By the time Dave Ryan was 25, he was already a corporate controller of a $50-million manufacturing company, Superior Cake Products. Ryan impressively grew United Medical Waste from a startup to a multimillion dollar company in – wait for it – five years!
He led the company through the approval process for a 50-ton per day medical waste transfer facility in Webster. Ryan also just opened a hair salon in Whitinsville, called Salon Dior, as well as acquired a gymnastics facility, called R & R Gymnastics in Millbury, with his wife Candace. Within the first two years, the businesses generated more than $1 million in annual revenue. Next to being a husband and father, Ryan – who can do a backflip – volunteers time at his gymnastics facility as a coach and has helped thousands of Central Massachusetts kids enhance their skills in the sport. He is a guest speaker at the Massachusetts Senior Care Association, where he advocates for the environmental, health, and safety of its member organizations, and the elderly population served. He also guest speaks through Nichols College’s alumni network and mentors incoming college students, or anyone interested in entrepreneurship.
Who is most responsible for your success? My father and mother raised me with a combination of blue-collar work ethic and high self esteem; that is a difficult task. My wife is a very strong woman, and she holds me together, and my kids give me all the purpose I need in this life.
What is your immediate next goal in life? I’d like to 10x United Med Waste in the coming years, as it’s already becoming a household name in the healthcare space. My wife’s business, Salon Dior, should add more locations soon. R & R Gymnastics is coming out of COVID stronger than ever and ready to include activities beyond traditional gymnastics. The next five years will include very little sleep.
