Ryan Matthews

2x TEDx Speaker | Former Army Combat K9 Handler | Trauma-to-Transformation Leadership Expert

I’m Ryan Matthews — former Army combat K9 handler, 2x TEDx speaker, published author, and founder of World of Dog Training. By age 30, I had survived combat PTSD, cancer, a serious car crash, and a heart attack. Those experiences forced me to rebuild from the inside out.

Today, I help people and leaders turn trauma into transformation using practical frameworks rooted in resilience, communication, and relationship leadership — lessons drawn from real life, elite K9 work, and human-animal behavior. I’ve worked with 6,000+ dogs and their owners, celebrity clients, and high performers who needed calm, clarity, and control under pressure.

I’m not here to offer motivation fluff. I bring honest stories, tactical tools, and immediately usable strategies your audience can apply to lead themselves, their relationships, and their teams more effectively.

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