Get Good at Selling Your Work to Stakeholders.

I'm Ryan Rumsey. I started CDO School with the conviction that designers deserve more support (and less finger-waving) to better navigate business's ever-changing landscape. We don't do blame or superficial solutions here.

Drawing from my 20+ years as a designer and leader at companies like Apple, Electronic Arts, and USAA, I built CDO School to equip you with practical methods and skills to understand your business, build genuine influence with the people you work with, and stay true to yourself.

Here, you'll gain the confidence to know your work matters, the conviction to speak up in strategic conversations, and the assurance that your time and energy are worth it. When you join us, you'll not only know how to respond at work, you'll feel valued and heard.