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Ryan Yates, consultant, editor, and writer

Ryan Yates is a writer, editor, and consultant with roots in the queer media, personal well-being and health, and B2B SaaS worlds. They cultivate presence, embodiment, and connection and operate across contexts, channels, audiences, and deliverable types, and are interested in the way that independent practices can support enhanced patient care by bringing those sensibilities to every step of the patient journey. Ryan Yates has healthcare- and well-being-related bylines in USA Today, the Daily Beast, Nylon, Refinery29, and other publications. They have also been featured in the Economist’s 1834, Vice, and elsewhere.

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  • Bachelor of Arts, English literature and political science, McGill University

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