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Principal and Advisor, Transform Labs
Ryan Frederick is an ex developer turned business leader; helps firms build software products and solve data challenges; angel investor and mentor; launched i.c.stars digital-skills workforce program; author of The Founder’s Manual and Sell Naked; speaker on product growth, leadership.

Transform Labs is a product and data consulting firm that helps organizations turn vision into measurable progress through technology, solving complex data problems, building scalable web/mobile/IoT products, and automating IT processes across industries like manufacturing, healthcare, distribution, retail, and nonprofits.
Explore more M&A podcasts and playbooks to source, diligence, and close founder-led deals, and learn repeatable systems across outreach, data, diligence, financing, and post-close execution from buyers, operators, and specialists.

Quality of Earnings and Deal Risk
Diligence
Advisor
Matt Estadt
We go deep on the most common friction points: add-backs and pro forma adjustments, why net working capital pegs create post-close surprises
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Portfolio Ops, Playbooks & Value Creation
Operate
Advisor
Cole Strandberg
Collision repair is consolidating fast, and the buyer universe is deeper than most operators realize.
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Cold Email & Messaging
Operate
Specialist
Ryan Frederick
Transform Labs has spent over 15 years building AI-driven software for middle-market service, distribution, and manufacturing companies.