⛈️ About This Storm
I’m Ryan Weyandt — strategist, founder, former nonprofit CEO, and deeply human elder millennial. My career has been about building movements, coaching leaders, and pushing industries toward equity. Along the way, I burned out, got caught in storms of my own making, and stepped straight into the kind of legal battles and public firestorms you don’t plan for.
This blog is where I write from inside that wreckage — not as a victim, but as someone rebuilding in real time. The Dancing in a Thunderstorm blog is part memoir, part mirror: it’s about resilience, accountability, queerness, and what it means to imagine a life beyond this country’s borders once the storm passes.
Here, I tell the stories as they unfold: messy, unpolished, sometimes political, sometimes deeply personal, always unapologetically honest. You’ll find reflections on leadership, identity, failure, recovery, and the stubborn belief that even in chaos there’s something worth salvaging — maybe even worth smirking at?
This is for anyone who’s:
Navigating reinvention in their 30s, 40s, or beyond
Disillusioned by the myth of “making it” in America
Queer, curious, or just craving a break from pretense
Tired of the highlight reel—and ready for the director’s cut
I’m not here to teach. I’m here to tell the truth.
And maybe remind you: if you’re still dancing, the storm hasn’t won.
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