Brett Ridenour
I write code that scales businesses. Marketing, automation, and products — from scratch.
CS Student
Started in computer science. Learned to build things. Dropped out to go build things.
Ten Second Promotions
Co-founded a social media company at UNC Charlotte. Grew a Snapchat account to 14,000 followers overnight, then scaled to 12+ universities providing social media management. Built a Campus CEO program to recruit on-site help and double launch capacity.
51 Countries
Put everything in a backpack and left. Hostels across Europe. Night buses through the Balkans. Overnight trains in Southeast Asia. Boats in South America. No itinerary, no return ticket. Came back with zero money and a very different understanding of how the world works.
Code Meets Marketing
Wrote software that bought ads. Turns out knowing how the machine works gives you an unfair advantage running it.
Trolley Pub → Franchise Empire
Joined a small pedal-tour company as the marketing and tech guy. Worked directly with genius co-founders who mentored me. Scaled media buying, built automations, and helped turn a local operation into a real business. Then helped create and launch Paddle Pub, Tiki Pub, and Cruisin' Tikis — built the marketing playbook, scaled it across locations, and turned one brand into a franchise portfolio. I laid the foundation that took the company from 4 locations to 41 before I left.
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Open business operations
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Cities & markets served
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States coast to coast
62K+
Five-star reviews
BookJack
Wanted to see if I could build something people would actually use. Built a native iOS audiobook player from scratch. 500+ active users and a 4.8-star rating later — turns out I could.
bookjack.app →Freebo
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