Hey, I’m Nate.

Hey, my name’s Nathan Ryan—you can call me Nate. I live in Austin, Texas, with my dogs, Max and Rory. In my time as a CEO, nonprofit board member, and City Commissioner in Austin, my favorite part of the work has always been spending time with, talking to, and learning from people. There's not a person in the world I’m not curious about—and while there are a lot of people talking loudly these days, I’m convinced most people don’t feel truly listened to.

“Nobody’s Talking About This” is about listening to people and trying to find common threads between what they’re saying, and not saying. Those common experiences and feelings that people and groups of people just wish somebody would acknowledge and give them the space to talk about.

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