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Jon Ricketts
Co-Founder, Chief Executive at Writerly
- SaaS
- AI
- Entrepreneur
- 📍Nashville, TN
Jon Ricketts is a highly accomplished co-founder and CEO, renowned for his exceptional leadership at the application layer of emerging technologies. With over a decade in the SaaS sector, Jon has established himself in the field of artificial intelligence and business innovation. He currently holds the position of co-founder and CEO at Writerly, a generative artificial intelligence SaaS platform catering to businesses and enterprises.Â
A native of Tennessee, Jon’s journey as an entrepreneur began as an early employee at a fintech SaaS, a pioneering company specializing in payments processing. During his tenure, he spearheaded partnerships and business development, demonstrating his acumen for forging strategic alliances and driving growth.
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- Founder story - the challenges, opportunities, and real side of building a startup
- The emerging role of AI in our world
- What it's like to compete in a hot technology sector
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Jon's commitment to excellence and his relentless pursuit of knowledge led him to diversify his expertise into the healthcare sector, where he occupied key roles in business development and executive leadership within multinational organizations and startups. This experience honed his skills and broadened his perspective, solidifying his standing as a thought leader in market development and commercialization. Â
Since 2017, Jon's focus has been aimed at building and advising startups, with a particular emphasis on healthtech, fintech, and artificial intelligence. It was during this period that he made his mark as a two-time founder, co-founding Writerly and Finpace. Finpace is an automated client engagement and compliance-centric SaaS platform catering to registered investment advisors.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Middle Tennessee State University, a Master of Business Administration from Bethel University, and a Juris Doctor degree from Lincoln Memorial University. Although he has a legal background, Jon's true passion lies in the world of startups and building transformative solutions, motivating him to pursue an entrepreneurial path rather than practicing law.
Jon is a leader at the forefront of SaaS innovation. With a distinguished track record and a commitment to shaping the future of technology, Jon continues to redefine the industry landscape while building products and teams that are hyper-focused on meaningful, end-user outcomes.
BOOK NOW FOR your podcast
Jon Ricketts
Co-Founder, Chief Executive at Writerly
- 📍Nashville, TN
- SaaS
- AI
- Entrepreneur
Jon Ricketts is a highly accomplished co-founder and CEO, renowned for his exceptional leadership in the technology industry. With a career spanning over 12 years in the SaaS sector, Jon has established himself in the field of artificial intelligence and business innovation. He currently holds the position of co-founder and CEO at Writerly, a generative artificial intelligence SaaS platform catering to businesses and enterprises.Â
A native of Tennessee, Jon’s journey as an entrepreneur began as an early employee at Transcard, a pioneering fintech company specializing in payments processing. During his tenure, he spearheaded partnerships and business development, demonstrating his acumen for forging strategic alliances and driving growth.
read more
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LET'S TALK ABOUT
- Founder story - the challenges, opportunities, and real side of building a startup
- The emerging role of AI in our world
- What it's like to compete in a hot technology sector
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Jon's commitment to excellence and his relentless pursuit of knowledge led him to diversify his expertise into the healthcare sector, where he occupied key roles in business development and executive leadership within multinational organizations and startups. This experience honed his skills and broadened his perspective, solidifying his standing as a trusted industry professional in both fintech and healthcare.
In 2017, Jon shifted his focus to building and advising SaaS startups, with a particular emphasis on healthtech, fintech, and artificial intelligence. It was during this period that he made his mark as a two-time founder, co-founding Writerly and Finpace. Finpace is an automated client engagement and compliance-centric SaaS platform catering to registered investment advisors.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Middle Tennessee State University, a Master of Business Administration from Bethel University, and a Juris Doctor degree from Lincoln Memorial University. Although he has a legal background, Jon's true passion lies in the world of startups and building transformative solutions, motivating him to pursue an entrepreneurial path rather than practicing law.
Jon is a leader at the forefront of SaaS innovation. With a distinguished track record and a commitment to shaping the future of technology, Jon continues to redefine the industry landscape, leaving an indelible impact on the fintech, healthcare, and artificial intelligence sectors.
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“Writerly offers more than 50 customizable templates and business suites for uses ranging from marketing, advertising, sales enablement, social media, eCommerce, and research.
There’s a great deal being written these days about artificial intelligence (AI), its various uses, and the start-ups that are being launched. One of those new ventures is named Writerly and calls Tennessee home. ”Â
“Media coverage detailing how AI is revolutionizing everyday tasks has been escalating at a rapid pace. Try it for yourself and you’ll surely walk away agreeing that AI increases efficiency and has the potential to alter life as we know it.
By delivering hyper-relevant and SEO-optimized marketing and creative content to users in seconds, Nashville-based Writerly is playing a pivotal role in driving the AI wave that is sweeping the globe.”
“Jon’s latest endeavor for taking on challenges and delivering solutions is Nashville-based Writerly, a GPT-enabled AI software as a service platform that delivers hyper-relevant and SEO-optimized marketing and creative content to users in seconds.
Writerly is enterprise-grade, generative AI; offers customizable templates; and more than 50 writing skills in more than 25 languages. With its truly global reach, Writerly plays across both B2B and B2C markets and offers flexible usage-based pricing models.”
Timeline
2022 - Present
Writerly
Co-Founder, Chief Executive

2019 - Present
Finpace
Co-Founder, Board Member

2017 - 2019
EnteroMedics
Director, Business Development, Strategic and Government

2012 - 2017
Medtronic
Senior Territory Member

2007 - 2012
3M Health Care
Territory Manager

2005 - 2007
Transcard
Director, Business Development
