The people behind the Ownership OS
About Independence by Design
We help owners get rewarded for the value they create.
You might want to hand more decisions to your team, draw a steadier income or keep building a company you love. We help you connect those goals to the numbers and decisions in front of you. What ownership becomes stays up to you.
Meet the iBD team
Ryan brings the ownership questions, Kim brings the revenue work, and Paul builds the tools owners use to put their plans into practice.
Founder · Ownership coaching
Ryan Tansom
Ryan created the iBD Ownership OS, hosts the podcast and works with owners on the trade-offs among time, cash flow and wealth. His favorite part of coaching is helping someone make a decision they can stand behind.
Get to know Ryan →
Partner · Chief Revenue Officer
Kim Clark
Kim leads iBD’s revenue work. She helps owners understand how they win customers, what it costs to do so and how much confidence they can put in next year’s sales forecast.
Partner · Chief Information Officer
Paul Rehovsky
Paul leads iBD’s technology and AI work. He helps owners get their workspace set up so their team can find the current plan, put the tools to work and come back to the same information at the next meeting.
How it started
The question behind iBD
When Ryan and his dad ran Imaging Path, the same dollar could mean two different things. Ryan saw a chance to reinvest. His dad saw income the family had worked for. They could agree on the bank balance and still want different things from the company.
iBD grew out of that experience. The Owner’s Playbook starts with what you want ownership to make possible, then puts those goals beside your financials, your leadership team and the decisions on your calendar.
Read Ryan’s story and explore his Library →Why Ryan built iBD
Ryan tells the story in his own words. 28 minutes.
Bring a decision you’re working through
Start with the Ownership Assessment to see where your business depends on you today. If you’d like help thinking through the next step, you can work with our team and other owners in the community.