Ryan Smith came to Iowa by way of sunny Florida where ... That's where he became passionate about the power of the free press. From there, he attended Northwest Missouri State University in ...

There’s a unicorn in Utah. Ryan Smith, 37, is the CEO of Qualtrics, an online survey software company. Smith started the company with his father in his parent’s basement back in 2002.

Smith isn’t your typical tech entrepreneur: His online survey company is based in Provo, Utah, and his cofounders are not fellow techies but include his dad and brother. After bootstrapping for ...