Ryan Heafy is the Co-Founder and COO of 6AM City, the fastest-growing local media company in the U.S. Reaching millions daily across 400+ markets and growing. 6AM City delivers brand-safe, highly engaged audiences through newsletters, social, podcasts, and new verticals. The company is redefining local media with its newsletter-first approach designed for the next generation of news consumption, powered by a game changing Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) distribution model. Ryan blends engineering discipline with operational scale. After beginning his career in aerospace and leading a manufacturing company through a private equity exit, he turned his focus to workforce and economic development. That experience evolved into building 6AM City’s platform: uplifting, hyper-local storyt...