

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