Founder. Operator. Builder.

MichaelRyan Betz.

Most companies don’t have a strategy problem. They have a leadership capacity problem.

Michael Ryan Betz, Founder and CEO, seated in a navy blazer in front of a shelf with the Michael Betz sign
Founder & CEO, The Proper Group

A collective of approximately 100 vetted fractional and interim executives.

Author of In The Making

Author and host of the In The Making podcast.

Operator first. Always.

Marketing. Operations. Building companies.

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Not theory. Lived experience.

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01 / LEADERSHIP & GROWTH

The Leadership Capacity Gap

Why companies stall on leadership bandwidth, not strategy. And how to close the gap fast.

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02 / OPERATIONS & EXECUTION

Done It Ten Times

What seasoned operators know about building a business that runs without you.

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03 / ENTREPRENEURSHIP & REINVENTION

In The Making

The founder journey. The worst day. The best day. And everything that makes you.

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The book

In The Making.

Marketer. Operator. Executive. Entrepreneur.
Not a straight line. A story worth telling.

A purpose-driven memoir and leadership book about navigating life's in-between moments, leading through change, and growing with intention, drawn from Michael’s path from marketer to operator to executive to founder.

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The In The Making universe

One name. More than one chapter.

Chef José Salazar on In The Making with Michael R. Betz
In The Making with Michael R. Betz

Real conversations.
Life in between.

Chef José Salazar on building a family of restaurants and a community-first approach to leadership.

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Keynotes. Firesides. Workshops. Real perspective from the work of building.

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